BioMarin Pharmaceutical

California
Pharmaceuticals Biotechnology and Life Sciences

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

Summary:

BioMarin Pharmaceutical has not terminated business relationships due to religious or political beliefs, though it vets suppliers according to LGBTQ policies. BioMarin has supported the Equality Act, but other than this, support has not used its reputation or corporate dollars to advance ideological causes. For these reasons, BioMarin receives a "Lower Risk" rating.

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Corporate Weaponization
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Has denied service to customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.

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BioMarin Pharmaceutical received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign. Among other requirements, this means the company has pledged to vet vendors based on LGBTQ policies (1).

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Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.

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BioMarin’s charitable giving is restricted to “improvement of healthcare, patient care or advocacy, civic projects, disaster relief, access to healthcare, or programs for children” (1).

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Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.

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BioMarin Pharmaceutical does not protect its employees against viewpoint discrimination (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
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Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.

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BioMarin has signed an open letter in support of the Equality Act (1).

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Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

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BioMarin does not use corporate dollars to support ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression (1).

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Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.

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BioMarin’s PAC donates in a bipartisan manner and refrains from supporting ideological PACs (1).

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March 21, 2023

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