Blackstone

Diversified Financials

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

Summary:

Blackstone has not terminated business relationships due to religious or political beliefs, though it vets suppliers according to their LGBTQ policies. Blackstone has not used its image or corporate funds to advance ideological agendas. For these reasons, Blackstone receives a "Lower Risk" rating.

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Corporate Weaponization
Criteria

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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Rationale

Blackstone received a perfect score from the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index, meaning that, among other categories, it has pledged to vet vendors for support of LGBTQ policies (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Blackstone’s philanthropy is focused on improving literacy and financial education, as well as combating leukemia (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Blackstone does not protect employees from viewpoint discrimination (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Blackstone does not have a history of ideological corporate activism (1).

Criteria

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

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Rationale

Blackstone does not have a history of funding ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression (1).

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

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

Blackstone does not operate a PAC.

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December 23, 2022

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