Boeing
Corporate Bias Rating
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Risk Level:
Summary:
Boeing scored a 100 on the 2023 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a political stakeholder group. By complying with HRC's controversial demands, Boeing increases the risk of dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders. The company covers transgender-related medical costs for its employees and their children and provides specific sexual orientation and gender identity-based benefits. It also uses sex and gender ideology criteria in employee recruitment, vendor selection, marketing, and philanthropic support. Boeing forces employees to undergo multiple ideological trainings and uses its reputation, corporate funds, and political influence to support controversial sex and gender ideologies, organizations, and legislation. Boeing provides a benefits package for employees which covers travel/lodging costs for an abortion and transgender medical procedures for covered employees and dependents, including children. The company's former CEO “is a signatory of the Business Roundtable's 2019 Statement on the Purpose of Corporation, which promotes stakeholder capitalism over traditional shareholder obligations. Boeing pledged 15 million to BLM and related causes. The company does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees and is a Gold sponsor of Out & Equal. For these reasons, Boeing receives a High Risk rating.
Board Bias
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CEO of Boeing
David L. Calhoun
Summary:
Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, Boeing is a member of the Fortune 250 operating in the Capital Goods industry. David L. Calhoun and Lawrence W. Kellner serve as CEO/President and Chairman, respectively, leading the company’s C-suite executive team and the board of directors. Amongst these teams, the collective leadership is responsible for $281,635 to Republican causes and $129,370 to Democratic causes. Under their tenure, Boeing currently holds a 'High Risk' risk rating.
Political Contributions of Leadership:
$281,635
$129,370
Republican
Democrat
Shareholder Proposals
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Date | ESG Category | Proponent | Summary of Resolution | Mgmt Rec | Total Vote % in Favor |
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4/18/23 | Social | James McRitchie | Report on Gender/Racial Pay Disparity | Against | 47.40% |
4/18/23 | Governance | The Province of St. Joseph of the Capuchin Order | Report on Lobbying Activities | Against | 37.30% |
4/18/23 | Environmental | John Chevedden | Report on Paris-Aligned Public Policy Influence Efforts | Against | 36.90% |
4/18/23 | Social | National Legal and Policy Center | Report on Ties to Communist China | Against | 7.50% |
4/29/22 | Social | As You Sow | Report on Net-zero Indicator | For | 89.09% |
4/29/22 | Social | Province of St. Joseph of the Capuchin Order | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Against | 39.89% |
4/29/22 | Governance | N/A - Undisclosed | Special Meetings - Reduce Ownership Req. to 10% | Against | 33.83% |
4/29/22 | Social | N/A - Undisclosed | Report on Charitable Contributions | Against | 8.90% |