Bollore

France
Commercial and Professional Services, Transportation

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

Bollore SE is a transport and logistics conglomerate headquartered in Puteaux, France. Bollore Group is family-owned, and the corporation has business in a variety logistics-related industries, particularly in France and West Africa, and the group owns a 30% share of Vivendi. Bollore protects its employees from political viewpoint discrimination, and the company has not publicly severed business ties due to ideological differences. The company has not funded ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression. For these reasons, Bollore 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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Bollore has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs.

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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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Bollore does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving (1)(2). Bollore started “La Fondation de la euxième chance” which provides aid to people who have experienced extreme hardship. The foundation does not discriminate against religious organizations (3).

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

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Bollore protects its employees against viewpoint discrimination (1)(2).

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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Bollore has not corporately endorsed ideological causes. The company owner and CEO Vincent Bollore is a conservative and maintains relationships with the former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, but Mr. Bollore has not used his companies to promote ideological causes (1). 

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

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Bollore has not used corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies.

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

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Bollore does not operate a PAC at this time or lobby within the United States (1). 

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September 26, 2023

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