Bose

Massachusetts
Technology Hardware and Equipment

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Summary:

The majority owner of Bose Corporation is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Bose does not provide explicit viewpoint protections for its employees, though the company has not publicly terminated employees, suppliers, or vendors due to views or beliefs. Bose has implemented some internal ESG and DEI policies, though the company has not engaged in any external advocacy or funding of ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression. For these reasons, Bose receives a Medium Risk rating.

Criteria
Risk Level
Rationale
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.

Risk Level
Rationale

Bose has not terminated business relationships due to views or beliefs. Bose integrates ESG into all of its business practices (1).

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.

Risk Level
Rationale

Bose does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Bose does not provide protections against viewpoint discrimination for employees (1).

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.

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

Bose does not have a PAC.

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Bose has implemented internal DEI and ESG strategies, including unconscious bias training for employees (1). Bose embraces ESG commitments as part of its business practices (2). The company has not engaged in other external advocacy.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Bose has not funded ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression.

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May 15, 2023

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