British Airways

BA CityFlyer, BA EuroFlyer
United Kingdom
Transportation

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

British Airways does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees. However, it has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. The company signed the Race at Work Charter which focuses on race equality in the work place and enforced gender neutral greetings on its airlines. British Airways partners with Stonewall and has frequently used its reputation to promote LGBTQ Pride. British Airways also discriminates against religious organizations in its charitable giving. For these reasons, the company receives a Medium Risk rating.

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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

The company has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

British Airways will not fund “Faith or Religious Groups” (1).

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

Risk Level
Rationale

British Airways does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

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

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Rationale

British Airways signed the Race at Work Charter which focuses on race equality in the work place and enforced gender neutral greetings on its airlines (1)(2)(3). The company supported the LGBTQ community by having a full LGBTQ flight staff for one of its flights and offering pride-themed consumables (4). British Airways is committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 (5).

Criteria

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

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Rationale

British Airways partners with Stonewall which advocates for the LGBTQ community and highlights LGBTQ stories through its website (1). The company also sponsored the 2018 Brighton Pride Festival and hired a convicted pedophile drag queen for its advertising (2)(3).

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

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

British Airways does not operate a PAC or report on its lobbying at this time (1)(2).

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November 2, 2023

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