Brown Advisory - 1792 Exchange

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Medium Risk

Summary:

Brown Advisory vets vendors for LGBTQ policies and does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees. However, it has not publicly terminated business relationships due to views or beliefs. The company covers the cost of "medically necessary transition-related care" for its employees and their children. Brown Advisory integrates DEI into all of its business practices and donates to organizations that focus on justice, environmental, and gender equality issues. For these reasons, Brown Advisory 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

Brown Advisory has received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index (1). Among other requirements, this means the company has a written policy pledging to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies (2). However, Brown Advisory has not publicly terminated business relationships due to religious beliefs or political views.

Criteria

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

Risk Level

Rationale

Brown Advisory does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. It donates to organizations that focus on justice, environmental, and gender equality issues (1). Brown Advisory does not publish charitable giving guidelines.

Criteria

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

Risk Level

Rationale

Brown Advisory 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.

Risk Level

Rationale

Brown Advisory uses its reputation to promote LGBTQ causes and supports reaching net-zero by 2050 (1)(2). Brown Advisory integrates DEI into all of its business practices (3).

Criteria

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

Risk Level

Rationale

Brown Advisory has a perfect score on the HRC’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index. This score indicates the company covers the cost of “medically necessary transition-related care” for its employees and their children (1)(2)(3).

Criteria

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

Risk Level

N/A

Rationale

Brown Advisory does not operate a PAC or engage in lobbying at this time (1)(2)(3).

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November 28, 2023

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