Bungie
Corporate Bias Rating
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Bungie is Medium Risk. The company often yields to political activism in shaping corporate governance, potentially alienating consumers, dividing employees, and harming shareholders. The company elevates merit, excellence, and integrity ahead of race and identity-based policies. Bungie occasionally embraces corporate initiatives that redirect its central focus from business goals to partisan policies and divisive issues at times. This approach fails to safeguard free exercise, free speech, and free enterprise.
View Full Corporate Bias Ratings ReportHas canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.
Bungie reserves the right to remove content on its forums centered on “discussions of sensitive politics like politics and religion – outside the context of in-game story elements” (1). This policy, however, is for the purpose of maintaining a stable community environment, not active viewpoint discrimination. Bungie has not publicly canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs (2).
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
Employment policies fail to protect against viewpoint or other discrimination and/or are ideological in nature.
Bungie does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (1).
Uses corporate reputation to support causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Bungie provides a benefits package for employees that covers travel/lodging costs for an abortion (1)(2). The company stated, “Bungie is committed to safeguarding the freedom and privacy of its employees and providing support to all employees affected by this decision. Standing up for reproductive choice and liberty is not a difficult decision to make, and Bungie remains dedicated to upholding these values.” (3). In 2020 the company pledged financial contributions to the BLM organization, the Antiracism Center, and various other similar organizations (4). Otherwise, there are no publicly known cases of Bungie using corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (5).
Board Bias
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