Bureau Veritas

France
Software and Services

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

Bureau Veritas is a testing and certification company headquartered in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. Bureau Veritas provides protections against political viewpoint discrimination, and the company has not publicly dismissed business partners due to ideological differences. Bureau Veritas has not endorsed or funded ideological causes or groups hostile to freedom of expression. The company's lobbying has been bipartisan and business-focused in nature. For these reasons, Bureau Veritas 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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Bureau Veritas 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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Bureau Veritas does not appear to discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving (1).

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

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Bureau Veritas protects its employees against viewpoint discrimination (1).

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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Bureau Veritas held lectures during Pride Month encouraging more people to support LGBTQ causes and a guest lecturer (1)(2). However, Bureau Veritas has not supported causes hostile to freedom of expression. 

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

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Bureau Veritas 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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Bureau Veritas has not used its PAC donations for ideological purposes (1)(2).

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September 26, 2023

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