ButcherBox

Massachusetts
Consumer Services, Food Beverage and Tobacco

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

ButcherBox does not provide its employees with protection against viewpoint discrimination but has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. The company requires all hiring teams to watch unconscious bias training videos and its CEO has demonstrated support for stakeholder capitalism over traditional shareholder obligations. However, the company does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving and has not used its corporate dollars for ideological purposes. For these reasons, ButcherBox receives a Lower 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

ButcherBox has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

ButcherBox does not appear to discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. The company focuses on meeting hunger needs (1)(2). ButcherBox does not discriminate against religious organizations in its employee matching (3).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

ButcherBox does not provide its employees with protection against viewpoint discrimination (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

ButcherBox requires all hiring teams to watch unconscious bias training videos (1). ButcherBox’s CEO led the company to become a B-Corporation and “infused” commitments to shareholders in its corporate documents (2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

ButcherBox does not use corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

ButcherBox does not operate a PAC at this time (1).

All links were last accessed and all information was updated on:
September 12, 2023

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