Cardinal Health

Health Care Equipment and Services

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Summary:

Cardinal Health has not terminated business relationships due to views or beliefs, though it does pledge to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies. Cardinal Health has advocated for teaching kids about gender identity and sexuality. The company also funded the Equality PAC. Cardinal Health does not have viewpoint protections for its employees. It did not donate to other ideological organizations, however. For these reasons, Cardinal Health receives a "Medium 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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Cardinal Health received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign. Among other requirements, this means the company has pledged to vet vendors based on LGBTQ policies (1). The company has not fired employees or canceled clients based on their views and 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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Cardinal Health has no record of matching employee donations or volunteer hours. Its corporate giving shows no evidence of actively discriminating against causes or organizations because of their viewpoint or religious beliefs (1).

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

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Cardinal Health does not protect its employees from 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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Cardinal Health signed a letter opposing state legislation protecting women’s sports and supports the Equality Act (1)(2). The company also opposes Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Act, which prevents teaching gender identity and sexual orientation in schools to kids in K-3rd grade (3).

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

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Cardinal Health does not fund ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression.

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

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Cardinal Health donated to the Equality PAC (1).

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December 31, 2022

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