Caribou Coffee
Corprate Bias Ratings
Risk Level:
Summary:
Caribou Coffee has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs but vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies. The company integrates ESG into all of its business practices and does not publish charitable giving guidelines. Caribou Coffee uses its reputation, corporate funds, and political influence to support controversial sex and gender ideologies, organizations, and legislation. For these reasons, Caribou Coffee receives a Medium Risk rating.
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.
Caribou Coffee has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs.
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
Caribou Coffee does not publish charitable giving guidelines (1).
Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
Caribou Coffee has integrated ESG into its business strategies. The company states “We monitor and measure Caribou’s performance with sustainability and ESG metrics, which are tracked against JAB’s key performance indicators for all brands.” (1). The company’s HRC 2023 CEI rating indicates the company agrees to allow a controversial stakeholder group focused on sexual identity issues to dictate marketing or advertising strategy (2)(3). By doing so, the company risks dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders.
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Caribou Coffee’s HRC 2023 CEI rating indicates the company has pledged philanthropic support of at least one organization or event that promotes sex and gender ideology (1)(2). By allowing a political stakeholder group to dictate operations, the company increases risks dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders.
Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.
Caribou Coffee does not operate a PAC at this time (1). The company’s HRC 2023 CEI rating indicates the company publicly advocated for controversial sex and gender ideology through local, state or federal legislation or initiatives (2)(3). By allowing a political stakeholder group to dictate operations, the company risks dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders.
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January 18, 2024
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