CarMax
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Summary:
CarMax has not publicly ended business relationships due to political or religious beliefs. It does not have viewpoint protections for employees, however. CarMax supports local LGBTQ Pride parades but does not get involved in national ideological disputes or policies. CarMax discriminates against religious organizations through its employee gift matching program, prohibiting donations to groups such as churches or mission-based charities, while it freely matches donations to Planned Parenthood and the SPLC. For these reasons, CarMax 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.
CarMax has not publicly terminated business relationships due to religious beliefs or political views. The company received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC). Among other requirements, this means CarMax has pledged to vet vendors based on LGBTQ policies (1).
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
CarMax will not match employee donations to religious organizations unless “the activities sponsored are non-sectarian, such as soup kitchens and shelters” (1). However, CarMax does match gifts to ideological organizations through its gift-matching program, including the American Civil Liberties Union, HRC, Planned Parenthood, and the Southern Poverty Law Center (2).
Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.
CarMax does not protect employees from viewpoint discrimination (1).
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.
CarMax does not have an active PAC (1).
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January 3, 2023
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