Centene Corporation
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Summary:
Although Centene does not have viewpoint protections for employees, the company has not used its position to terminate business relationships due to viewpoint differences. Centene will not donate to religious organizations, but the company has donated to the LGBTQ Victory Fund. Otherwise, Centene does not use its corporate funds or reputation to advance ideological causes or groups hostile to freedom of expression. For these reasons, Centene 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.
Centene 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. Among other requirements, this means Centene 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.
Centene will not donate to “religious organizations (i.e., churches or organizations tied to a place of worship)” (1).
Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.
Centene will not protect its employees from viewpoint discrimination (1).
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
There are no publicly known cases of Centene weaponizing its corporate image to support ideological agendas.
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Centene’s foundation has not donated to any ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression (1).
Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.
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March 21, 2023
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