Centerspace

Minnesota
Real Estate

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Centerspace does not provide its employees with protections against viewpoint discrimination, but has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. The company discriminates against religious organizations in its charitable giving and has frequently used its reputation to promote LGBT issues and organizations. However, Centerspace has not funded ideological causes or organizations. For these reasons, Centerspace receives a Medium Risk rating.

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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

Centerspace has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on views or beliefs.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Centerspace discriminates against religious organizations in its charitable giving, not considering them for charitable support (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Centerspace does not provide viewpoint protections to its employees (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

Centerspace has posted multiple times to its various corporate social media accounts in support of Pride Month. This includes publicizing its participation in the Rochester Pride Event and the Minneapolis Pride Parade (1)(2). Centerspace also featured a rainbow logo as its corporate Facebook profile picture during Pride Month (3). Centerspace has also advocated for Rainbow Alley, a youth LGBTQ organization on its corporate Facebook account (4).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Centerspace 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

Centerspace does not operate a PAC at this time.

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November 7, 2023

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