Choice Hotels International

Maryland
Consumer Services

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

Summary:

Choice Hotels has not terminated business relationships due to ideological beliefs, though it vets suppliers according to LGBTQ policies. Choice Hotels supports the Equality Act but otherwise has not used corporate resources to advance ideological causes. For these reasons, Choice Hotels receives a "Lower Risk" rating.

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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

Choice Hotels International received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index, meaning that among other criteria, Choice Hotels International has pledged to vet vendors for support of LGBTQ policies (1).

Criteria

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

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Rationale

Choice Hotels does not release guidelines for its matching gifts program, only that it matches tax-deductible donations up to $1500 (1).

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Choice Hotels does not protect employees from viewpoint discrimination (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.

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Rationale

Choice Hotels is a member of the Business coalition for the Equality Act (1).

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

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Rationale

Choice Hotels has not used corporate dollars to advance ideological causes.

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

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N/A
Rationale

Choice Hotels does not have a PAC.

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March 24, 2023

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