Church & Dwight

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Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Church & Dwight vets vendors for LGBTQ policies and does not provide its employees with protections against viewpoint discrimination. However, it has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. The company sponsored an LGBTQ half-marathon, is a partner of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce, and donated to Project Drawdown. Church & Dwight supports DEI within its business practices, employing a head of diversity and inclusion and implementing company-wide diversity training. However, it does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving and has not used its PAC donations for ideological purposes. For these reasons, Church & Dwight 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

Church & Dwight has not publicly terminated business relationships 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

Church & Dwight does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving (1)(2).

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Church & Dwight does not protect its 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.

Risk Level
Rationale

Church & Dwight supports ESG within its business practices (1). The company is committed to carbon neutrality by 2025 (2). Church & Dwight supports DEI within its business practices, employing a head of diversity and inclusion and implementing company-wide diversity training (3). Otherwise, the company has not supported ideological causes or policies (4).

Criteria

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

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Church & Dwight is a corporate partner of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (1). Church & Dwight also sponsored HiTOPS annual half-marathon race which is an inclusive LGBTQ+ sex education company (2). Arm & Hammer donated $50,000 to Project Drawdown, an organization focused on combatting climate change (3).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Church & Dwight has not used its PAC donations for ideological purposes and does not report on its lobbying at this time (1)(2).

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November 8, 2023

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