Cloudflare
Corprate Bias Ratings
Risk Level:
Summary:
Cloudflare vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies and does not provide its employees with protections against viewpoint discrimination, but the company has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. The company covers the cost of "medically necessary transition-related care” for its employees and their children. However, it does not use its corporate dollars to fund ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression. For these reasons, Cloudflare 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.
Cloudflare received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign. Among other requirements, this means that Cloudflare vets suppliers according to their LGBTQ policies (1). There are no publicly known instances of Cloudflare canceling business relationships due to views or beliefs. Cloudflare’s CEO proudly supports free speech and has resisted pressure to terminated business relationships with some sites that have been criticized by other tech companies (2).
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
Cloudflare does not support any charitable causes at this time.
Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.
Cloudflare does not provide protections against viewpoint discrimination (1).
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
Through its ERG’s, Cloudflare hosts internal “antiracism” and “unconscious bias” trainings for employees. However, such trainings do not appear to be mandatory (1).
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.
Cloudflare does not have an active PAC.
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August 9, 2023
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