CNO Financial
Corprate Bias Ratings
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Summary:
CNO Financial vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies and does not protect its employees against viewpoint discrimination. However, 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. CNO Financials' CEO signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge and created a Gender Transition Policy. The company has used its corporate reputation to advance ideological purposes but has not used its political contributions for ideological purposes. For these reasons, CNO Financial 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.
CNO Financial received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) Corporate Equality Index. Among other requirements, this means CNO Financial has a written policy pledging to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies (1)(2). The company has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs.
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.
CNO Financial does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (1).
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
CNO Financials’ CEO signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge, which includes a commitment to promote DEI through bias education training in the workplace (1). The company created a Gender Transition Policy which includes Gender Neutral Bathrooms and Gender Pronouns in employees’ emails (2). CNO Financial hosted “Race and the LGBTQ+ Community with Rep. Kenyatta Malcolm.” in support of LGBTQ causes and created Safe Places Talk Sessions and Unconscious Bias Education in support of the Black Lives Matter movement (3).
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
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September 29, 2023
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