Cohen & Steers - 1792 Exchange

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Lower Risk

Summary:

Cohen & Steers does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees but has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. The company integrates ESG into all of its business practices and implements unconscious bias education for its associates. However, it does not appear to discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving and has not used corporate funds for ideological purposes. For these reasons, Cohen & Steers 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

Cohen & Steers integrates ESG into all of its business practices. ESG standards have “long been integral inputs into [its] security analysis” (1). However, it has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs.

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

Cohen & Steers does not appear to discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. The company focuses on funding “organizations aligned with our employee’s passions and the communities they choose to support ranging from feeding the hungry to cleaning city parks to mentoring disadvantaged youth” (1).

Criteria

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

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Rationale

Cohen & Steers does not provide viewpoint protections for 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

Cohen & Steers implements unconscious bias education for its associates (1). Otherwise, it has not supported ideological causes or policies (2).

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

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Rationale

Cohen & Steers has not used corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (1)(2).

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

Risk Level

N/A

Rationale

Cohen & Steers does not operate a PAC or engage in lobbying at this time (1)(2).

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October 26, 2023

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