CohnReznick

New York
Accounting Payroll & HR Services

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Summary:

CohnReznick, an accounting firm, advances ESG criteria within its own business operations and for clients. It advocates for LGBTQ causes and signed onto the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion commitment. CohnReznick fails to provide viewpoint protections for employees. However, CohnReznick has not funded ideological causes or groups hostile to freedom of expression. There are no publicly known cases of CohnReznick terminating business relationships due to religious or political beliefs. For these reasons, CohnReznick receives a Medium Risk rating.

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Risk Level
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

There are no publicly known cases of CohnReznick terminating business relationships due to religious or political beliefs.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

CohnReznick has not published its charitable giving guidelines, however, it has donated to Habitat for Humanity, a religious organization with a social service (1)(2)(3).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

CohnReznick does not provide viewpoint protections for 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

CohnReznick implements ESG criteria within its own business strategy (1). CohnReznick has the Gamechangers in ESG Awards program which highlights companies who implement ESG criteria in its business (2)(3). CohnReznick advocates for LGBTQ causes by publishing its Gender Pronouns Guide, supporting Pride Month, and offering gender-affirming care (coverage for sex change operations) (4)(5)(6). CohnReznick CEO David Kessler signed onto the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion DEI commitment and implemented the D&I National Council to advance DEI initiatives across the firm (7).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

There are no publicly known cases of CohnReznick donating to ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression (1)(2).

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

Risk Level
Rationale

CohnReznick has operated its PAC in a bipartisan manner (1).

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March 23, 2023

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