Continental AG

Germany
Automobiles and Components

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Continental AG, an automotive company, vets vendors for LGBTQ policies and does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees. However, the company has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. Continental AG regularly supports LGBTQ Pride and discriminates against religious organizations in its charitable giving. The company is a member of the Diversity Charter and the climate group RE100. For these reasons, Continental AG 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

Continental AG has a written policy pledging to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies. Its Business Code of Conduct requires business partners to include sexual orientation in its nondiscrimination policy (1). However, the company 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.

Risk Level
Rationale

Continental AG will not fund, “Organizations with a religious background” (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Continental AG 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

Continental AG hosted an LGBTQ+ Awareness workshop for all employees that also addressed unconscious bias in the workplace (1). The company regularly supports LGBTQ Pride (2)(3)(4)(5)(6).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Continental AG is a member of the Diversity Charter and the climate group RE100 (1). Otherwise, it has not used corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Continental AG does not operate a PAC at this time and has not lobbied for ideological purposes (1)(2).

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November 6, 2023

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