Copart

Texas
Automobiles and Components

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Copart, an online auto auction 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. Copart provides its employees with Diversity & Inclusion training and supports ESG within its business practices. The company sponsored the Milton Keynes Pride festival. However, it does not appear to discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving and has not used its PAC donations for ideological purposes. For these reasons, Copart receives a Medium Risk rating.

Criteria
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

Copart has a written policy pledging to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies. Its Supplier Code of Conduct requires suppliers to include sexual orientation in their nondiscrimination policy (1)(2). 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

Copart does not appear to discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. The company focuses on funding organizations that support, “disaster relief, economic growth, and environmental responsibility” (1)(2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Copart 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

Copart provides Diversity & Inclusion training for all of its employees in the United States and United Kingdom (1)(2). The company supports ESG within its business practices (3).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Copart sponsored the Milton Keynes Pride Festival to show its support for the LGBTQ community (1)(2)(3)(4). Otherwise, it has not supported ideological causes or policies (5).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Copart has not used its PAC contributions for ideological purposes and does not report on its lobbying at this time (1)(2).

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November 7, 2023

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