Coty

New York
Household and Personal Products

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

Summary:

Coty has not terminated business relationships due to religious or political beliefs, though it does vet suppliers according to LGBTQ policies. While it does not donate to ideological groups, Coty supports the Equality Act and has vague restrictions regarding whom its charitable giving can support. For these reasons, Coty receives a "Lower Risk" rating.

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Corporate Weaponization
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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
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Coty received a score of 95 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign. Among other requirements, this means Coty has a written policy pledging to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies (1). There are no known instances of Coty terminating business relationships because of political or religious beliefs.

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

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Rationale

Coty Inc.’s charitable giving policy states that “no contributions may be made to organizations whose missions or objectives are incompatible with Coty business” (1). It is unclear what organizations would be excluded under such a policy.

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

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Coty protects its employees against viewpoint discrimination (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
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Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.

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Coty has signed an open letter in support of the Equality Act (1).

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

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Coty does not use corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression (1)(2).

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

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Rationale

Coty’s PAC has not been used for ideological purposes (1).

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March 21, 2023

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