Credit Suisse

Switzerland
Banks, Diversified Financials

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

Summary:

Credit Suisse has not terminated business relationships due to religious beliefs, though it vets suppliers according to LGBTQ policies. It supports the Equality Act but otherwise has not used corporate resources or its image to support ideological causes. For these reasons, Credit Suisse receives a "Medium 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.

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Credit Suisse received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index, meaning that it has pledged to vet vendors for support of LGBTQ policies (1).

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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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Credit Suisse does not publish philanthropy guidelines, but its work is focused on financial literacy and educational success (1).

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

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Credit Suisse does not protect employees from 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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Credit Suisse 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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Credit Suisse has not used corporate dollars to support ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression.

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

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N/A
Rationale

Credit Suisse does not have an active PAC.

All links were last accessed and all information was updated on:
March 27, 2023

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