Custom Ink - 1792 Exchange

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Medium Risk

Summary:

Custom Ink does not provide viewpoint protections for employees, though the company has not terminated business relationships due to views or beliefs. However, Custom Ink has engaged in some implicit DEI advocacy and funded a group that partners with the Black Lives Matter organization. For these reasons, Custom Ink 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

Custom Ink 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

Custom Ink does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. Custom Ink’s charitable work focuses on “volunteering time and talent through charitable activities and fundraisers” (1). Custom Ink does not have an employee donation-matching program at this time (2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level

Rationale

Custom Ink 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.

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Custom Ink has promoted LGBTQ causes, adding “inclusive designs” to its products such as a new LGBTQ+ category and more representations of gender identity and sexual orientation (1)(2). Custom Ink holds employee unconscious bias training (3).

Criteria

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

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Rationale

Custom Ink partners with the Advancement Project National Office, which engages in DEI advocacy such as partnering with Black Lives Matter to host a townhall calling for “action and divestment from police” (1)(2)(3).

Criteria

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

Risk Level

N/A

Rationale

Custom Ink does not operate a PAC at this time.

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November 2, 2023

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