DaVita

Colorado
Health Care Equipment and Services

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

DaVita does not provide its employees with protections against viewpoint discrimination, though the company has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. The company covers the cost of "medically necessary transition-related care" for its employees and their children. However, it does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving and has not used its corporate dollars or PAC contributions to promote ideological causes or groups hostile to free expression. For these reasons, DaVita receives a Lower Risk rating.

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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.

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DaVita has not terminated business relationships due to ideological beliefs. Although the company has received an 85 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign, it has not pledged to vet suppliers due to 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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Rationale

DaVita’s sponsorship and grantmaking programs revolve primarily around the provision of medical care, and the company’s policy does not exclude religious organizations from consideration (1).

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

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DaVita does not provide protections against viewpoint discrimination (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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DaVita has not corporately endorsed ideological causes or policies.

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

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Rationale

DaVita’s HRC CEI profile indicates the company covers the cost of “medically necessary transition-related care” for its employees and their children (1)(2).

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

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Rationale

DaVita’s PAC contributes in a bipartisan manner consistent with business interests (1)(2).

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September 20, 2023

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Voting History

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ESG Category
Proponent
Summary of ResolutionMgmt RecTotal Vote % in Favor
6/9/22SocialFriends Fiduciary Corp.Report on Political SpendingAgainst23.96%
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