Deckers Brands
Corprate Bias Ratings
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Summary:
Deckers Brands vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies and does not protect its employees against viewpoint discrimination. However, the company has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. Deckers Brands implemented mandatory "anti-racism" training for employees and is a member of the Civic Alliance, which opposes strengthening voting legislation. The company regularly donates and uses its reputation to support ideological groups such as Planned Parenthood, Black Lives Matter (BLM), and the Human Rights Campaign (HRC). Deckers Brands also requires organizations abide by its charitable giving nondiscrimination policies. However, the company does not operate a PAC. For these reasons, Deckers Brands receives a Medium Risk rating.
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.
Deckers Brands has a written policy pledging to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies. It is applicable to all “business partners” of Deckers Brands and includes a commitment to not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation (1). The company has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs.
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
Deckers Brands’ charitable giving guidelines require that organizations abide by its nondiscrimination policy, including on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, thereby excluding some religious charities (1).
Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.
Deckers Brands does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (1).
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
Deckers Brands is a member of Civic Alliance, which opposes legislation that strengthens the integrity of elections (1). In 2021, subsidiary Teva launched an LGBTQ-inspired line of footwear that was paired with a donation to the Human Rights Campaign (2). UGG a subsidiary of Deckers co-led an International Women’s Day campaign with Planned Parenthood in 2022 and a six-hour “virtual dance party” with BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors in Los Angeles (3)(4). Deckers Brands also implemented mandatory anti-racism and implicit bias training in 2021 (5).
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Deckers and its subsidiaries pledged $1 million to Black Lives Matter and related causes (1)(2)(3). The company’s subsidiary UGG also launched a donation campaign to Planned Parenthood in 2022 (4). Deckers subsidiary brand Teva made a $35,000 donation to the Human Rights Campaign in 2021 (5). Deckers Brand’s contributed to multiple ideological organizations including the Trevor Project and GLAAD in 2021 (6).
Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.
Deckers Brands does not operate a PAC at this time (1).
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September 14, 2023
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