DHL

Germany
Transportation

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Summary:

DHL has not fired employees due to religious or political beliefs since new management took over in 2019. The company does not protect employees from viewpoint discrimination and has vague charitable giving policies that may limit contributions to some faith-based charities. However, DHL has not used corporate dollars to support ideological groups. For these reasons, DHL 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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In 2013, DHL fired a group of Muslim employees for taking a brief break to pray (1). The company has been under new management since 2019.

Criteria

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

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DHL does not explicitly discriminate against religious organizations. However, its policy states that no organization can “discriminate against race, age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, political orientation or national origin” (1).

Criteria

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

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Rationale

DHL does not protect employees from 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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DHL has changed its logos to Pride colors during Pride Month but otherwise has not used its reputation to support ideological causes (1).

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

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There are no known instances of DHL funding ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression (1)(2).

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

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N/A
Rationale

DHL’s PAC has been inactive since 2018 (1).

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March 24, 2023

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