Dine Brands
Corprate Bias Ratings
Risk Level:
Summary:
Dine Brands does not provide its employees with protections against viewpoint discrimination and gives employees diversity, equity, and inclusion training. Dine Brands and its subsidiaries have donated to LGBTQ organizations promoting "gender-affirming" care for trans youth and supported various ideological causes and organizations. Dine Brands but has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. For these reasons, Dine 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.
Dine Brands 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.
Dine Brands does not offer an employee matching program at this time. Dine Brands does not appear to discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving (1).
Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.
Dine 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.
The CEO of Dine Brands has signed the CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion Pledge, and thus the company gives employees diversity, equity, and inclusion training (1)(2). Dine Brands posted in celebration of Pride Month to its corporate Facebook Account (3). Applebee’s created a special “Social Justice is Served” menu in support of the Black Lives Matter movement (4).
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Dine Brands financially supported The Trevor Project during Pride Month; the Trevor Project affirms LGBTQ youth, including with “gender-affirming” care (1)(2)(3). IHOP, a subsidiary of Dine Brands, partnered with Devries Global to celebrate Pride Month by giving free samples, partnering with a drag artist, and donating $10,000 to LGBTQ organizations (4)(5)(6).
Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.
Dine Brands does not operate a PAC at this time (1).
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October 21, 2023
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Voting History
| Date | ESG Category | Proponent | Summary of Resolution | Mgmt Rec | Total Vote % in Favor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/11/23 | Environmental | Humane Society of the U.S. | Report on Cage-Free Eggs | Against | 8.90% |