DocuSign

California
Software and Services

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

Summary:

DocuSign has not fired any employees or canceled contracts due to religious or political beliefs and does not discriminate against faith-based charities. The company does not provide viewpoint protections for employees. DocuSign funds employee travel for abortions and donates to various "racial justice" organizations. It has not discriminated against based on viewpoints. For these reasons, DocuSign receives a "Lower 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

DocuSign has not publicly fired employees or canceled contracts because of political 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

DocuSign gives to environmental groups and a wide range of charities and does not appear to discriminate against faith-based charities (1)(2). DocuSign has a discount for nonprofits, which does not discriminate against faith-based charities (3).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

DocuSign does not protect its employees from potential 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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Rationale

DocuSign hosts mandatory employee trainings titled “Understanding Bias and Demonstrating Allyship.” These trainings aim to show how “how bias can disrupt diversity, inclusion, collaboration and effective decision making” (1). The company also mandates other trainings involving race and bias (2). It does not externally promote these trainings or ideological causes/policies.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

DocuSign triple-matched employees’ donations to “racial justice causes” but it is unclear which charities this includes (1). It has not funded other ideological groups. DocuSign does fund its employees’ out-of-state abortions, though (2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

DocuSign does not have a PAC or make ideological political donations.

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March 23, 2023

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