Dollar General

Tennessee
Retailing

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Summary:

An employee of Dollar General alleged he was fired for religious beliefs in 2013, although the employee did not win the lawsuit. Dollar General does not discriminate against religious groups in its charitable donations. Dollar General supports multiple organizations promoting abortion. The company uses its corporate reputation to sponsor LGBTQ Pride events and advance ESG criteria. For these reasons, Dollar General receives a Medium Risk rating.

Criteria
Risk Level
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

In 2013, a man alleged he was fired from Dollar General for not working Saturdays due to his Seventh-Day Adventist beliefs. The court case was settled in 2016 in favor of Dollar General (1)(2). Dollar General has not been accused of terminating business relationships with employees or clients based on beliefs since 2013. However, Dollar General purports to enforce a written policy requiring its suppliers to have LGBTQ protective policies and has a score of 90 from the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index (3).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Dollar General and its primary foundation, the DG Literacy Foundation, do not discriminate against religious groups in their charitable giving (1)(2)(3).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Dollar General does not protect its 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.

Risk Level
Rationale

Dollar General was a sponsor of the 2020 Pride at Home Festival in Nashville, Tennessee (1). Dollar General uses its corporate reputation to advance ESG criteria through its business operations (2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Dollar General supports both the YWCA and Girl’s Inc., both pro-abortion organizations (1). Dollar General also pledged $5 million to the Black Lives Matter movement and related causes (2)(3).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

According to the Federal Election Commission, Dollar General does not have an active PAC (1)(2).

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March 28, 2023

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