Dollar Tree

Virginia
Retailing

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

Summary:

Dollar Tree has not ended business relationships due to viewpoints or beliefs, despite its pledge to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies. Dollar Tree does not have viewpoint protections for its employees but has not publicly discriminated against any employees. Dollar Tree has not used its corporate reputation or funds to advance ideological agendas or support partisan causes. For these reasons, Dollar Tree receives a "Lower 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.

Risk Level
Rationale

Dollar Tree has pledged to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies (1). The company has not publicly terminated business relationships due to viewpoint disagreements, however.

Criteria

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

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Rationale

Dollar Tree’s charitable giving priorities are CARES: children’s education initiatives, the arts, regional (communities near Dollar Tree stores), the environment, and supporting socio-economic disadvantaged families. Dollar Tree does not explicitly discriminate against faith-based charities within these groups (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Dollar Tree does not protect its employees against 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 Tree has not used its corporate reputation to advance ideological causes and organizations.

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

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Rationale

Dollar Tree has not used its corporate funds to support ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression. 

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

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Rationale

Dollar Tree does not use its PAC for ideological purposes (1).

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March 23, 2023

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