Electronic Arts

Risk Level:

Medium Risk

Summary:

Electronic Arts has not publicly terminated business relationships due to religious or political beliefs. The company has donated to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and funded employee abortion travel. Moreover, it opposes traditional beliefs about marriage and supports sex change operations for children. It has also pledged to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies. However, it does protect employees from religious and viewpoint discrimination. For these reasons, Electronic Arts receives a "Medium Risk" rating.

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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.

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Electronic Arts has not publicly terminated business relationships due to religious beliefs or political views. The company received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) (1). Among other requirements, this means the company has pledged to vet vendors based on LGBTQ policies.

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

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Rationale

Electronic Arts does not publish its guidelines for matching employee donations (1). It is unclear if the company discriminates against religious charities.

Criteria

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

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Rationale

Electronic Arts protects employees from both religious and viewpoint (“political belief”) discrimination (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy

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Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.

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Electronic Arts signed onto an amicus brief opposing the legality of the 2013 Defense of Marriage Act (1). Electronic Arts signed onto a letter led by the HRC opposing a Texas directive defining certain sex change procedures for young children as child abuse (2).

Criteria

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

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Electronic Arts has provided $3 million to the Black Lives Matter movement and related causes, including the ACLU (1)(2). After initially refusing to speak out on abortion rights, the company expanded travel benefits to cover employee abortions across state lines (3).

Criteria

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

Risk Level

N/A

Rationale

Electronic Arts does not have a political action committee (1).

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March 28, 2023

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