Emerson Electric - 1792 Exchange

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Medium Risk

Summary:

Emerson Electric vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies but has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. The company covers the cost of "medically necessary transition-related care" for its employees and their children. Emerson Electric has advocated for the Equality Act and hosts unconscious bias trainings for its employees. For these reasons, Emerson Electric receives a Medium 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

Emerson Electric received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index. Among other requirements, this means Emerson Electric has a written policy pledging to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies (1)(2). Emerson Electric has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs.

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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

Emerson Electric’s charitable giving guidelines require that organizations abide by its nondiscrimination policy including on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, thereby excluding some religious charities (1)(2).

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

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Rationale

Emerson Electric protects its employees against viewpoint 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.

Risk Level

Rationale

Emerson Electric signed an open letter in support of the Equality Act (1). The company hosts unconscious bias trainings for employees, and all “upper-level management positions” have experienced such trainings (2). CEO Lal Karsanbhai is a member of the Business Roundtable (3).

Criteria

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

Risk Level

Rationale

Emerson Electric has a perfect score on the HRC’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index. This score indicates the company covers the cost of “medically necessary transition-related care” for its employees and their children (1)(2).

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

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Rationale

Emerson Electric has not used its PAC for ideological purposes (1)(2).

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December 5, 2023

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