Equity Residential - 1792 Exchange

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Medium Risk

Summary:

Equity Residential, a real estate investment trust, vets vendors for LGBTQ policies and does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees. However, it has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. Its CEO signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge, which includes a commitment to promote DEI through bias education training in the workplace. Equity Residential participates in LGBTQ education and awareness events and released gender transition guidelines for its employees. For these reasons, Equity Residential 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

Equity Residential has a written policy pledging to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies. Its Anti-Discrimination policy requires vendors to include sexual orientation in their nondiscrimination policy (1). However, it has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on views or beliefs.

Criteria

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

Risk Level

N/A

Rationale

Equity Residential does not publish charitable giving guidelines at this time (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level

Rationale

Equity Residential does not provide viewpoint protection for its employees (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

Equity Residential’s CEO signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge, which includes a commitment to promote DEI through bias education training in the workplace (1). The company hosted inclusive conversations, virtual presentations from LGBTQ+ leaders, and Pride Walks to celebrate Pride Month. Equity Residential released Gender Transition Guidelines for transgender and nonconforming employees (2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level

Rationale

In 2021, Equity Residential donated $31,299 to the Equal Justice Initiative. It also gave $25,000 to the Innovation Network for Communities, which works to help cities achieve carbon neutrality (1)(2). In 2018, Equity Residential donated $25,000 to the Innovation Network for Communities (3)(4).

Criteria

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

Risk Level

N/A

Rationale

Equity Residential does not operate a PAC or engage in lobbying at this time (1)(2).

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November 17, 2023

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