Essential Utilities, Inc.
Corprate Bias Ratings
Risk Level:
Summary:
Essential Utilities does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees but has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. The company discriminates against some religious organizations in its charitable giving and prioritizes diversity in its supply chain, hiring, and leadership composition. Essential Utilities regularly offers workshops on unconscious bias and is a corporate partner of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce. However, it has not used its PAC donations for ideological purposes. For these reasons, Essential Utilities receives a Medium Risk rating.
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.
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
Essential Utilities’ 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).
Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.
Essential Utilities does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (1).
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
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November 20, 2023
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