Essex Property Trust
Corprate Bias Ratings
Risk Level:
Summary:
Essex Property Trust (Essex), a real estate investment firm, 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 and was recognized by Bloomberg's Gender Equality Index. Essex has donated to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and the National Urban League. It regularly supports LGBTQ Pride and is also a founding member of Nareit Foundation’s Dividends Through Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Giving Campaign. However, it does not appear to discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. For these reasons, Essex 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.
Essex has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs.
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
Essex does not appear to discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving (1).
Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.
Essex does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (1).
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
Essex’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 was recognized by Bloomberg’s Gender Equality Index for gender equality and regularly supports LGBTQ Pride (2)(3)(4). Essex supports ESG within its business practices (5).
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Essex donated to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and the National Urban League. It is also a founding member of Nareit Foundation’s Dividends Through Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Giving Campaign (1). The company has not used corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (2).
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November 6, 2023
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