EssilorLuxottica

Costa, Ray-Ban
France
Consumer Durables and Apparel, Health Care Equipment and Services

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

EssilorLuxottica, an optical equipment company, is the result of a 2018 merger between French company Essilor and Italian company Luxottica. The corporation owns many eyewear companies and brands, including LensCrafters, Pearle Vision, Oakley, and Ray-Ban. EssilorLuxottica has not publilcy terminated business relationships due to views or beliefs, protects its employees against viewpoint discrimination, and does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. For these reasons, EssilorLuxottica receives a Lower Risk rating.

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Corporate Weaponization
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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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Rationale

EssilorLuxottica 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

EssilorLuxottica does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving (1).

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

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Rationale

EssilorLuxottica does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (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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Rationale

EssilorLuxottica has released statements in support of the LGBTQ community (1). However, EssilorLuxottica has not used its corporate reputation to support causes hostile to freedom of expression. 

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

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EssilorLuxottica subsidiary, Eyebuydirect, has donated money to The Trevor Project (1). 

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

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N/A
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EssilorLuxottica does not operate a PAC at this time and has not lobbied for ideological purposes (1)(2)(3).

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November 27, 2023

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