Flex
Corporate Bias Rating
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Flex does not yield to political activism in shaping corporate governance, preventing initiatives that potentially alienate consumers, divide employees, and harm shareholders. The company implements race and identity-based policies that replace merit, excellence, and integrity with preferential treatment and outcomes. Overall, Flex does not embrace corporate initiatives that redirect its central focus from business goals to partisan policies and divisive issues. This approach protects free exercise, free speech, and free enterprise.
View Full Corporate Bias Ratings ReportHas canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.
Flex has not publicly canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs (1).
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
Flex does not discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or beliefs. Its charitable giving focus areas are “good health and well-being, decent work and economic growth, responsible consumption and production, and climate action (1).
Employment policies fail to protect against viewpoint or other discrimination and/or are ideological in nature.
Flex’s CEO Revathi Advaithi signed Catalyst’s Champions for Change pledge, indicating its support of DEI in its leadership composition through the establishment of gender and racial targets (1)(2). The company is a signatory of the Gender & Diversity KPI Alliance, appearing to prioritize diversity over merit in its business structure through the establishment of gender and racial targets for its leadership composition and its support of DEI in its hiring and promotions (3)(4). However, Flex protects its employees against viewpoint discrimination (5).
Uses corporate reputation to support causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Flex’s CEO Revathi Advaithi is a member of the Business Roundtable and is a signatory of the Business Roundtable’s 2019 Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation, which promotes stakeholder capitalism over traditional obligations (1)(2). The company is committed to reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 (3)(4).
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Flex has not used corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (1).
Board Bias
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