Foot Locker

New York
Consumer Durables and Apparel, Retailing

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

Although Foot Locker vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies but has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. The company likely covers the cost of abortion-related travel costs and the cost of "medically necessary transition-related care" for its employees and their children. However, it does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving and has not used its PAC contributions for ideological purposes. For these reasons, Foot Locker receives a "Lower 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

Foot Locker has not publicly terminated business relationships due to political or religious beliefs.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Foot Locker does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving (1)(2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Foot Locker does not provide explicit political viewpoint protections to 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

Foot Locker has a perfect score on the HRC’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index. This score indicates the company covers the cost of “medically necessary transition-related care” for its employees and their children (1)(2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

After Roe v. Wade was overturned, a Foot Locker internal memo emphasized that the company’s medical benefits cover travel for medical procedures, including “family planning” (1). Foot Locker has also not released any public statement on the matter.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

Foot Locker does not make political contributions.

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June 9, 2023

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