Freshworks

California
Software and Services

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

Freshworks provides a variety of software services to businesses. It has not terminated business relationships due to religious or political beliefs. It also has not used its reputation or corporate dollars to support ideological causes. For these reasons, Freshworks 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

Freshworks has not terminated business relationships due to religious or political 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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Freshworks has had one charitable event in response to the effects of the pandemic in India, and there is no written rule prohibiting cooperation with religious organizations (1)(2).

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

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Freshworks does not protect employees from viewpoint discrimination (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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Freshworks has posted videos supporting LGBTQ causes and pledged “to educate the entire organization on advancing equity for LGBTQIA+ individuals” (1). Freshworks has also posted in celebration of Pride Month to its corporate LinkedIn account (2).

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

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Freshworks has not corporately funded ideological organizations hostile to freedom of expression (1).

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

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N/A
Rationale

Freshworks does operate a PAC at this time.

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August 22, 2023

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