Grove Collaborative - 1792 Exchange

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Medium Risk

Summary:

Grove Collaborative, which is an online retailer of household products, vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies and does not publish a nondiscrimination policy. However, the company has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. Grove Collaborative supports LGBTQ Pride and has donated to The Trevor Project, Equality Maine, and Black Lives Matter. However, the company does not appear to discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. For these reasons, Grove Collaborative receives a Medium 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

Grove Collaborative has a written policy pledging to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies. Its Code of Conduct requires vendors to include sexual orientation and gender identity in its nondiscrimination policy (1)(2). The company has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views 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

Grove Collaborative does not appear to discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. The company focuses on funding “healthy forests, oceans, and ecologies, as well as social justice and Grove’s direct communities” (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level

Rationale

Grove Collaborative does not publish a nondiscrimination policy.

Corporate Governance and Public Policy

Criteria

Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.

Risk Level

Rationale

Grove Collaborative supports LGBTQ Pride and BLM (1)(2). Otherwise, it has not supported ideological causes or policies (3)(4).

Criteria

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

Risk Level

Rationale

Grove Collaborative donates to The Trevor Project and Equality Maine (1). In 2021 it donated an undisclosed percentage of $10,000 to Black Lives Matter via its JEDI giving program (2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level

N/A

Rationale

Grove Collaborative does not operate a PAC or engage in lobbying at this time (1)(2).

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October 23, 2023

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