Guidehouse
Corprate Bias Ratings
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Summary:
Guidehouse is a Northern Virginia-headquartered consulting firm that acquired Navigant Consulting in 2019. Guidehouse does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees, and has pledged to vet vendors for LGBTQ+/ESG policies. However, it has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. Guidehouse is also a member of the Business Coalition for the Equality Act and a sponsor of the Capital Pride Alliance. However, it does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving and has not used its political contributions for ideological purposes. For these reasons, Guidehouse receives a Medium Risk rating.
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.
Guidehouse has received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign. Among other requirements, this indicates the company has a written policy pledging to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies (1)(2). The company has also espoused its extensive ESG integration and has stated that it prefers to work with vendors who “share (its) values” (3)(4).
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
Guidehouse does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving (1).
Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.
Guidehouse does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (1).
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
Then-CEO of Navigant Consulting signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge, which includes a commitment to promote DEI through bias education training in the workplace (1). However, Howard left Navigant after the company’s acquisition by Guidehouse in 2019, and Guidehouse CEO Scott McIntyre has not signed the pledge (2). However, Guidehouse is a member of the Business Coalition for the Equality Act (3).
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Guidehouse is a sponsor of the Capital Pride Alliance (1). Otherwise, the company has not used corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies.
Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.
Guidehouse has not used its PAC donations for ideological purposes (1).
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September 26, 2023
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