Halliburton

Risk Level:

Lower Risk

Summary:

Halliburton has not used its corporate reputation or funds to advance agendas or ideological policies hostile to freedom of expression. It has not fired any employees due to their views and does not discriminate against faith-based charities. Halliburton settled with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) after the company fired a Muslim employee in 2019 who had contacted HR over religious discrimination. As part of the settlement, Halliburton has pledged not to discriminate based on religion or national origin. For these reasons, Halliburton receives a "Lower Risk" rating.

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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.

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Rationale

In 2019, Halliburton settled a case with the EEOC regarding religious discrimination against a Muslim employee, including allegedly firing the employee as retaliation (1). The employee had apparently experienced discrimination for his religious identity at work and was fired shortly after reporting this to HR. As a result of the settlement, Halliburton has agreed not to fire anyone for religious reasons or otherwise and has also implemented religious and national origin anti-discrimination training.

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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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Rationale

Halliburton limits its charitable giving to education, preserving the environment, social services, and health and safety (1). Halliburton does not discriminate against faith-based schools or charities in its giving (2).

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

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Rationale

Halliburton does not explicitly provide political affiliation discrimination protections for employees (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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Rationale

Halliburton has not used its corporate image to advance ideological causes or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

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

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Halliburton’s educational and charitable foundations do not donate to ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression (1)(2).

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

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Rationale

Halliburton does not use its PAC for ideological purposes (1)(2).

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March 23, 2023

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