HEB Grocery
Corporate Bias Rating
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HEB Grocery is Lower Risk. The company does not yield to political activism in shaping corporate governance, preventing initiatives that potentially alienate consumers, divide employees, and harm shareholders. The company elevates merit, excellence, and integrity ahead of race and identity-based policies. HEB Grocery does not embrace corporate initiatives that redirect its central focus from business goals to partisan policies and divisive issues. This approach protects free exercise, free speech, and free enterprise.
View Full Corporate Bias Ratings ReportHas canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.
HEB Grocery has not publicly canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs (1).
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
HEB Grocery does not discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or beliefs (1).
Employment policies fail to protect against viewpoint or other discrimination and/or are ideological in nature.
HEB Grocery does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (1).
Uses corporate reputation to support causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
HEB Grocery CEO Charles Butt has been openly left-leaning in his public image, opposing school choice policy and endorsing vote-by-mail without additional security measures (1)(2). Otherwise, there are no publicly known cases of the company using its reputation to advance ideological causes or policies (3).
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
In June 2022, HEB Grocery sponsored a “family-friendly all-ages drag show” Pride Month event in Austin, Texas, which included a drag queen story hour (1). The company also supports the ACLU, the Human Rights Campaign, and the Urban League affiliates of Austin and Houston (2). Otherwise, there are no publicly known cases of the company using corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (3).
Board Bias
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1792 Exchange has not yet compiled data about the board of directors or political contributions of leadership for this company.
In the News
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