Henry Schein

New York
Health Care Equipment and Services

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Henry Schein vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies and does not provide its employees with protections against viewpoint discrimination, but has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. The company covers the cost of "medically necessary transition-related care" for its employees and their children. Henry Schein has supported the Equality Act and donated to GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality, an LGBTQ advocacy group that opposed the overturn of Roe v. Wade and the prohibition of sex transition surgeries for children. For these reasons, Henry Schein receives a "Medium 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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Henry Schein received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign (1). Among other requirements, this means Henry Schein vets suppliers according to LGBTQ policies.

Criteria

Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.

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Rationale

Henry Schein states that for the organization to be eligible, it must not “require articulation of any religious or political belief, the submission to religious or political counseling, or the attendance at any religious or political activity” (1).

Criteria

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

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Rationale

Henry Schein does not protect employees from viewpoint discrimination (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

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

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Rationale

Henry Schein has a perfect score on the HRC’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index. This score indicates the company covers the cost of “medically necessary transition-related care” for its employees and their children (1)(2). The company has supported the Equality Act. It has also run pro-LGBTQ advertisements and “marriage equality” campaigns in Argentina and Taiwan (3).

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

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Rationale

Henry Schein donated to the GLMA, a group of health professionals advocating for the LGBTQ agendas in healthcare (1). GLMA opposed the overturning of Roe v. Wadeand opposed state laws prohibiting “gender-affirming” surgeries (2).

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

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N/A
Rationale

Henry Schein does not operate a PAC.

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June 12, 2023

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