Hologic

Massachusetts
Health Care Equipment and Services, Technology Hardware and Equipment

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Summary:

Hologic does not provide viewpoint protections for employees, though the company has not terminated business relationships due to political or religious differences. Hologic excludes religious organizations from its charitable giving, but the company funds interstate abortion-related travel for its employees. Hologic has integrated ESG advocacy into its business practices, including environmental requirements. For these reasons, Hologic receives a Medium Risk rating.

Criteria
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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.

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Rationale

Hologic has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs. Hologic integrates ESG into all of its business practices (1).

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

Hologic will not match employee donations or approve grants for churches or religious organizations (1)

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

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Rationale

Hologic does not provide protections against 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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Hologic promotes the World Health Organization’s comprehensive women’s health policies, which include “sound gender transformation policies” and “comprehensive sexuality education” amongst other treatments (1). Hologic has integrated ESG practices into its business strategy, including membership in the Sustainability Roundtable and a net-zero commitment (2).

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

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Hologic funds the Black Women’s Health Imperative and National Alliance for Hispanic Health, which promote “health equity, social, and reproductive justice” (1)(2). Hologic covers abortion in its employee medical benefits and expanded its policy to include abortion-related travel after the overturning of Roe v. Wade (3).

Criteria

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

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N/A
Rationale

Hologic does not have a PAC.

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May 11, 2023

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