Hootsuite
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Summary:
Hootsuite is a social media management platform. Hootsuite canceled a contract with U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after pressure from activists. Hootsuite excludes faith-based charities from its charitable giving program. The company has also encouraged support for Black Lives Matter, although it has not financially supported ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression. For these reasons, Hootsuite receives a "High 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.
In 2020, Hootsuite canceled a three-year contract with ICE after social pressure from activists (1). Hootsuite has a prominently featured corporate partnership with Pride at Work Canada, which is “dedicated to understanding workplace policies and practices for supporting trans and gender non-conforming people” (2)(3). Hootsuite mentions “Human Rights” as an important point in its Vendor Code of Conduct, which in combination with the Pride at Work Canada partnership, indicates that Hootsuite may vet potential vendors for LGBTQ policy (4).
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
Hootsuite excludes religious organizations from its nonprofit charitable giving program (1).
Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.
Hootsuite’s Code of Ethics protects employees from discrimination based on “any… factor unrelated to job requirements,” including “social conditions” and “culture” (1). However, the text does not explicitly name political opinion as a point of protection.
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Hootsuite has not used corporate funds to promote ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression (1).
Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.
Hootsuite does not have a PAC or make political contributions.
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December 26, 2022
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