Host Hotels & Resorts

Consumer Services

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Summary:

Host Hotels has not terminated business relationships due to ideological beliefs, though it vets suppliers according to LGBTQ policies. The company does not have viewpoint protections for its employees. Host Hotels has supported the Equality Act and funded LGBTQ advocacy groups. For these reasons, Host Hotels receives a "Medium Risk" rating.

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Corporate Weaponization
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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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Host Hotels received a score of 80 on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index, including on the criteria of vetting vendors for support of LGBTQ policies (1).

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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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Host Hotels does not publish any rules prohibiting donations to faith-based charities (1).

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

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Host Hotels does not protect employees from viewpoint discrimination (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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Host Hotels is a member of the Business Coalition for the Equality Act (1). The CEO is also a member of CEO Action, a left-wing group calling for electoral and criminal justice reform (2)(3).

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

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Host Hotels funds the National LGBTQ Task Force, an advocacy and organizing group (1).

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

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Rationale

Host Hotels does not operate a PAC.

All links were last accessed and all information was updated on:
December 23, 2022

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