IDEX Corporation

Illinois
Automobiles and Components, Commercial and Professional Services

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

IDEX Corporation, a manufacturing company, vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies and does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees. However, it has not publicly terminated businesses relationships based on views or beliefs. Its CEO signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge and supports the Equality Act. IDEX hosted a 3 day Inclusion Summit with bias training and inclusion courses. The company also ties executive compensation to ESG measures. However, IDEX does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving and has not used corporate funds for ideological purposes. For these reasons, IDEX Corporation receives a Lower Risk rating.

Criteria
Risk Level
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.

Risk Level
Rationale

IDEX has a written policy pledging to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies. Its Supplier Code of Conduct requires suppliers to include sexual orientation in their nondiscrimination policy (1). The company ties executive compensation measures to ESG (2). However, it has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

IDEX does not appear to discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. The company focuses on funding “a number of local charitable causes and initiatives to provide opportunities for community engagement, equity and opportunity, health and safety, and leadership and engagement” (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

IDEX does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

IDEX’s CEO signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge, which includes a commitment to promote DEI through bias education training in the workplace (1). The company signed an open letter in support of the Equality Act  (2). IDEX hosted a three-day Inclusion Summit with bias training and inclusion courses (3).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

IDEX has not used corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (1)(2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

IDEX does not operate a PAC or report on its lobbying at this time (1)(2).

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October 26, 2023

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