Insulet

Massachusetts
Health Care Equipment and Services

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Insulet, an innovative medical device company, vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies and does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees. However, the company has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. Insulet supports LGBTQ Pride and implemented employee diversity training. The company supports ESG within its business practices and has sponsored a Pride festival and drag queen show. However, the company does not appear to discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. For these reasons, Insulet receives a Medium 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

Insulet has a written policy pledging to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies. Its Supplier Code of Conduct requires suppliers to include sexual orientation and gender identity in its nondiscrimination policy (1)(2). However, the company 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

Insulet does not appear to discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. The company focuses on funding “the quality of life for people with diabetes by partnering with organizations aligned with our mission, advancing STEM education, and empowering employees to support local causes that they are passionate about” (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Insulet does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (1)(2).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Insulet implemented employee diversity training including education on how to mitigate bias. The company also supports ESG within its business practices (1). Insulet supports LGBTQ Pride on its social media (2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

In the summer of 2023, Insulet became a Silver Level sponsor for the Town of Acton Concerts and Special Events, which included a Pride festival and drag queen show (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

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

All links were last accessed and all information was updated on:
November 3, 2023

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