Interpublic Group
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Summary:
Interpublic Group (IPG) has stopped doing business with gun advocacy groups likes the NRA. Interpublic also vets suppliers according to its LGBTQ policies. Interpublic has pledged to provide travel benefits for abortions. Interpublic Group does not have viewpoint protections for its employees. It also promotes ideas associated with critical race theory and partners with ideological nonprofits to provide "antiracist" resources to parents. For these reasons, Interpublic 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.
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
Interpublic does not match funds but does not discriminate in its giving to faith-based groups engaged in nonsectarian activity (1).
Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.
Interpublic does not protect employees from viewpoint discrimination (1).
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
Interpublic promotes ideas such as those that “Children can begin to show racial bias as young as 3 years old” in its ESG report (1). Following the death of George Floyd, IPG promoted Black Lives Matter through the “Blackout Tuesday” campaign (2). Interpublic was also a member of the Civic Alliance, which has pushed back against voting integrity measures (3)(4). Interpublic’s subsidiary McCann also works closely with anti-gun groups (5).
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.
Interpublic does not operate a PAC.
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March 24, 2023
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