Kearney

Illinois
Commercial and Professional Services

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Kearney (formerly A.T. Kearney) vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies and does not provide its employees with protections against viewpoint discrimination, but has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. The company covers the cost of "medically necessary transition-related care" for its employees and their children. Kearney supports the Equality Act and has signed onto various pledges encouraging companies to use their reputation to advance ideological agendas. For these reasons, Kearney receives a "Medium Risk" rating.

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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

Kearney has not publicly terminated business relationships due to religious beliefs or political views. The company received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index. Among other requirements, this means Kearney has pledged to vet vendors based on LGBTQ policies (1)(2).

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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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N/A
Rationale

Kearney does not publicly publish its charitable giving guidelines.

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

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Rationale

Kearney does not protect its employees from viewpoint discrimination (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

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

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Rationale

Kearney has a perfect score on the HRC’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index. This score indicates the company covers the cost of “medically necessary transition-related care” for its employees and their children (1)(2). The company has signed an open letter in support of the Equality Act (3). Kearney has signed onto the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge and Business Ambition for 1.5 C pledge, promising to implement sustainability and carbon-neutral objectives in the workplace. The company also hosts unconscious bias trainings for employees (4). Kearney has also opposed state efforts to protect female sports (5).

Criteria

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

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Rationale

Although the company donates to social justice organizations, the donations do not go to those that are ideological in nature or hostile to freedom of expression. In its other giving endeavors, Kearney does not support ideological groups hostile to free expression (1).

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

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N/A
Rationale

Kearney does not have an active PAC or make political contributions.

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July 2, 2023

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