Keller Williams Realty

Texas
Real Estate

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Keller Williams has not terminated business relationships due to ideological beliefs. The company supports the Equality Act and offers unconscious bias trainings. Keller Williams does not have viewpoint protections for its employees. It funds the LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance, which encourages business-related PACs and companies in the real estate field to stop doing business with groups that are "anti-LGBTQ." For these reasons, Keller Williams 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

There are no publicly known instances of Keller Williams terminating business relationships due to religious or political beliefs.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Keller Williams’ charitable giving program, KW Cares, is used to help Keller Williams employees and their families in need, primarily due to health issues or natural disasters (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Keller Williams does not protect 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.

Risk Level
Rationale

Keller Williams signed an open letter in support of the Equality Act (1). Keller Williams also offers “unconscious bias” trainings for employees (2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Keller Williams sponsors the LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance, which advocates for the Equality Act, sponsors Pride Events, and has called on the REALTOR® Political Action Committee and National Association of REALTORS® “to cease funding those who support anti-lgbtq+ legislation” (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

Keller Williams does not have an active PAC.

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March 24, 2023

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