KIA Motors

South Korea
Automobiles and Components

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

KIA Motors, does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees. However, the company has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. KIA Motors discriminates against religious organizations in its charitable giving and is a corporate partner of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC). However, the company has not used its reputation to support ideological purposes. For these reasons, KIA Motors receives a Medium Risk rating.

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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

KIA Motors has not publicly fired cust0mers, 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

KIA Motors’ corporate giving policies prohibit dealerships from donating to religious organizations (1)(2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

KIA Motors 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

KIA Motors has not supported ideological causes or policies (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

KIA Motors is a corporate partner of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (1). Otherwise, there are no publicly known cases of KIA Motors using its corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

KIA Motors does not operate a PAC or report on its lobbying at this time (1)(2)(3).

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February 9, 2024

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