Kimberly-Clark

Risk Level:

Medium Risk

Summary:

Kimberly-Clark has not publicly terminated any business relationships due to viewpoints or beliefs, despite its pledge to vet vendors based on LGBTQ policies. The company discriminates against charities based on their beliefs and does not protect employees from viewpoint discrimination. Kimberly-Clark does not use corporate dollars to support ideological organizations or policies hostile to freedom of expression, however. For these reasons, Kimberly-Clark 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.

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Kimberly-Clark 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 from the Human Rights Campaign. Among other requirements, this means the company has pledged to vet vendors based on LGBTQ policies (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level

Rationale

Kimberly-Clark does not match employee donations that are meant “for religious or political purposes” (1). It does not have similar restrictions on secular charities, however.

Criteria

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

Risk Level

Rationale

Kimberly-Clark does not protect its employees from viewpoint discrimination (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy

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

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Kimberly-Clark symbolically participates in LGBTQ Pride Month by raising rainbow flags at corporate offices (1)(2). It also joined the Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce (3). It has not otherwise corporately supported ideological causes hostile to freedom of expression.

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

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Kimberly-Clark has not supported ideological organizations, causes, or policies with corporate funds hostile to freedom of expression (1).

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

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Kimberly-Clark does not have an active PAC. It has not spent lobbying dollars for ideological purposes (1)(2).

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March 23, 2023

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