KPMG
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Summary:
KPMG forced out its Chair in the UK after 30 years of service after he denounced unconscious bias seminars. The company does not have viewpoint protections for its employees. KPMG supports the Equality Act and pledges to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies. It does not use company funds to advance agendas, however. KPMG has not canceled any clients due to views or beliefs. For these reasons, KPMG receives a "Medium 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.
The KPMG Chair in the UK was pressured into stepping down after comments that unconscious bias seminars are “crap” and that no classes/seminars have ever changed anything; he also said that employees were “lucky” and needed to “stop moaning” about COVID-19 (1)(2). KPMG received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign (3). Among other requirements, this means KPMG pledged to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies.
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.
KPMG does not protect against discrimination for political views (1).
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
KPMG signed an open letter in support of the Equality Act (1). It has not corporately endorsed other ideological policies, causes, or organizations.
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
KPMG has not publicly funded ideological causes or organizations (1).
Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.
KPMG has given to the Equality PAC (1).
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March 27, 2023
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