Kraft Heinz

Jell-O
Illinois
Food Beverage and Tobacco

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Kraft Heinz vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies, is part of the Global Alliance for Responsible Media, and does not provide its employees with protections against viewpoint discrimination. However, it has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. Kraft Heinz pays for employee travel to get an abortion and covers the cost of "medically necessary transition-related care" for its employees and their children. The company advocates for the Equality Act and opposes laws preventing public schools from teaching young children about gender and sexual identity. For these reasons, Kraft Heinz 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

Kraft Heinz received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index. Among other requirements, this means Kraft Heinz has pledged to vet vendors based on LGBTQ policies (1)(2). The company is a member of the Global Alliance for Responsible Media, which aims to demonetize advertisements and suppress content that “vilifies” individuals based on sexual orientation and gender identity, discusses “debated social issues in a negative or partisan context” or spreads “hate speech” (3)(4)(5). However, Kraft Heinz has not publicly terminated business relationships due to religious beliefs or political views.

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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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Rationale

Kraft Heinz does not have a written policy against charitable giving to religious organizations and does not have an employee gift-matching program (1)(2).

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Kraft Heinz does not protect its employees against 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

Kraft Heinz is an advocate for the Equality Act (1). Kraft Heinz signed an open letter opposing a Florida bill that would prevent teaching gender identity and sexual orientation in schools to kids in K-3rd grade (2).

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

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Kraft Heinz 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). Kraft Heinz is a member of the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (3)(4)(5). Kraft Heinz funds employee travel to get an abortion (6). The company has also pledged $1 million to the Black Lives Matter movement and related causes (7)(8). Kraft-Heinz sponsored the Brave Space Alliance, “the 1st Black-led, trans-led LGBTQ+ Center on the South Side of Chicago” (9).

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

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Rationale

Kraft Heinz has not used its PAC donations for ideological purposes (1).

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November 28, 2023

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Voting History

Date
ESG Category
Proponent
Summary of ResolutionMgmt RecTotal Vote % in Favor
5/4/23GovernanceKenneth SteinerSimple Majority VoteAgainst19.10%
5/4/23EnvironmentalMercy Investment ServicesReport on Water Risk in Supply ChainAgainst7.80%
5/4/23SocialNational Center for Public Policy ResearchCivil Rights, Non-Discrimination and Returns to Merit AuditAgainst1.00%
5/5/22EnvironmentalN/A - UndisclosedReport on Metrics and Efforts to Reduce Water Related RiskAgainst6.55%
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