Las Vegas Sands

Nevada
Media and Entertainment, Real Estate

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Summary:

Las Vegas Sands has policy requiring suppliers to have LGBTQ non-discrimination policies and does not have a policy protecting employees from viewpoint discrimination. The company incorporates DEI policies into its business strategies and discriminates against religious organizations in its giving. However, Las Vegas Sands does not weaponize its PAC, and the company has not terminated business relationships due to views or beliefs. For these reasons, Las Vegas Sands 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

Las Vegas Sands vets vendors according to their LGBTQ policies, and the company has integrated ESG into all of its business practices (1)(2). Las Vegas Sands has not publicly known terminated employees or contracts based on views or beliefs.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Las Vegas Sands discriminates against faith-based charities in its corporate giving (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Las Vegas Sands does not have a written policy to protect its 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

Las Vegas Sands has integrated ESG into all its business practices, including hosting discrimination bias and allyship training for corporate leaders (1).

Criteria

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

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Rationale

Las Vegas Sands has not funded ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression.

Criteria

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

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Rationale

Las Vegas Sands has not weaponized its PAC donations (1). The company lobbies for issues that are consistent with business practices, including the gambling and hospitality industries (2).

All links were last accessed and all information was updated on:
May 25, 2023

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