Leidos
Corprate Bias Ratings
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Summary:
Leidos vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies and does not provide its employees with protections against viewpoint discrimination, but has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. The company covers sex-change surgeries and travel costs for employee abortions. Leidos supports and funds LGBT causes and organizations. It conducts unconscious bias training and is a signatory of the Business Roundtable's 2019 Statement on the Purpose of Corporation, which promotes stakeholder capitalism. However, the company does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving and has not used its PAC contributions for ideological purposes. For these reasons, Leidos 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.
Leidos has not publicly terminated business relationships due to religious beliefs or political views. The company received a score of 95 on the Corporate Equality Index. Among other requirements, this means Leidos has pledged to vet vendors based on LGBTQ policies (1).
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.
Leidos does not protect its employees from viewpoint discrimination (1).
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
Leidos CEO Roger Krone signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge (1)(2). Leidos supports various Pride Month events across the country and encourages its employees to participate in said events (3)(4). CEO Roger A. Krone is a member of the Business Roundtable and signed its 2019 Statement on the Purpose of Corporation, which promotes stakeholder capitalism over traditional obligations to shareholders and customers (5)(6).
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Leidos covers up to $10,000 for its employees to travel out of state to get an abortion (1). The company will also pay for sex-change surgery and similar treatments through its medical benefits program. Leidos has pledged an unknown sum of corporate funds to the Black Lives Matter movement and related causes (2)(3).The company is a corporate partner of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (4).
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August 22, 2023
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Voting History
| Date | ESG Category | Proponent | Summary of Resolution | Mgmt Rec | Total Vote % in Favor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/28/23 | Social | Richard Lippert | Report on Political Expenditures Congruence | Against | 38.70% |
| 4/28/23 | Governance | Kenneth Steiner | Independent Board Chair | Against | 26.80% |