Liberty Mutual

Safeco
Massachusetts
Insurance

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Liberty Mutual 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 the cost of "medically necessary transition-related care" for its employees and their children. The company pledged $37 million to BLM and related causes and indirectly donates to Planned Parenthood. Liberty Mutual is committed to carbon neutrality by 2040. The company funds multiple LGBTQ organizations and has donated to the Equality PAC. For these reasons, Liberty Mutual receives a "Medium Risk" rating.

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Corporate Weaponization
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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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Liberty Mutual adopted a policy to restrict its business with coal companies, however it continues to insure new projects and does not have restrictions on oil and gas companies (1). The company received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign. Among other requirements, this means Liberty Mutual has pledged to vet vendors based on LGBTQ policies (2).

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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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Liberty Mutual’s charitable giving policy states that it will not donate to “organizations requesting funds for sectarian activities” (1). 

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

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Liberty Mutual does not protect its employees from viewpoint discrimination (1)(2).

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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Liberty Mutual 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). The company is a Ceres Network Member and a PCAF member, committed to net zero carbon emissions by 2040 (3)(4)(5).

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

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Liberty Mutual has pledged a combined $37 million to the Black Lives Matter movement and related causes (1)(2)(3). Liberty Mutual has also donated to Planned Parenthood indirectly through gift-matching programs (4). Liberty Mutual is a Bronze sponsor of Out and Equal and a corporate partner of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (5)(6).

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

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Liberty Mutual has donated to the Equality PAC (1).

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July 3, 2023

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