McGraw Hill Education - 1792 Exchange

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

High Risk

Summary:

McGraw Hill has published several textbooks containing elements of critical race theory that have been banned in certain public school systems. McGraw Hill vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies and does not protect its employees against viewpoint discrimination. McGraw Hill covers the cost of "medically necessary transition-related care" for its employees and their children and is a corporate partner of the NGLCC. The company supports the Equality Act and discriminates against religious organizations in its charitable giving. For these reasons, McGraw Hill receives a High 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.

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Certain McGraw Hill textbooks were rejected by the state of Florida for containing elements of critical race theory and social justice issues (1). The company has a Supplier Diversity program requiring that all suppliers have LGBTQ protections, as well as recommending suppliers become a “Certified Diverse Business” according to certain national certifying bodies of the company’s choice (2). McGraw Hill received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC). Among other requirements, this means the company has a written policy pledging to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies (3)(4).

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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

McGraw Hill will not match employee donations to religious organizations for religious purposes (1).

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

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Rationale

McGraw Hill does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (1).

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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McGraw Hill signed an open letter in support of the Equality Act (1). The company issued a statement after the death of George Floyd, alluding to systemic racism (2).

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

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McGraw Hill 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). McGraw Hill is a corporate partner of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (3).

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

Risk Level

N/A

Rationale

McGraw Hill does not operate a PAC at this time.

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November 28, 2023

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