McKinsey & Company

Washington D.C.
Commercial and Professional Services

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

Summary:

McKinsey & Company has not publicly canceled clients or terminated business relationships based on beliefs or viewpoints. The firm does not use its funds to advance ideological agendas. However, McKinsey advocated for the Equality Act and pledged to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies. McKinsey has not fired anyone for beliefs or views. For these reasons, McKinsey & Company receives a "Lower 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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McKinsey & Company scored 100 on the Corporate Equality Index run by the Human Rights Campaign, the world’s largest LGBTQ lobbying group (1). In addition to other requirements, this means the firm is committed to vetting its suppliers for pro-LGBTQ policies. McKinsey has not canceled any clients due to ideological disagreements.

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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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McKinsey & Company claims to support over 600 nonprofits each year and appears to match employee donations (1). The firm does not publicly discriminate against faith-based charities.

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

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McKinsey & Company pledges to uphold applicable antidiscrimination laws but does not protect against viewpoint discrimination (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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McKinsey & Company signed an open letter advocating for the Equality Act (1).

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

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Rationale

In 2020, McKinsey & Company pledged $5 million “to nonprofits working to create educational opportunities and combat racism” (1). Those nonprofits were not ideological in nature. McKinsey did not use corporate funds for ideological causes or to support partisan agendas (2).

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

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McKinsey & Company has not used its PAC for ideological purposes (1).

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March 24, 2023

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