Medical Mutual of Ohio - 1792 Exchange

Corporate Bias Rating

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Medium Risk

Summary:

Medical Mutual of Ohio is Medium Risk. The company often yields to political activism in shaping corporate governance, potentially alienating consumers, dividing employees, and harming shareholders. The company implements race and identity-based policies that replace merit, excellence, and integrity with preferential treatment and outcomes. Medical Mutual of Ohio occasionally embraces corporate initiatives that redirect its central focus from business goals to partisan policies and divisive issues at times. This approach fails to safeguard free exercise, free speech, and free enterprise.

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Corporate Weaponization

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Has canceled 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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Medical Mutual of Ohio has not publicly canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs (1).

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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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Medical Mutual of Ohio does not appear to discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or beliefs (1)(2).

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Employment policies fail to protect against viewpoint or other discrimination and/or are ideological in nature.

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Medical Mutual of Ohio appears to prioritize diversity over merit in its supply chain (1). Medical Mutual of Ohio does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (2).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy

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Uses corporate reputation to support causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

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Medical Mutual’s former CEO, Steve Glass, signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge, which includes a commitment to promote DEI through bias education training in the workplace, strategize on DEI programs/initiatives with other signatories, and engage boards of directors when developing and evaluating DEI strategies (1)(2). Medical Mutual of Ohio supports DEI within its business practices, such as advocating for racial and social justice within its communities and declaring racism a “public health crisis” (3).

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

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In 2020, Medical Mutual of Ohio donated $50,000 to the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center (1). Otherwise, there are no publicly known cases of Medical Mutual of Ohio using corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (2).

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Uses corporate political actions and/or financial contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.

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N/A

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Medical Mutual of Ohio does not operate a PAC or engage in lobbying at this time (1)(2)(3).

Board Bias

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1792 Exchange has not yet compiled data about the board of directors or political contributions of leadership for this company.