Medline Industries

Illinois
Health Care Equipment and Services

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Danger
High Risk

Summary:

Medline Industries, a medical supply company, fired a group of employees after refusing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The company vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies and integrates ESG into all of its business practices. Medline Industries supports the Equality Act and regularly uses its reputation to promote LGBTQ Pride. The company donated $250,000 to BLM and $250,000 to the National Urban League. Medline Industries also discriminates against some religious organizations in its charitable giving. For these reasons, Medline Industries receives a High Risk rating.

Criteria
Risk Level
Rationale
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.

Risk Level
Rationale

Medline Industries fired a group of employees for refusing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine after applying for religious and medical exemptions (1). The company has a written policy pledging to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies. Its Supplier Code of Conduct requires vendors to include sexual orientation and gender identity in its nondiscrimination policy (2). Medline Industries integrates ESG into all of its business practices. The company stated, “Medline has incorporated ESG principles into existing business strategy, establishing a broader, global and data-driven approach to our work” (3).

Criteria

Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.

Risk Level
Rationale

Medline Industries charitable giving guidelines require that organizations abide by its nondiscrimination policy, including on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, thereby excluding some religious charities (1)(2)(3)(4).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Medline protects its employees against viewpoint discrimination (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.

Risk Level
Rationale

Medline Industries signed an open letter in support of the Equality Act and regularly supports LGBTQ Pride (1)(2)(3)(4).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Medline Industries donated $250,000 to Black Lives Matter and $250,000 to the National Urban League (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Medline Industries does not operate a PAC at this time and has not lobbied for ideological purposes (1)(2).

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October 18, 2023

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