Meijer

Fresh Thyme
Michigan
Food Beverage and Tobacco

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Meijer 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. Meijer uses its corporate reputation and funds to advance ideological causes and fund several groups hostile to freedom of expression. However, it does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. For these reasons, Meijer receives a Medium 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

Meijer received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index (CEI) from the Human Rights Campaign. Among other requirements, this means the company has pledged to vet vendors based on LGBTQ policies (1). 

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Meijer’s charitable giving guidelines do not explicitly discriminate against religious organizations (1)(2)(3). The company has donated to a variety of charities.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Meijer does not protect employees from 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

Meijer 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 partners with the Human Rights Campaign, Michigan Pride, and many other ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression (3). Meijer has committed to multiple acts of public advocacy for or engagement with the LGBTQ movement (4). Meijer’s Diversity Team held a Black Business Month Summit (5). Meijer CEO Rick Keyes is a signatory of the CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion pledge (6).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Meijer donated $1 million to 19 Urban League chapters (1). Meijer has sponsored LGBTQ pride parades, featured products from LGBTQ vendors, and the Gay & Sexualities Alliance (2)(3). Meijer also sponsors the Phluid project “to create a special collection of gender-free apparel” (4).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

Meijer does not have a PAC (1).

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November 28, 2023

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