Moderna Inc.

Risk Level:

Medium Risk

Summary:

Moderna Inc. has policy requiring suppliers to have LGBTQ non-discrimination policies, does not have policy protecting employees from viewpoint discrimination, and requires implicit bias training for employees. However, Moderna has not used corporate funds to advance ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression. It has not publicly canceled business relationships due to views or beliefs. For these reasons, Moderna Inc. receives a Medium 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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Moderna has integrated ESG into its business practices, including a written policy requiring suppliers not to discriminate on the basis of LGBTQ identity (1)(2). There are no publicly known examples of Moderna firing employees or canceling contracts based on ideological differences.

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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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Moderna will donate to religiously-affiliated charitable organizations that provide their services in a non-sectarian manner (1).

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

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Moderna Inc. does not have written policy protecting its employees from 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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Moderna Inc.’s CEO Stéphane Bancel signed the CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion pledge (1). The company has integrated ESG into its business practices, including an emphasis on “implicit bias” training (2)(3).

Criteria

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

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There are no publicly known cases of Moderna Inc. donating to idealogical groups hostile to freedom of expression (1).

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

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Moderna Inc. does not operate a PAC, but does lobby for issues that pertain to its business practices (1)(2). However, Moderna Inc. donates indirectly through 501(c)(4)’s like Biotechnology Innovation Organization, which contributes to policies, candidates, and PACs that benefit pharmaceutical organizations (3).

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May 12, 2023

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