Momentive

New York
Software and Services

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

Summary:

Momentive, formerly SurveyMonkey, has not terminated business relationships due to religious or political beliefs, though it vets suppliers for their LGBTQ policies. Momentive has opposed the protection of women's sports while mandating diversity training for all employees. However, Momentive protects employees from viewpoint discrimination and has not used corporate funds for ideological purposes. For these reasons, Momentive 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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Momentive received a score of 95 from the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) Corporate Equality Index, meaning that among other categories, it has pledged to vet vendors for support of LGBTQ policies (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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Momentive does not publish the guidelines for its employee gift-matching program (1).

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

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Momentive protects employees from both religious and 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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Momentive, as SurveyMonkey, quoted noted black activist and communist Angela Davis in a press release on its efforts to become an “anti-racist” company (1). SurveyMonkey also requires DEI training (1). Momentive signed on to an HRC letter opposing parental rights in education and efforts to protect women’s and girls’ sports (2).

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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 Momentive using corporate dollars to support ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression.

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

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N/A
Rationale

Momentive does not have a PAC.

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March 24, 2023

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