Moss Adams

Washington
Accounting Payroll & HR Services

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Summary:

Moss Adams, an accounting firm, has used its corporate reputation and funds to advance ideological causes. Moss Adams implements and advocates for ESG principles, including ESG audits. Moss Adams has signed onto Business Statement Opposing Anti-LGBTQ State Legislation. The company does not protect employees against viewpoint discrimination. Religious organizations are not listed as eligible organizations for employees to donate to through corporate programs, yet Moss Adams donated to Race Forward and the National Urban League. However, Moss Adams has not publicly terminated any business relationships due to beliefs. For these reasons, Moss Adams 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

There are no known instances of Moss Adams publicly terminating business relationships due to political or religious differences.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Moss Adams’ charitable giving is focused on “education, social equity, and environment” (1). Moss Adams does not discriminate against religious charities, however. 

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Moss Adams does not provide viewpoint protections for employees (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

Moss Adams has signed onto Business Statement Opposing Anti-LGBTQ State Legislation, thereby advocating for transgender participation in girls’ sports and locker rooms (1). Moss Adams integrates ESG into all of its business practices as detailed in its Foundation Report, including conducting ESG audits and supporting ESG investments (2)(3). By 2025, Moss Adams has a goal of becoming an “anti-racist” firm through its Inclusion Series which implements unconscious bias training (4)(5).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Moss Adams donated over $100,000 to Race Forward, National Urban League, and Equal Justice Initiative in support of Black Lives Matter (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

Moss Adams does not operate a PAC at this time (1).

All links were last accessed and all information was updated on:
March 23, 2023

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