Nestlé

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Switzerland
Food Beverage and Tobacco

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Nestlé, a multinational food and beverage company, vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies, is part of the Global Alliance for Responsible Media, and does not provide its employees with protections against viewpoint discrimination. It not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs, though. The company covers the cost of "medically necessary transition-related care" for its employees and their children. Nestlé funds the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and multiple LGBTQ organizations, including the Partnership for Global LGBTI Equality (PGLE). Nestlé mandates unconscious bias training for all employees and uses its reputation to advocate for gender ideology. However, the company does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. For these reasons, Nestlé and Nestlé USA receive a Medium Risk rating.

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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

Nestlé received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) Corporate Equality Index, meaning that it vets suppliers according to LGBTQ policies (1)(2). The company is a member of the Global Alliance for Responsible Media, which aims to demonetize advertisements and suppress content that “vilifies” individuals based on sexual orientation and gender identity, discusses “debated social issues in a negative or partisan context” or spreads “hate speech” (3)(4)(5). However, it has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Nestlé does not prohibit donations to religious organizations whose goals are in line with Nestle’s charitable campaigns (1)(2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Nestlé (and Nestlé USA) does not provide viewpoint protections for its 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

Nestlé’s PGLE membership reflects its commitment to “operationalize” company coverage of transgender surgery and treatment, the vetting of business partners based on LGBTQ+ policies, and the financial support of LGBTQ organizations on a global level (1)(2)(3). Nestlé USA signed open letters supporting the Equality Act and transgender participation in women’s and girls’ sports (4)(5). Nestlé also supports a variety of “inclusive” policies, such as funding employee gender transitions and mandating racial unconscious bias training for all employees (6). Nestlé opposed the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act, which prohibits teaching gender identity and sexual orientation in schools to kids in K-3rd grade (7).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Nestlé USA 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). Nestlé is a member of the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (3)(4)(5). Nestlé USA corporately donates to the HRC (6). Nestlé is a PGLE member, a copper sponsor of Out & Equal, and a corporate partner of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (7)(8)(9).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

Nestlé USA does not operate a PAC at this time.

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November 28, 2023

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