Norwegian Cruise Lines

Sixthman
Florida
Media and Entertainment

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCLH) vets vendors for LGBTQ policies and does not protect viewpoint protections for its employees. However, the company has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. Its CEO signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge and its subsidiary company Sixthman joined the ATL Action for Racial Equity in 2021. The company partners with the Florida Diversity Council and sponsored its 2022 LGBTQ+ Summit. However, NCLH does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving and has not lobbied for ideological purposes. For these reasons, Norwegian Cruise Lines receives a Medium Risk rating.

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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

NCLH ties executive compensation to ESG measures (1). The company has a written policy pledging to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies. Its Supplier Code of Conduct requires suppliers to include sexual orientation in its nondiscrimination policy (2). However, NCLH 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

NCLH does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving (1)(2).

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

Risk Level
Rationale

NCLH does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (1)(2).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.

Risk Level
Rationale

NCLH’s CEO signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge, which includes a commitment to promote DEI through bias education training in the workplace (1). Sixthman, a subsidiary company of NCLH, joined the ATL Action for Racial Equity in 2021 (2).

Criteria

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

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Rationale

NCLH partners with the Florida Diversity Council and sponsored its 2022 LGBTQ+ Summit (1). Otherwise, it has not used corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (2).

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

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Rationale

NCLH does not operate a PAC at this time and has not lobbied for ideological purposes (1)(2)(3).

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November 1, 2023

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