Pacific Premier Bank

California
Banks

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Pacific Premier Bank has no known examples of firing employees or canceling contracts based on viewpoints, however the company does not protect employees from viewpoint discrimination. The company remains committed to DE&I ideologies through donation to social justice organizations and hosting DE&I trainings for its employees. For these reasons, Pacific Premier Bank receives a Medium Risk rating.

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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

Pacific Premier Bank 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
N/A
Rationale

Pacific Premier Bank does not publicly disclose its charitable giving policy.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Pacific Premier Bank does not protect its employees against viewpoint discrimination (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

Pacific Premier Bank hosts trainings on unconscious bias, allyship, microagressions, and human rights. Quarterly, the company sends out DE&I materials in their company newsletter (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Pacific Premier Bank has made contributions to the Urban league (1). The company has also made significant donations towards DE&I groups, including a $5 million commitment to investment in Community Capital Management’s “Minority CARES” program, which addresses “social justice and racial equality” (2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

Pacific Premier Bank does not operate a PAC.

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August 10, 2023

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