Palantir Technologies

Colorado
Commercial and Professional Services, Software and Services

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Palantir Technologies, which is a software company, vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies. However, the company has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs and does not protect its employees against viewpoint discrimination. Palantir supports multiple LGBTQ ideologies, implemented unconscious bias training for its employees, and achieved carbon neutrality in 2022. However, the company has not funded or lobbied for ideological purposes. For these reasons, Palantir Technologies receives a Medium 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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Palantir Technologies has a written policy pledging to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies. Its Code of Conduct applies to all contractors and consultants of Palantir Technologies and includes a commitment to not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation (1). The company has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs.

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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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Palantir Technologies does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. The company focuses on funding research projects in information technology, the physical sciences, philosophy, the law, and international affairs (1)(2).

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

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Palantir Technologies does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (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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In Palantir Technologies’ “2022 UK Gender Pay Gap Report,” the company acknowledges “that gender identities exist outside of the binary and recognizes self-identified genders. As part of our commitment to creating an inclusive environment, we encourage employees to share their pronouns and update their employee demographic data with their self-identified gender” (1). Palantir’s employee onboarding includes unconscious bias and inclusion trainings and the company achieved carbon neutrality in 2022 (2)(3).

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

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Palantir Technologies has not funded ideological causes, organizations, or policies (1).

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

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

All links were last accessed and all information was updated on:
September 27, 2023

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