Parsons
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Summary:
Parsons, a technology solutions provider headquartered in Centerville, VA does not protect employees from viewpoint discrimination. The company has pledged to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies, advocates for LGBTQ causes, and supports ESG principles and goals. However, Parsons does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving guidelines. Parsons does not use its corporate funds nor PAC donations to advance ideological causes hostile to freedom of expression. For these reasons, Parsons receives a Medium Risk rating.
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.
Parsons received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC). Among other requirements, this indicates that Parsons vets vendors according to their LGBTQ policies (1)(2). There are no publicly known cases of Parsons terminating business relationships due to religious or political beliefs.
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
Parsons Gives Back, Parsons’s charitable giving program, donates to Habitat for Humanity, a religious-based organization with a secular service (1).
Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.
Parsons does not protect its employees against viewpoint discrimination (1).
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
Parsons has a Cultivating a Responsible Enterprise (CARE) strategy, a ZERO Program, and a Sustainability Scorecard, which integrates ESG principles into all of its business practices (1)(2)(3). Parsons took part in the oSTEM, Inc. conference in support of LGBTQ people entering STEM careers, and supports Modern Military Association of America, a group focused on LGBTQ military activism (4). “ESG is in our fabric, interwoven with our core values, and underpins who we are and how we operate,” said Parsons CEO Carey Smith (5).
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.
Parsons has not used its PAC donations for ideological purposes (1).
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March 23, 2023
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