Procter & Gamble (P&G)

Ohio
Household and Personal Products

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Summary:

Procter and Gamble has supported policy issues through its corporate reputation and company funds. It does not protect employees from viewpoint discrimination. P&G requires its suppliers to have pro-LGBTQ policies. However, P&G does not bar religious organizations from receiving charitable grants. For these reasons, P&G 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.

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Procter and Gamble received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign. Among other requirements, this means P&G has pledged to vet vendors based on LGBTQ policies (1). P&G has not publicly terminated any business relationships due to viewpoints or beliefs, however.

Criteria

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

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Rationale

Procter and Gamble does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving (1)(2).

Criteria

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

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Rationale

Procter and Gamble does not protect its employees from  viewpoint discrimination (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

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

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Procter and Gamble advocates for the Equality Act and is a member of the America Competes LGBTQ business coalition (1) (2). It also uses its advertising to advance LGBTQ activism (3)(4). P&G reinforces the narrative that racism in the U.S. is systemic (5). To appease transgender activists, P&G removed feminine symbols from its feminine hygiene products’ labels (6). In spring 2021, P&G released a statement that it supports the “right to vote” in light of recent election reforms in conservative states; none of these states changed anyone’s right to vote (7).

Criteria

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

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Rationale

Procter and Gamble funds multiple LGBTQ activist organizations, including the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation and the National Black Justice Coalition (1). P&G announced that it funds employees’ out-of-state abortion expenses (2).

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

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Procter and Gamble donates in a bipartisan manner consistent with its business interests (1).

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March 23, 2023

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