
Prudential Financial
Corprate Bias Ratings
Risk Level:
Summary:
Prudential Financial vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies and does not provide its employees with protections against viewpoint discrimination, but has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. The company uses its reputation to push gender ideology and requires its managers to take diversity training. Prudential funds multiple LGBTQ organizations and discriminates against some religious organizations through its employee matching program. The company is committed to carbon neutrality by 2040. However, Prudential has not used its PAC contributions for ideological purposes. For these reasons, Prudential 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.
Prudential has not publicly terminated business relationships due to religious beliefs or political views. The company received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign. Among other requirements, this means Prudential has pledged to vet vendors based on LGBTQ policies (1)(2).
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
Prudential will match employee donations to religious organizations that engage in nonsectarian broad community outreach (1).
Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
Prudential and some of its board members signed an amicus brief supporting the Supreme Court ruling affirming that gender identity is covered under the 1964 Civil Rights Act (1). Board members have also spoken out against state-level election security bills (2)(3). Prudential has signed the CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion pledge (4). Internally, the company has also pledged to more heavily emphasize racial factors in its hiring strategies by instituting quotas and requiring hiring managers to undergo interview diversity training (5). Prudential is a Ceres Network Member, committed to net zero carbon emissions by 2040 (6)(7).
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
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June 1, 2023
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Voting History
Date | ESG Category | Proponent | Summary of Resolution | Mgmt Rec | Total Vote % in Favor |
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6/13/23 | Governance | New York State Common Retirement Fund | Report on Election Spending | Against | 40.67% |
6/13/23 | Governance | New York State Common Retirement Fund | Report Each Director/Nominee’s Self-Identified Gender and Race/Ethnicity(Board Matrix) | Against | 18.83% |
5/9/23 | Governance | John Chevedden | Independent Board Chairman | Against | 34.60% |
5/10/22 | Governance | John Chevedden | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Against | 12.00% |