Ralph Lauren
Risk Level:
Summary:
Ralph Lauren has not terminated business relationships due to religious or political beliefs, though it vets suppliers according to their LGBTQ policies. The company does not have viewpoint protection for its employees. Ralph Lauren has used corporate funds to support travel for an abortion and has regularly used its corporate reputation to protest the overturning of Roe v. Wade and oppose state-level election security bills. For these reasons, Ralph Lauren 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.
Ralph Lauren received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) (1). Among other requirements, this means the company has pledged to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies. There is no record of Ralph Lauren publicly terminating a business relationship due to political or religious differences.
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
According to Ralph Lauren’s sustainability reports, the company does not discriminate against faith-based charities in its giving (1).
Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.
Ralph Lauren does not protect employees from political viewpoint discrimination (1).
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
Ralph Lauren has signed the HRC’s business agreement denouncing state-level LGBTQ legislation (1). Ralph Lauren has also denounced a North Carolina bill stating that people must use public restrooms that correspond to their biological sex (2). Ralph Lauren used Instagram to publicly criticize the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade (3). Ralph Lauren is a member of the Civic Alliance, which has used its collective corporate platform to oppose election security laws nationwide (4). Darren Walker, a board member at Ralph Lauren, publicly opposed the election security bill put forth in Georgia in 2021 (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.
Ralph Lauren does not have a PAC.
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March 24, 2023
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