Redfin

Washington
Real Estate

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

Summary:

Redfin has not terminated business relationships for any reason. Redfin has supported the Equality Act and hosts mandatory unconscious bias trainings for employees. Although the company does not formally protect employees from political affiliation discrimination, Redfin's CEO has pledged to respect political expression in the workplace. It does not fund ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression. For these reasons, Redfin receives a "Lower Risk" rating.

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Risk Level
Rationale
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.

Risk Level
Rationale

Redfin has not publicly terminated business relationships due to religious or political beliefs. While Redfin received a score of 90 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign, the company does not have a policy requiring the company to vet suppliers according to their LGBTQ protections (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Redfin restricts its charitable giving to nonprofits providing financial support for first-time home ownership and related initiatives. It does not discriminate against faith-based charities (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Redfin does not protect employees from viewpoint discrimination (1). However, in a letter from the CEO, company leadership pledged to respect employees’ political affiliation in the workplace (2).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Redfin signed an open letter in support of the Equality Act (1). Redfin hosts mandatory unconscious bias trainings for all employees (2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Redfin does not donate to ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

Redfin does not have an active PAC.

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March 24, 2023

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