Reliance Steel & Aluminum

Corporate Bias Rating

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Risk Level:

Lower Risk

Summary:

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. does not yield to political activism in shaping corporate governance, preventing initiatives that potentially alienate consumers, divide employees, and harm shareholders. The company elevates merit, excellence, and integrity ahead of race and identity-based policies. Reliance does not embrace corporate initiatives that redirect its central focus from business goals to partisan policies and divisive issues. This approach protects free exercise, free speech, and free enterprise.

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Corporate Weaponization

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Has canceled 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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Rationale

Reliance has not publicly canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs.

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

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Reliance likely uses Benevity as its charitable giving platform. Benevity vets charities according to the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Hate List, which includes mainstream libertarian, conservative, family, and religious advocacy organizations (1)(2)(3).

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Employment policies fail to protect against viewpoint or other discrimination and/or are ideological in nature.

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Reliance does not provide viewpoint protections for employees (1)(2).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy

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Uses corporate reputation to support causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

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Reliance has not supported ideological causes or policies (1).

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

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Reliance has not used corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (1).

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Uses corporate political actions and/or financial contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.

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N/A

Rationale

Reliance does not operate a PAC or report on its lobbying at this time (1)(2)(3).

Board Bias

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CEO of Reliance Steel & Aluminum

Karla R. Lewis

Summary:

Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Reliance Steel & Aluminum is a member of the Fortune 250 operating in the Materials industry. Karla R. Lewis and Mark V. Kaminski serve as CEO/President and Chairman, respectively, leading the company’s C-suite executive team and the board of directors. Amongst these teams, the collective leadership is responsible for $19,650 to Republican causes and $2,050 to Democratic causes. Under their tenure, Reliance Steel & Aluminum currently holds a 'Lower Risk' risk rating.

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Political Contributions of Leadership:

$19,650

$2,050

Republican

Democrat