Renault

Nissan
France
Automobiles and Components

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Renault, an automobile manufacturing company, vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies and is part of the Global Alliance for Responsible Media. However, the company has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. Nissan is a copper sponsor of Out & Equal and Renault has aired several LGBTQ-focused commercials, including one prominently featuring the father of a family as a drag queen. However, it provides viewpoint protections for its employees and does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. For these reasons, Renault receives a Medium Risk rating.

Criteria
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

Renault has a written policy pledging to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies. Its Code of Ethics requires vendors to include sexual orientation and gender identity in their nondiscrimination policy (1)(2). The company is a member of the Global Alliance for Responsible Media, which aims to demonetize advertisements and suppress content that “vilifies” individuals based on sexual orientation and gender identity, discusses “debated social issues in a negative or partisan context” or spreads “hate speech” (3)(4)(5). However, the company has not publicly terminated business relationships due to religious beliefs or political views.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Renault does not appear to discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Renault protects its employees against viewpoint discrimination (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Renault has aired multiple primarily LGBTQ-focused advertisements, including one in which the father of a family is a drag queen (1)(2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Renault is a member of the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (1)(2)(3). Nissan is a copper sponsor of Out & Equal (4).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

Renault does not operate a PAC or engage in lobbying at this time (1)(2)(3).

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February 16, 2024

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