Rent-A-Center

Acima, Get It Now, Home Choice
Texas
Household and Personal Products, Retailing

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

Summary:

Upbound Group, doing business as Rent-A-Center, has a policy requiring suppliers to have LGBTQ non-discrimination policies and does not have policy protecting employees from viewpoint discrimination. However, the company does not use its image or funds to support ideological causes or organizations hostile to freedom of expression. Rent-A-Center has not terminated business relationships due to views or beliefs. For these reasons, Rent-A-Center receives a Lower Risk rating.

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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

Rent-A-Center has written policy requiring suppliers not to discriminate on the basis of LGBTQ identity (1). The company has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on views or beliefs.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

Rent-A-Center does not publicly disclose its charitable giving policies (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Rent-A-Center does not have written policy protecting its employees from 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

Rent-a-center has not used its corporate reputation to advance ideological causes.

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

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Rationale

There are no publicly known cases of Rent-A-Center donating to ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression (1).

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

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Rationale

Rent-a-center Inc. has not weaponized its PAC donations for ideological purposes and lobbies for issues pertaining to typical business practices (1)(2).

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May 12, 2023

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