Samsung
Risk Level:
Summary:
Samsung has not publicly fired employees or canceled contracts due to religious or political beliefs, although it does have a policy vetting vendors based on LGBTQ protections. The company protects employees from religious and political affiliation discrimination in its employment policy. Samsung does not fund ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression yet; its PAC has donated to the Black Lives Matter (BLM) PAC. Samsung advocates for the Equality Act. For these reasons, Samsung 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.
Samsung received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign. Among other requirements, this means the company has pledged to vet vendors based on LGBTQ policies (1). There are no publicly known cases of employees being fired for religious or political beliefs.
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.
Samsung protects employees from both religious and political affiliation (viewpoint) discrimination (1).
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
Samsung created The Samsung Equality Alliance and signed an open letter in support of the Equality Act (1). Samsung also joined the business coalition Texas Competes in support of the LGBTQ movement (2). Samsung has hosted speakers for its Pride Month events encouraging an intersectional worldview and advocating for progressive social justice views (3). Samsung operates “D&I Campaigns” on topics such as microaggressions and unconscious bias (4).
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Samsung does not donate to ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression (1).
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December 28, 2022
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