Scotts Miracle-Gro
Corprate Bias Ratings
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Summary:
Scotts Miracle-Gro has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs. Scotts Miracle-Gro does not provide viewpoint protections for employees. Scotts Miracle-Gro implemented ESG into all its business practices, including unconscious bias trainings and the distribution of DEI-related materials. Scotts Miracle-Gro has also pledged to vet vendors for LGBTQ policy. However, the company has not used its PAC donations for ideological purposes. For these reasons, Scotts Miracle-Gro 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.
Scotts Miracle-Gro has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs. Scotts Miracle-Gro received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC). Among other requirements, this indicates that Scotts Miracle-Gro vets suppliers according to their LGBTQ policies (1). Scotts Miracle-Gro implements ESG requirements into its supplier agreements (2).
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
Scotts Miracle-Gro does not appear to discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. Scotts Miracle-Gro “will consider requests from faith-based organizations, provided the contributions are not used for inherently religious purposes or to serve a limited constituency versus the larger community in which an organization operates, i.e. community gardens” (1).
Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.
Scotts Miracle-Gro does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (1).
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
Scotts Miracle-Gro has implemented unconscious bias trainings and used its Real Talk series to distribute DE&I materials, including discussions on LGBTQ allyship (1). Scotts Miracle-Gro also distributed diversity training resources to employees as part as their Project Spectrum initiative (2). Scotts Miracle-Gro has implemented ESG commitments into its business, including a long-term net-zero carbon pledge (3)(4).
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Scotts Miracle-Gro has a perfect score on the HRC’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index. This score indicates the company covers the cost of “medically necessary transition-related care” for its employees and their children (1)(2). Scotts Miracle-Gro is a corporate sponsor of Kids Gardening’s “GroPride” program, which gives grants to gardens that engage LGBTQ youth (3).
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October 4, 2023
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