SendGrid
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Summary:
SendGrid is an email marketing company acquired by Twilio in 2019. It has not publicly terminated business relationships due to ideological beliefs. Twilio's hiring policy protects employees from political viewpoint discrimination. SendGrid has previously hosted mandatory unconscious bias trainings for all employees, though it has not used company dollars to support ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression. For these reasons, SendGrid receives a "Lower 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.
SendGrid has not publicly terminated business relationships due to religious or political beliefs.
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
SendGrid donates to charitable causes of its choice and does not publish any rules prohibiting donations to faith-based charities (1).
Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.
SendGrid, as a subsidiary of Twilio, uses Twilio’s employment policy. Such policies protect employees from religious and political viewpoint discrimination (1).
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
SendGrid has partnered with Flatirons LGBTQ Tech Group to expand its employee resource groups (1). However, SendGrid has generally avoided controversial ideological issues (2). in 2015, SendGrid began unconscious bias trainings for employees, though it remains unclear if such trainings are mandatory (3).
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
SendGrid has not used corporate funds to support ideological group hostile to freedom of expression (1).
Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.
SendGrid does not operate a PAC.
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December 21, 2022
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