Sleep Number

Minnesota
Household and Personal Products, Retailing

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Sleep Number does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees but has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. Sleep Number integrates ESG into all of its business practices and frequently uses its reputation to promote LGBT issues. However, it does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving and has not used corporate funds for ideological purposes. For these reasons, Sleep Number 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

Sleep Number has not publicly terminated business relationships due to religious or political beliefs. Sleep Number integrates ESG principles into all of its business practices, continually “incorporating them into our strategy, culture and operations” (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Sleep Number does not appear to discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. It focuses on “youth health and well-being” (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Sleep Number does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (1)(2).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Sleep Number promotes the LGBTQIA+ community and Pride Month on its social media platforms and shares LGBTQ+ employee stories (1)(2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Sleep Number does not use corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

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

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September 29, 2023

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