Sony
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Summary:
Sony Corporation of America (Sony) does not have viewpoint protections for employees, although it has not publicly fired employees or canceled contracts due to political or religious beliefs. The company supports the Equality Act and prohibits donations to religious organizations such as houses of worship. Sony uses corporate funds to pay for abortions and support the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. For these reasons, Sony 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.
Sony received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign (1). Among other requirements, this means the company has pledged to vet vendors based on LGBTQ policies. There are no publicly known cases of employees being fired for religious or political beliefs, however.
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
Sony will not give to “religious organizations in support of their sacramental or theological functions” (1). It is not clear if Sony would give to a faith-based nonprofit aligned with its giving priorities.
Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.
Sony does not protect its employees from viewpoint discrimination (1).
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.
Sony has not donated to ideological PACs (1).
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March 24, 2023
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