Southeastern Grocers
Corprate Bias Ratings
Risk Level:
Summary:
Southeastern Grocers has not terminated business relationships due to religious or political beliefs, but does not protect employees from viewpoint discrimination. The company does not appear to discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. The company has not only participated in, but has sponsored Pride festivals throughout Florida, and publicly advocates for Pride Month and National Coming Out Day. The company's subsidiaries Winn-Dixie and Harvey's, have both used its social media platform to sympathize with the BLM movement. For these reasons, Southeastern Grocer 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.
There are no publicly known cases of Southeastern Grocer terminating business relationships due to religious or political beliefs. Southeastern Grocer received a score of 85 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC). Among other requirements, this indicates that Southeastern Grocer vets suppliers according to their LGBTQ policies (1).
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.
Southeastern Grocer does not provide viewpoint discrimination protection for employees (1).
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
Winn-Dixie, along with eighteen major corporations, has taken a stand “in the fight for LGBTQ equality in the corporate sector in Florida” (1). Southeastern Grocers has participated in multiple Pride festivals throughout Florida, is a partner of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce, and corporately recognizes Pride Month and National Coming Out day (2)(3). Winn Dixie and Harvey’s Supermarket posted content on its FaceBook account in support of BLM (4)(5). The company supports the National Diversity Council CEO Antiracism Pledge, and has hosted company-wide DEI conferences and unconscious bias trainings (2)(6).
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.
Southeastern Grocers does not operate a PAC or publicly disclose its political contributions.
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July 21, 2023
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