Sprout Social

Illinois
Media and Entertainment, Software and Services

Risk Level:

Rating - Danger
High Risk

Summary:

Sprout Social, a social media management company, canceled Family Research Council, a religious nonprofit. The company vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies. Sprout Social has unconscious bias training for employees and has donated to Planned Parenthood. Sprout Social does not have viewpoint protection for its employees. For these reasons, Sprout Social receives a "High Risk" rating.

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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.

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Rationale

Sprout Social canceled its relationship with Family Research Council, a Christian nonprofit (1). Sprout Social vets suppliers according to their LGBTQ non-discrimination policies (2).

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

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Sprout Social gives employees time off to volunteer with nonprofits of their choice. The company does not prohibit volunteering with faith-based organizations (1).

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Sprout Social does not protect employees from viewpoint discrimination (1).

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

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Sprout Social hosts “unconscious bias” training for employees (1).

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

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Sprout Social has previously given to Planned Parenthood (1)(2).

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

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Sprout Social does not have a PAC and explicitly states that it will not directly or indirectly support political parties or candidates for office (1).

All links were last accessed and all information was updated on:
March 24, 2023

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