Sprout Social

Illinois
Media and Entertainment, Software and Services

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Danger
High Risk

Sprout Social, a social media management company, canceled its relationship with the Family Research Council, a religious nonprofit. The company vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies. Sprout Social hosts unconscious bias training for its employees and has donated to multiple LGBTQ organizations, including The National Center for Transgender Equality and Planned Parenthood. For these reasons, Sprout Social receives a High 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

Sprout Social canceled its relationship with Family Research Council, a Christian nonprofit (1). Sprout Social has a written policy pledging to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies. Its code of conduct is applicable to “all suppliers” and includes a commitment to not discriminate based on gender identity or sexual orientation (2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Sprout Social does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. Sprout Serves focuses on “nonprofits of their choosing” (1)(2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Sprout Social protects its employees against viewpoint discrimination (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

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

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Sprout Social has donated to multiple ideological organizations including The National Center for Transgender Equality and Planned Parenthood (1)(2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Sprout Social does not operate a PAC at this time (1)(2).

All links were last accessed and all information was updated on:
September 21, 2023

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