State Farm Insurance
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Summary:
State Farm has not canceled any clients due to religious or political beliefs. The company does pledge to vet vendors for pro-LGBTQ policies. State Farm discriminates against faith-based charities through its charitable giving program. The company has partnered with TheGenderCool Project and LGBTQ groups for transgender advocacy. State Farm does not have viewpoint protections for its employees. For these reasons, State Farm 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.
State Farm has pledged to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies (1). State Farm has not publicly canceled employees or clients for their beliefs, however.
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
State Farm does not treat employee donations to religious organizations the same as similar secular organizations in its charitable matching policy (1). The company has some stricter restrictions for donations to faith-based charities. The company also does not give to religious programs at all (2).
Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.
State Farm does not protect its employees from viewpoint discrimination (1).
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
State Farm signed an amicus brief in support of Bostock v. Clayton County (a Supreme Court case arguing that the 1964 Civil Rights act applies to sexual identity) (1). Leaked emails showed that State Farm partnered with The GenderCool Project to implement children’s books about transgenderism and LGBTQ ideologies with kids in elementary school classrooms (2)(3). After Consumers’ Research reported on a State Farm employee inviting local agents to plant transgender books in children’s libraries, State Farm abruptly ended the project (4).
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
State Farm has funded LGBTQ Pride and advocacy organizations (1).
Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.
State Farm’s PAC has a reliable history of bipartisan giving (1).
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March 23, 2023
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