Stryker Corporation
Corprate Bias Ratings
Risk Level:
Summary:
Stryker has not fired employees or canceled contracts due to religious or political beliefs, despite its perfect score on the Corporate Equality Index. Stryker is a signatory of the Business Roundtable's 2019 Statement on the Purpose of Corporation, which promotes stakeholder capitalism. Stryker does not discriminate against faith-based organizations. The company does not corporately fund ideological organizations or agendas hostile to freedom of expression. For these reasons, Stryker receives a "Lower 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.
Stryker has not publicly terminated business relationships due to religious beliefs or political views. The company received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign. Among other requirements, this means the company has pledged to vet vendors based on 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.
Stryker does not protect employees from viewpoint discrimination (1).
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
Stryker CEO Kevin Lobo signed the Business Roundtable’s 2019 Statement on the Purpose of Corporation, which promotes stakeholder capitalism over traditional obligations to shareholders and customers (1).
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Stryker does not donate to ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression (1).
Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.
Stryker does not make political contributions (1).
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May 8, 2023
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