Sweetgreen

California
Food Beverage and Tobacco

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Summary:

Sweetgreen does not protect employees from viewpoint discrimination, and the company has pledged to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies. However, Sweetgreen has not publicly terminated business ties due to ideological differences. Sweetgreen has made several DEI and ESG-related commitments. The company uses its corporate reputation and funds to advance its LGBTQ Pride campaigns. For these reasons, Sweetgreen receives a Medium 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

Sweetgreen received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign (1). Among other requirements, this means the company has pledged to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies and advocate for LGBTQ communities and policies. However, the company has not publicly terminated business relationships due to political or religious differences. Sweetgreen integrates ESG into all of its business practices, including a carbon assessment for suppliers (2). 

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Sweetgreen does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Sweetgreen does not provide its employees with protection against viewpoint discrimination (1)(2).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Sweetgreen supports LGBTQ causes through its Pride-focused marketing campaign (1). Sweetgreen’s DEI campaign implements unconscious bias and anti-racism training for its employees (2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Sweetgreen’s Pride campaign partnered with Covenant House, an LGBTQ organization, to donate $25,000 through its Pride-focused marketing campaign (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

Sweetgreen does not operate a PAC (1).

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May 24, 2023

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