Tableau

Washington
Software and Services

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

Summary:

Tableau is a data visualization services provider. It is a subsidiary of Salesforce. Tableau has not terminated business relationships due to political or ideological beliefs. Although the company has previously used its reputation to support the transgender movement, it has not made such statements in recent years. Tableau does not fund ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression. For these reasons, Tableau receives a "Lower Risk" rating.

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Rationale
Corporate Weaponization
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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

Tableau has not publicly terminated business relationships due to political or religious differences.

Criteria

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

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Rationale

The Tableau Foundation does not discriminate against religious organizations in its grant making or employee volunteer hour matching as long as the religious organizations have filed under a separate 501(c)(3) status for community work (1)(2).

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

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Rationale

The Tableau Community Code of Conduct does not protect employees from political viewpoint discrimination (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

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

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Rationale

Tableau signed onto the Human Rights Campaign’s Business Statement for Transgender Equality in 2018 (1). Tableau insists that its “core guiding principle is free speech” and only reserves the right to remove data that violates federal obscenity or incitement laws (2).

Criteria

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

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Rationale

Tableau does not use corporate funds for ideological purposes hostile to freedom of expression (1).

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

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N/A
Rationale

Tableau does not have a PAC or make political contributions.

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March 24, 2023

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