Talbots

Massachusetts
Consumer Durables and Apparel, Retailing

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

Talbots does not provide explicit viewpoint protections to employees, though the company has not terminated business relationships due to views or beliefs. Talbots does has not endorsed ideological policies or funded ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression. For these reasons, Talbots receives a Lower 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

Talbots has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Talbots does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. Talbots partners with Dress for Success, whose mission is “to empower women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and the development tools to help women thrive in work and in life” (1)(2). Talbots also partners with Dana-Farber Cancer Insititute to honor its commitment to supporting women’s health and wellness (1). Talbots does not have an employee matching program at this time (3).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Talbots does not provide viewpoint protections for employees (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

Talbots has not corporately supported ideological causes or policies.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Talbots has not used corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

Talbots does not operate a PAC at this time (1).

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October 2, 2023

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