Tesla

Texas
Automobiles and Components

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Tesla has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs., however, the company did get into trouble for firing a pro-unionization worker who was eventually rehired. The company vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies and does not provide its employees with protections against viewpoint discrimination. Tesla covers the cost of "medically necessary transition-related care” for its employees and their children. The company covers the cost of abortion-related travel expenses for its employees and supports the Equality Act. However, Tesla does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. For these reasons, Tesla 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

Tesla received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign. Among other requirements, this means Tesla has pledged to vet vendors based on LGBTQ policies (1)(2). Tesla was ordered by the National Labor Relations Board to rehire an employee who it claimed was fired over pro-unionization statements (3)(4). However, Tesla claims it fired the employee for posting internal employee profiles to Facebook illegally and that the firing was never related to that employee’s political beliefs.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Tesla does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. Tesla restricts its donations and community engagement to groups, schools, and programs supporting STEM education (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Tesla has viewpoint and religious protections for suppliers, but only religious protections for employees (1). It does not protect employees from viewpoint discrimination (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

Tesla signed an open letter in support of the Equality Act (1). Otherwise, it does not use its corporate image to involve itself in politics (2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Tesla has a perfect score on the HRC’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index. This score indicates the company covers the cost of “medically necessary transition-related care” for its employees and their children (1)(2). Tesla announced that it was expanding its health insurance offering to include “travel and lodging support for those who may need to seek healthcare services that are unavailable in their home state,” including abortions (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

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

All links were last accessed and all information was updated on:
November 30, 2023

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Voting History

Date
ESG Category
Proponent
Summary of ResolutionMgmt RecTotal Vote % in Favor
5/16/23GovernanceSumtrif ehf.Report on Key-Person RiskAgainst5.80%
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