The Children’s Place, Inc.

Gymboree
New Jersey
Consumer Durables and Apparel

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

The Children's Place, Inc. vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies and does not provide its employees with protections against viewpoint discrimination. However, it has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. The Children's Place supports ESG in its business practices, prioritizing diversity in hiring and promotion and mandating DEI training for leaders in the company. However, it does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving and has not used its corporate funds for ideological purposes. For these reasons, The Children's Place, Inc. 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

The Children’s Place has a written policy pledging to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies (1). The company prioritizes diversity in its hiring practices, committed to “maintain at least 80% representation of women in the overall workforce” and double the representation of “African American associates at company U.S. Corporate offices by Fiscal Year 2025” (2). However, The Children’s Place has not publicly terminated business relationships due to religious beliefs or political views.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

The Children’s Place does not appear to discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving (1)(2). “The Children’s Place donates clothing, money and time to local and national organizations that support children and families in need” (3).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

The Children’s Place does not provide viewpoint protections for its 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

The Children’s Place supports ESG in its business practices and mandates DEI training for leaders in the company (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

The Children’s Place has not used corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (1)(2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

The Children’s Place does not operate a PAC or engage in lobbying at this time (1)(2)(3).

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November 27, 2023

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