The Howard Hughes Corporation Inc.
Corprate Bias Ratings
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Summary:
The Howard Hughes Corporation 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 company integrates ESG into all of its business practices and hosted an LGBTQ pride event which included a drag show. Its CEO signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge and launched a scholarship in honor of Nikole Hannah-Jones. The Howard Hughes Corporation does not appear to discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving and has not used its corporate funds or political contributions for ideological purposes. For these reasons, The Howard Hughes Corporation receives a Medium Risk rating.
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.
The Howard Hughes Corporation has a written policy pledging to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies. However, The Howard Hughes Corporation has not publicly terminated business relationships due to religious beliefs or political views (1). The Howard Hughes Corporation integrates ESG into all of its business practices. Its “focus has never been on simply checking a box to indicate compliance” and ESG is a “center of [its] strategy” (2).
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.
The Howard Hughes Corporation does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (1).
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
The Howard Hughes Corporation integrates ESG into all of its business practices and has committed to engagement with LGBTQ causes, namely by hosting an LGBTQ pride event which included a drag show (1). The Howard Hughes Corporation’s CEO signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge, which includes a commitment to promote DEI through bias education training in the workplace (2). The Howard Hughes Corporation launched a scholarship in honor of Nikole Hannah-Jones, author of the “1619 Project”. This project taught that slavery was essential to the American Revolution but has been thoroughly critiqued by conservative and liberal historians for its inaccuracy and prioritizing ideology over history (3).
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
The Howard Hughes Corporation does not use corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (1).
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October 4, 2023
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