Underwrite Laboratories Solutions (UL Solutions)

Illinois
Health Care Equipment and Services

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Underwrite Laboratories Solutions (UL Solutions) vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies and does not provide its employees with protections against viewpoint discrimination. The company donates to Habitat for Humanity, a faith-based organization providing a social service. UL Solutions uses its corporate reputation to advance ideological causes, including the Equality Act. UL Solutions has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. For these reasons, UL Solutions receives a Medium Risk rating.

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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.

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UL Solutions has not publicly terminated business relationships due to religious or political beliefs. UL Solutions received a score of 100 from the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights campaign. Among other requirements, this means that UL Solutions pledged to vet vendors based on LGBT policies (1).

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

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UL Solutions has not published its charitable giving guidelines, however, it does donate to Habitat for Humanity, a religious organization with a social service (1).

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

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UL Solutions does not provide its employees with protection against viewpoint discrimination (1).

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

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UL Solutions CEO, Jennifer Scanlon, signed the CEO Action pledge (1) UL Solutions corporately advocates for the Equality Act (2). The company also created gender transition guidelines for its employees and others who are involved with UL Solutions and joined federal legislation for LGBTQ+ rights and protections (3)(4)(5).

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

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There are no public instances of UL Solutions funding ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

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August 10, 2023

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