United Rentals

Connecticut
Capital Goods

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

United Rentals has not terminated business relationships due to views or beliefs. It does vet suppliers according to a supplier diversity program, prioritizing minority-owned businesses. United Rentals has not used its reputation or company dollars to support ideological agendas or groups hostile to freedom of expression. For these reasons, United Rentals receives a Lower Risk rating.

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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

While United Rentals has not terminated business relationships due to ideological beliefs, it does have a supplier diversity program, which vets suppliers according to the identities of business owners (1)(2).

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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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Rationale

United Rentals’ charitable giving partnerships help support veterans and 9/11 recovery and remembrance efforts (1). Due to the company’s focus, it does not discriminate against religious organizations.

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

Risk Level
Rationale

United Rentals does not provide protections against viewpoint discrimination (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

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

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Rationale

There are no publicly known cases of United Rentals using its corporate reputation to promote ideological causes.

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

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Rationale

There are no publicly known instances of United Rentals using corporate dollars to support ideological groups hostile to free expression (1).

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

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N/A
Rationale

United Rentals does not have an active PAC.

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September 20, 2023

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