Upstart Holdings

California
Diversified Financials

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

Summary:

Upstart Holdings, a consumer lending service, has not terminated business relationships due to religious or political beliefs. It has not used its reputation or corporate dollars to promote ideological causes. For these reasons, Upstart 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

Upstart has not terminated business relationships due to religious or political beliefs.

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

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

Upstart does not have a charitable giving program.

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

Risk Level
Rationale

In Upstart’s Equal Opportunity policy statement, the company insists that it “celebrate(s) all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences,” though it does not explicitly protect employees from viewpoint discrimination (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

Upstart has not used its corporate reputation to promote ideological agendas (1).

Criteria

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

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Rationale

Upstart has not funded ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression (1).

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

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

Upstart does not operate a PAC.

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March 24, 2023

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