Veritiv

Georgia
Capital Goods

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

Veritiv has not terminated business relationships due to religious or political beliefs, though it does vet suppliers according to LGBTQ policies. Veritiv does not protect employees from viewpoint discrimination. Veritiv has not used its reputation or corporate dollars to support ideological groups or agendas. For these reasons, Veritiv 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

Veritiv received a score of 75 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign (1). Among other requirements, this means Veritiv vets suppliers according to LGBTQ policies. Veritiv has not terminated business relationships due to ideological beliefs.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Veritiv gives charitably through an employee volunteering program and the One Veritiv Fund, through which the company provides short-term relief to employees suffering from a large-scale emergency (e.g., a natural disaster) (1)(2). There is no written rule prohibiting cooperation with religious organizations.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Veritiv does not 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

Veritiv has not used its corporate reputation to support ideological agendas (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Veritiv has scored a 75 on the HRC’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index. This score indicates the company covers the cost of “medically necessary transition-related care” for its employees and their children (1)(2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

Veritiv does not operate a PAC at this time.

All links were last accessed and all information was updated on:
August 28, 2023

Company reports are intended for educational use only. Full Disclaimer

Generate Reports
Clear
Toast

This website stores cookies on your computer. These cookies are used to collect information about how you interact with our website and allow us to remember you. We use this information in order to improve and customize your browsing experience and for analytics and metrics about our visitors both on this website and other media. To find out more about the cookies we use, see our Privacy Policy.

Accept