Vizient Inc.

Texas
Commercial and Professional Services

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

Vizient has not terminated business relationships due to views beliefs, though it does vet suppliers according to LGBTQ policies. The company supports the Equality Act but has not given corporate dollars to ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression. For these reasons, Vizient receives a Lower 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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Vizient received a score of 95 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign (1). Among other requirements, this means Vizient vets suppliers according to LGBTQ policies. There are no publicly known cases of Vizient terminating business relationships due to views or beliefs.

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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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Vizient donates to a wide variety of organizations, including faith-based charities (1).

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

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Vizient does not provide protections 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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Vizient signed an open letter in support of the Equality Act (1).

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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 publicly known instances of Vizient funding ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression.

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

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Vizient has not used its PAC for ideological purposes (1)(2).

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September 19, 2023

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