Warner Bros. Discovery

California
Media and Entertainment

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Summary:

Warner Bros. Discovery (a 2022 merger between WarnerMedia and Discovery) has not terminated business relationships due to religious or political beliefs, though it vets suppliers according to their LGBTQ policies. The company does not have viewpoint protections for its employees. Warner Bros. Discovery provides reimbursement for abortion travel and opposes state laws that protect women's and girls' sports. For these reasons, Warner Bros. Discovery receives a "Medium 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.

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Warner Bros. Discovery (then Discovery) received a score of 90 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign. Among other requirements, this means the company has pledged to vet vendors based on LGBTQ policies (1).

Criteria

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

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Rationale

Warner Bros. Discovery does not publish its charitable giving guidelines at the moment.

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

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Rationale

Warner Bros. Discovery does not protect its employees from 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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Warner Bros. Discovery (then WarnerMedia) signed an open letter condemning “anti-LGBTQ” state laws, including laws that prevented biological men from participating in women’s and girls’ sports (1).

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

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Warner Bros. Discovery signed a deal with Black Lives Matter founder Patrisse Cullors allowing her to make digital content for the network (1). Warner Bros. Discovery has pledged to provide coverage for abortion travel (2).

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

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N/A
Rationale

Warner Bros. Discovery does not have an active PAC.

All links were last accessed and all information was updated on:
March 24, 2023

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