Wawa

Pennsylvania
Food and Staples Retailing

Corprate Bias Ratings

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Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Wawa has not publicly terminated business relationships due to political or religious beliefs, though it vets suppliers for their LGBTQ policies. Wawa does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. Wawa supports the Equality Act and attends Pride parades. Wawa donates to the National Urban League in support of racial injustices. For these reasons, Wawa receives a Medium 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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Wawa received a score of 100 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). There are no publicly known cases of Wawa terminating 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.

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The Wawa Foundation does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving (1)(2).

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

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Wawa does not provide its employees with protection 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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Wawa corporately advocates for the Equality Act and attends Pride parades in support of LGBTQ causes (1)(2).

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

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Wawa donated $100,000 to the National Urban League (1).

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

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Wawa operates its PAC in a bipartisan manner consistent with its business interests (1).

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August 10, 2023

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