Wayfair

Massachusetts
Retailing

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Wayfair refused to cancel a private prison contract in 2019 but allegedly dropped Trump Home Decor in November 2016. Wayfair does not protect its employees against viewpoint discrimination but has not used its corporate reputation to advance ideological agendas. The company covers the cost of "medically necessary transition-related care” for its employees and their children. However, Wayfair does not use its PAC donations for ideological purposes. For these reasons, Wayfair 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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Wayfair received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index. Among other requirements, this means that the company has a written policy pledging to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies (1)(2). Wayfair dropped Trump Home Decor in November 2016 without a public statement (3). The company came under pressure to cancel contracts with a private prison system, but the leadership decided to keep the contracts out of a desire to remain apolitical (4).

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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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Rationale

Wayfair 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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Wayfair does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (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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Wayfair has not supported ideological causes or policies (1).

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

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Wayfair has a perfect score 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).

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

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Rationale

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

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September 8, 2023

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