
Webex
Risk Level:
Summary:
Webex, owned by Cisco, has not terminated business relationships due to religious or political beliefs. Cisco has weaponized its PAC against republican election objectors and has not resumed donations to those members. Webex has not used its image or reputation for ideological purposes, but it does not protect employees from viewpoint discrimination. For these reasons, Webex receives a "Medium Risk" rating.
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.
Cisco, the parent company of Webex, received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign (1). Among other requirements, this means the company has pledged to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies. However, WebEx has not terminated any business relationships due to political differences.
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
Webex does not have a charitable giving program but offers discounts on its products to nonprofits (1).
Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.
WebEx does not publish an antidiscrimination statement. However, the company does not include discrimination based on political viewpoint in its definition of “bias” (1).
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
Webex has not independently endorsed any ideological agendas (1).
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Webex has not independently funded ideological organizations hostile to freedom of expression (1).
Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.
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March 24, 2023
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