Wingstop - 1792 Exchange

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Lower Risk

Summary:

Wingstop, a restaurant chain, does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees. However, it has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. Its CEO signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge and implements unconscious bias training for its team members. Wingstop frequently uses its reputation to support LGBTQ Pride. However, it does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving and has not used its corporate funds for ideological purposes. For these reasons, Wingstop receives a Lower Risk rating.

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Risk Level

Rationale

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.

Risk Level

Rationale

Wingstop has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs (1)(2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level

Rationale

Wingstop does not appear to discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. It has donated to religious organizations such as the Walther Christian Academy (1)(2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level

Rationale

Wingstop does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy

Criteria

Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.

Risk Level

Rationale

Wingstop’s CEO signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge, which includes a commitment to promote DEI through bias education training in the workplace (1). The company implements unconscious bias training for its corporate team members and regularly supports LGBTQ Pride (2)(3)(4).

Criteria

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

Risk Level

Rationale

Wingstop has not used corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (1)(2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level

N/A

Rationale

Wingstop does not operate a PAC or engage in lobbying at this time (1)(2).

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November 2, 2023

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