Winnebago Industries

Iowa
Automobiles and Components

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Winnebago Industries, an RV company, vets vendors for LGBTQ policies and does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees. However, it has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. The company frequently uses its corporate dollars to support LGBTQ programs and organizations. Its CEO signed onto the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge, which includes a commitment to promote DEI through bias education training in the workplace. However, it does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. For these reasons, Winnebago Industries receives a Medium Risk rating.

Criteria
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

Winnebago Industries has a written policy pledging to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies. Its Supplier Code of Conduct requires vendors to include sexual orientation and gender identity in their nondiscrimination policy (1). However, has not publicly terminated business relationships due to political views or religious beliefs.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Winnebago Industries does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving (1). Winnebago Industries has not published its employee matching program guidelines.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Winnebago Industries does not provide viewpoint protections to 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

Winnebago Industries uses its social media to promote LGBTQ Pride Month (1). Its CEO signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge, which includes a commitment to promote DEI through bias education training in the workplace (2). The company created programs to encourage gender diversity (3)(4).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Winnebago Industries partners with multiple ideological organizations including LGBT+ Outdoors, the Minnesota Business Coalition for Racial Equity, Out & Equal, the Philanthropic Collective to Combat Anti-Blackness and Realize Racial Justice, and the National Minority Supplier Development Council (1)(2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

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

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November 17, 2023

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