Wolters Kluwer

The Netherlands
Commercial and Professional Services

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

Wolters Kluwer, which is a publishing company, vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies but has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. Wolters Kluwer regularly supports LGBTQ Pride and supports ESG within its business practices. However, the company has not used corporate funds or lobbied for ideological purposes. Wolters Kluwer protects its employees against viewpoint discrimination. For these reasons, Wolters Kluwer receives a Lower 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.

Risk Level
Rationale

Wolters Kluwer has a written policy pledging to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies. Its Code of Conduct applies to all suppliers and includes a commitment to not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation (1). However, the company has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs.

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Wolters Kluwer does not appear to discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving (1).

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

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Rationale

Wolters Kluwer protects its employees 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.

Risk Level
Rationale

Wolters Kluwer regularly supports LGBTQ Pride (1)(2)(3)(4)(5). Wolters Kluwer supports ESG within its business practices (6).

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

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Rationale

Wolters Kluwer has not used corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies.

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

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Wolters Kluwer does not operate a PAC at this time and has not lobbied for ideological purposes (1)(2).

All links were last accessed and all information was updated on:
October 17, 2023

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