Autoliv

Industries Automobiles and Components
Location Sweden
(Along with 15 other companies)
Activism

The biggest 1000 U.S. companies by revenue according to form 10-K.

Rating Overview

Risk Rating: Lower

Autoliv is Lower Risk.

Autoliv is Lower Risk. The company does not yield to political activism in shaping corporate governance, preventing initiatives that potentially alienate consumers, divide employees, and harm shareholders. The company implements race and identity-based policies that replace merit, excellence, and integrity with preferential treatment and outcomes. Overall, the company does not embrace corporate initiatives that redirect its central focus from business goals to partisan policies and divisive issues. This approach protects free exercise, free speech, and free enterprise.

Rating Criteria

Corporate Weaponization Risk Levels
Criteria Risk Level
Cancellations Medium Risk
Discriminatory Philanthropy No Data
Employment Protection Medium Risk

Corporate Weaponization ⓘ

Corporate Governance and Public Policy Risk Levels
Criteria Risk Level
Advocacy Bias Medium Risk
Funding Lower Risk
Political Actions No Data

Corporate Governance and Public Policy ⓘ

Rating Criteria Detail

Criteria Risk Level Rationale

Corporate Weaponization


Criteria:

Has canceled 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:

Medium

Rationale:

Autoliv integrates ESG into all of its business practices. “Autoliv has dedicated teams responsible for the quality management of our supply base, including mandatory steps such as pre-qualification audits of new direct material suppliers. Sustainability criteria are included as a module in pre-qualification audits and must be met before becoming an Autoliv supplier” (1). The company has not publicly canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs (2).

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

N/A

Rationale:

Autoliv’s charitable giving focus areas are “Higher education, Culture and the arts, Civic development, Health and human services” (1).

Criteria:

Employment policies fail to protect against viewpoint or other discrimination and/or are ideological in nature.

Risk Level:

Medium

Rationale:

Autoliv requires its senior managers to take “inclusive recruitment” training (1). The company protects its employees against viewpoint discrimination (2).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy


Criteria:

Uses corporate reputation to support causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

Risk Level:

Medium

Rationale:

Autoliv is committed to net zero carbon emissions by 2030 (1). The company supports ESG within its business practices. From its 2024 Annual and Sustainability Report: “The underlying principle of our governance model is integrating sustainability responsibilities into the ordinary course of business and company processes” (2). Otherwise, there are no publicly known cases of the company using its reputation to advance ideological causes or policies (3).

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

Lower

Rationale:

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

Criteria:

Uses corporate political actions and/or financial contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.

Risk Level:

N/A

Rationale:

Autoliv does not operate a PAC or report on its lobbying at this time (1)(2)(3).