Chartis
Rating Overview
Rating Criteria
Rating Criteria Detail
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:
LowerRationale:
Chartis has not publicly canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs (1).
Criteria:
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
Risk Level:
N/ARationale:
Chartis does not publish charitable giving guidelines (1).
Criteria:
Employment policies fail to protect against viewpoint or other discrimination and/or are ideological in nature.
Risk Level:
HighRationale:
Chartis appears to prioritize diversity over merit in its recruitment, hiring, and leadership composition. From its Anti-Racism Pledge: “Expand Under-Represented Minority (URM) Leadership: We aim to grow the representation of URM colleagues at all levels of Chartis. We are strengthening our recruiting program and talent platform to support the development and advancement of our URM colleagues” (1). Chartis does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (2)(3).
Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria:
Uses corporate reputation to support causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Risk Level:
HighRationale:
Chartis opposed various state and local legislation intended to protect parental rights, girls’ sports, bathroom facilities, and gendered spaces (1). The company published a whitepaper titled “Leading While Black: Addressing Social Justice and Health Disparities” (2). Chartis published an article supporting LGBTQ health agendas (3).
Criteria:
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Risk Level:
LowerRationale:
Chartis has not used corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (1).