Cross Country Healthcare

Rating Overview

Cross Country Healthcare is Lower Risk.

Cross Country Healthcare 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	Lower Risk
Discriminatory Philanthropy	Lower Risk
Employment Protection	Medium Risk

Corporate Weaponization ⓘ

Corporate Governance and Public Policy Risk Levels
Criteria	Risk Level
Advocacy Bias	High 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:

Lower

Rationale:

Cross Country 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:

Lower

Rationale:

Cross Country does not appear to discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or beliefs (1).

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

Medium

Rationale:

Cross Country appears to prioritize diversity over merit in its supply chain. From its 2023 Sustainability Report: “Supplier Diversity Policy: We believe our responsibility to provide a diverse environment extends to our affiliate vendors,
consultants, and other suppliers. We endeavor to partner with diverse affiliate vendors, consultants, and other suppliers when possible, such as minority and woman owned affiliate vendors. An inclusive procurement strategy widens the pool of
potential suppliers. By providing an increased amount of sourcing options, inclusiveness may render supply chains more resilient” (1).
Cross Country protects its employees against viewpoint discrimination (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

High

Rationale:

Cross Country supports DEI within its business practices, hosting a DEI Council (1).
The company supports DEI within its business practices. From its Diversity webpage: “We are proud of Cross Country Healthcare’s nearly 35-year commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and it is an enduring principle we will always honor and uphold” (2). Cross Country supports ESG within its business practices. From its 2023 Sustainability Report: “We trust that we can only pursue these goals and make meaningful contributions to economic prosperity and social-wellbeing if we align our operations to our ESG commitments” (3).

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

Lower

Rationale:

Cross Country 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:

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