Fox Corporation

Fox Corporation received a score of 95 on the 2025 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a political stakeholder group. The company recruits employees based on sexual identity issues. The company discriminates against vendors that do not promote divisive sex and gender policies, indicating it prioritizes sexual issues over merit (1)(2). The company integrates ESG into its business practices. From its 2021 CSR Report: “As confirmed in our Supplier Management Policy, Doing Business with FOX, our suppliers must have a documented environmental policy that includes a commitment to comply with relevant environmental laws and regulations and to continual improvement and pollution prevention” (3). Fox Corporation integrates DEI into its supply chain. From its Supplier Code of Conduct: Suppliers should “Promote diversity and inclusion throughout the organization and the supply chain” (4)(5). However, the company has not publicly canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs (6).

Fox Corporation’s HRC 2025 CEI rating indicates the company will not donate to non-religious charities unless they embrace controversial sexual identity policies (1)(2). The company likely uses Benevity as its charitable giving platform. Benevity vets charities according to the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Hate List, which includes mainstream libertarian, conservative, family, and religious advocacy organizations (3)(4)(5). Fox Corporation’s employee matching guidelines require that organizations abide by its nondiscrimination policy, including on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, thereby excluding some religious charities (6).

Fox Corporation’s HRC 2025 CEI rating indicates the company forces employees to attend multiple, controversial trainings on gender identity, sexual orientation, transgender issues, and divisive racial ideology. The company also provides gender transition guidelines for its employees (1)(2). The company requires its employees to take unconscious bias and DEI training (3). Fox Corporation appears to prioritize diversity over merit in its recruitment, leadership composition, and supply chain. From its 2021 CSR Report: “We prioritize having a diverse talent pipeline across all of our disciplines. To identify great talent, we partner with organizations that provide FOX access to recruiting events and their conventions” (4). From its Statement of Corporate Governance: “The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will seek to promote diversity on the Board of professional background, expertise and perspective” (5). From its 2021 CSR Report: “We understand that diversity and inclusion should influence the way
we purchase goods and services. We are a member of the National Minority Supplier Development Council, and we invite minority business enterprises to engage with us and be part of our vendor base” (6). The company operates a supplier diversity program. “Our Supplier Diversity Program formally launched in 2019 with the goal of identifying and growing a diverse supplier community and partners that provide superior value to our organization” (7). Fox Corporation protects its employees against viewpoint discrimination (8).

Fox Corporation’s HRC 2025 CEI rating indicates the company agrees to allow a controversial stakeholder group focused on sexual identity issues to dictate marketing or advertising strategy. By doing so, the company risks dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders (1)(2). The company’s CEO Lachlan K. Murdoch is a member of the Business Roundtable, which supports stakeholder capitalism over traditional shareholder obligations (3). Fox Corporation supports DEI within its business practices, employing a DEI Vice President (4). The company supports DEI within its business practices. From its LinkedIn post: “FOX is proud to be recognized for its deep commitment to diversity and inclusion” (5).

Fox Corporation’s HRC 2025 CEI rating indicates the company covers transgender related costs for its employees and their children, including paid short-term leave, puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, chest surgeries, genital surgeries, medical visits and lab monitoring, travel and lodging. Additionally, the company has pledged philanthropic support of at least one organization or event that promotes sex and gender ideology. By allowing a political stakeholder group to dictate operations, the company increases health care costs and risks dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders (1)(2). The company provided uniforms for participants in the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Culinary Program and partnered with the Los Angeles LGBT Center and Ali Forney Center to promote their education programs (3). Fox Corporation has donated to GLSEN, an American education organization that promotes LGBT-inclusive schools (4). Otherwise, there are no publicly known cases of the company using corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (5).

Fox Corporation’s HRC 2025 CEI rating indicates the company publicly advocated for controversial sex and gender ideology through local, state or federal legislation or initiatives. By allowing a political stakeholder group to dictate operations, the company risks dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders (1)(2). The company has not used its PAC donations or lobbying for ideological purposes (3)(4)(5).