G-III Apparel Group - 1792 Exchange

Rating Overview

G-III Apparel Group is Lower Risk.

G-III Apparel Group 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 elevates merit, excellence, and integrity ahead of race and identity-based policies. G-III Apparel Group 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	Lower Risk
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:

G-III Apparel Group promotes divisive sex and gender policies. Its Vendor Code of Conduct requires international vendors to include sexual orientation in their nondiscrimination policy (1). However, G-III Apparel Group has not publicly canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors based on views or beliefs (2).

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

Lower

Rationale:

G-III Apparel Group does not discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or beliefs guidelines. G-III Apparel Group’s charitable giving focus areas are “Education, Children & Families, Diversity, Homelessness [and] Environment” (1)(2).

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

Medium

Rationale:

G-III Apparel Group does not provide viewpoint protections to its employees (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

Medium

Rationale:

G-III Apparel Group advocates for LGBTQ Pride. Multiple G-III Apparel Group-owned or licensed companies have released LBGTQ-promoting clothing such as Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, and Karl Lagerfeld (1)(2)(3). Otherwise, there are no publicly known cases of G-III Apparel Group using its reputation to advance ideological causes or policies (4).

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

Lower

Rationale:

G-III Apparel Group 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:

G-III Apparel Group does not operate a PAC and has not reported on its lobbying at this time (1)(2)(3).