Hasbro

Hasbro received a score of 70 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 Governance and Ethics Principles page: “[Our ELT and members of our global corporate sustainability team] sets the direction for our global ESG strategy and ensures the integration of ESG throughout the organization and supply chain” (3). However, Hasbro has not publicly canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs (4).

Hasbro’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’s charitable giving guidelines require that organizations abide by its nondiscrimination policy, including on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, thereby excluding some religious charities (3).

Hasbro appears to prioritize diversity over merit in its leadership composition. From its Nominating, Governance and Social Responsibility Committee Charter: The Board considers a “candidates’ employment and other experience, qualifications, gender, diversity and other attributes, skills, expertise and involvement in areas which are of relevance to the Company’s business… the Company’s desire to have a Board which represents a diverse mix of backgrounds, perspectives and expertise” (1). In December 2023 America First Legal filed a letter with the EEOC requesting a civil rights investigation into Hasbro over discriminatory practices in hiring (2)(3). Hasbro does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (4).

Hasbro’s former CEO, Brian Goldner, signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge Inclusion, which includes a commitment to promote DEI through bias education training in the workplace (1)(2). Hasbro is aiming to reach net-zero by 2050 (3). The company supports DEI within its business practices. From its 2023 ESG Report: “We celebrate diversity because we believe that rich, varied perspectives generate the best ideas, which in turn help us reflect diversity, inclusion and belonging across our brands and play experiences” (4). The company supports ESG within its business practices. From its 2023 ESG Report: “ESG topics, such as climate and sustainability, human rights and ethical sourcing, are regular agenda items at Governance Committee meetings” (5). The company scored a 70 out of 100 on the 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a political stakeholder group (6)(7). The company has partnered with The Conscious Kid, “an educational partner dedicated to promoting equity, inclusion, and healthy racial identity in kids” (8). The company developed a pro-abortion “Operation” game, and the proceeds from its sales were meant to fund Planned Parenthood (9). However, the company recalled the game after controversy and has not returned it to shelves. Hasbro has committed to public advocacy for or engagement with LGBTQ causes, including creating a TV series with LGBTQ characters and storylines (10).

Hasbro provides a benefits package for employees that covers travel/lodging costs for an abortion and transgender medical procedures for covered employees and dependents, including children (1)(2)(3). Hasbro’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. By allowing a political stakeholder group to dictate operations, the company increases health care costs and risks dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders (4)(5). Hasbro has pledged an unreported sum of corporate funding to BLM and/or related racial equity causes (6)(7). Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro, is a Silver Tier corporate sponsor of the Trevor Project, an organization that advocates for controversial sex and gender ideology, including “gender transition” drugs and surgeries for minors, through legislation, litigation, advertising, and PR campaigns. The organization also hosts online chatrooms that allow adults to communicate with minors as young as 13 about sexually explicit topics. Adults in these chatrooms have encouraged minors to adopt transgender identities and withhold this information from their parents (8)(9)(10)(11)(12). Otherwise, there are no publicly known cases of the company using corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (13).

Hasbro does not operate a PAC at this time and has not lobbied for ideological purposes (1)(2)(3).