16 Mar From the Analyst’s Desk 3/16/23
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Here are some of the key findings and data points of interest discovered in our recent research:
Ace Hardware (3.61) – Ace Hardware remains neutral or minimally active on almost all key issues; with 2nd Amendment and Civil-Safe society being where they earned some minor points. However, their standout issue is Life, for which they granted a massive donation of over $14 million dollars to the Children’s Miracle Network, which specializes in child critical illness care including infants in the NICU.
American Airlines Group, Inc. (2.29) – American Airlines is generally evenly split between issues with scorable data and issues that they remain neutral on. However, scorable data available on the issue of Basic Freedoms indicates a strong commitment to HRC values, LGBTQ support, and DEI policy adherence.
Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. (2.24) – Bloomin’ Brands, which owns restaurant chains like Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill, Flemming’s, and Outback Steakhouse, scores relatively neutral on most issues; the exceptions being slight positive points on Environment for having stewardship policies, and a poor score on Basic Freedoms for their high score on the HRC CEI. However, with so little scoreable data found, Bloomin’ Brands is a great example of a company worth lobbying for change in their policies to be more neutral, or closer to conservative.
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