Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

Raleigh, United States

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. is a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider in North America, serving both professional installers and do-it-yourself customers with a broad range of automotive replacement parts, accessories, and maintenance products.

CCI Score

-22.36

0.01% April 18

Latest Event

EEOC Sues Advance Auto Parts for Hostile Work Environments

The EEOC has filed a lawsuit against Advance Auto Parts alleging that the company maintained a hostile work environment by failing to prevent discriminatory behavior against gay and Black employees, including the use of hateful slurs and derogatory comments.

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Advance Auto Parts, Inc. is currently rated as an Accomplice.

-20 to -29 CCI Score

These companies profit from authoritarian practices through their business dealings. Although they may not be directly enforcing oppressive policies, their actions contribute to the economic and operational sustenance of authoritarian regimes.

Latest Events

SEP

30

2024

EEOC Sues Advance Auto Parts for Hostile Work Environments
-75.72

The EEOC has filed a lawsuit against Advance Auto Parts alleging that the company maintained a hostile work environment by failing to prevent discriminatory behavior against gay and Black employees, including the use of hateful slurs and derogatory comments.
-80

Labor Relations and Human Rights Practices

March 20

The EEOC lawsuit details severe shortcomings in Advance Auto Parts' labor relations. The company is accused of allowing a hostile work environment where gay and Black employees were subjected to discriminatory remarks and demeaning treatment. Such behavior violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and demonstrates a significant failure in upholding human rights and fair labor practices, thus earning a strongly negative score.

EEOC Sues Advance Auto Parts for Maintaining Hostile Work Environments for Gay and Black Workers
MAY

18

2022

Advance Auto Parts Political Contributions Policy
44.80

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. has a published Political Contributions Policy stating it does not make direct political contributions to candidates for public office. The policy emphasizes that contributions, if made, are carefully overseen and are not based on personal interests, although the company does occasionally donate to PACs for legislative influence related to its industry. This cautious but somewhat ambiguous approach raises both positive marks for transparency and some concerns about indirect political influence.
+60

Political Contributions and Lobbying Efforts

March 20

The company's policy of not making direct political contributions to candidates demonstrates a commitment to reducing direct corporate influence on elections, a positive step against authoritarian influence. However, the allowance for occasional PAC donations to influence legislation introduces a level of ambiguity that detracts from a fully transparent political stance. This mixed approach results in a moderately positive score.

POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS POLICY
SEP

12

2018

Advance Auto Parts Warehouse Workers Unionize Vote
-36.16

In September 2018, approximately 500 Advance Auto Parts warehouse workers voted overwhelmingly to unionize with LIUNA Local Union 1310. The vote followed a previous anti‐union campaign by the company, which involved empty promises and misleading communications, underscoring significant failures in labor relations and respect for worker rights.
-70

Labor Relations and Human Rights Practices

March 20

Advance Auto Parts' prior anti-union campaign, where the company offered empty promises to discourage unionization, reveals a troubling disregard for fair labor practices and worker rights. The overwhelming union vote is a direct response against the company's authoritarian approach to labor relations, which contributes to a broader pattern of corporate practices that undermine democratic, worker-oriented values.

Advance Auto Parts Warehouse Workers Vote to Unionize with Laborers' Local Union 1310