A Fox News opinion piece highlights that Bain & Company, along with other major consulting firms, continues to implement diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs—including specialized racialized hiring practices—to maintain competitive advantage in federal contracting. From an anti-authoritarian perspective, these measures support marginalized communities and affirm progressive labor and human rights practices, countering attempts by the current administration to undermine such initiatives.

Bain & Company released its Supplier Code of Conduct, outlining rigorous standards for supplier ethics, labor rights, supply chain oversight, data security, and environmental responsibility.

Bain & Company's official anti-forced labour statement outlines their policies to prevent slavery, unlawful child labour, and human trafficking within their operations and supply chains. The company emphasizes adherence to strict ethical standards including robust supplier codes of conduct.

In September 2022, a Labour peer urged the US government to ban Bain & Company from public contracts following allegations of grave professional misconduct and collusion in South Africa. The call for exclusion highlights concerns over the firm’s alleged complicity in corrupt practices and its potential influence on government procurement.

Bain & Company was banned from competing for U.K. government contracts for three years following revelations of collusion with corrupt South African officials, indicating unethical economic practices and potential facilitation of regulatory capture.