Companies 09 Amalgamated Bank does not lend to or bank for firearms manufacturers or sellers and has a robust policy on firearms. Have Taken 10 BlackRock took steps to address the issue of firearms companies in index portfolios by engaging with firearms manufacturers and retailers regarding business policies and practices and offering clients a choice of products that Action To Keep exclude the firearms industry. Communities 11 State Street Global Advisors and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS), with other institutional and private investors with combined assets of more than $4.83 trillion, came together to create and promote the Safe (2/2) Principles for a Responsible Civilian Firearms Industry. 12 PayPal does not allow the use of its service or logo for selling firearms, certain firearm parts, or ammunition. Everytown For Gun Safety (2018) 13 Authorize.net (a subsidiary of Visa) cut its relationship with North Carolina-based Hyatt Gun Shop – the self-proclaimed nation’s largest gun store. 14 Facebook limits posts on Facebook and Instagram discussing the sale of firearms to users over 18; warns people promoting the private sale of weapons to comply with relevant laws; and introduced “in-app education” on Instagram for those who search for gun promotions or sales. Facebook also banned users from coordinating private sales of firearms on Facebook and Instagram. 15 Salesforce changed its acceptable-use policy to ban customers that sell automatic and semiautomatic weapons, 3D- printed guns, and various accessories from using its sales management software. 16 TOMS, the shoe company, launched a campaign to end gun violence with a $5 million commitment to the issue.
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