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Johnson & Johnson – Woke Company Report

D83/100 higher is better
Originally published October 20, 2026
Johnson & Johnson headquarters tower and low office wing in New Brunswick, New Jersey
Photo: Johnson & Johnson headquarters, New Brunswick, New Jersey. ekem, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Points deducted by category

  1. DEI hiring, pay & suppliers: 1/15 points deducted
    • 10-K: "inclusion and belonging" human-capital language. (source)
  2. Internal policies & benefits: 0/10 points deducted
  3. Free speech, debanking, deplatforming & anti-military/anti-American conduct: 0/15 points deducted
  4. Political giving (PAC, treasury, leadership): 0/10 points deducted
  5. Advocacy, lobbying & public statements: 2/15 points deducted
    • J&J was listed among more than 350 major companies endorsing the Equality Act (Equality Federation, Mar 16, 2021): the page says the Act has "been endorsed by more than 350 major companies," including "Johnson & Johnson." (source)
  6. Marketing, products & content: 0/10 points deducted
  7. Charitable & activist funding: 5/10 points deducted
    • $100M, five-year commitment to "address racial and social injustice" (2020 to 2025). (source)
  8. ESG, activist investing & industry/regional boycotts: 0/10 points deducted
  9. China & foreign-adversary ties: 0/5 points deducted
  10. Election & voting-law activism: 4/10 points deducted
    • Johnson & Johnson is listed as a corporate signer of the "We Stand for Democracy" two-page ad (NYT and Washington Post, Apr 14, 2021), which opposed "any discriminatory legislation or measures that restrict or prevent any eligible voter" from voting, published as states including Georgia passed election-law changes. (source)
  11. Border & immigration enforcement: 0/10 points deducted
  12. Faith, family & children: 14/10 points deducted (cap 10; MAJOR items are not limited by the cap)
    • Signed HRC's coalition statement opposing state legislation. (source)
    • Johnson & Johnson signed the HRC-organized open letter (full-page Dallas Morning News ad, Mar 11, 2022; logo on the ad) opposing Texas's directive to investigate parents of transgender minors receiving gender-transition care: "The recent attempt to criminalize a parent for helping their transgender child access medically necessary, age-appropriate healthcare in the state of Texas goes against the values of our companies." (source)
  13. Climate & anti-fossil-fuel advocacy: 3.5/10 points deducted
    • J&J 2025 Health for Humanity Report: Scope 1-2 goal "Reduce absolute Scope 1 & 2 GHG emissions 44% by 2030, from a 2021 base year," "validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)." (source)
    • RE100 members list (read Oct 20, 2026): "Johnson & Johnson," member since 2015. (source)
  14. Second Amendment & lawful-firearms commerce: 0/10 points deducted
  15. Government-coordinated content moderation: 0/10 points deducted
  16. Abortion advocacy, benefits & funding: 1/10 points deducted
    • J&J spokesperson statement to Fierce Pharma (June 29, 2022), in a story on abortion-travel benefits: "We offer reimbursement for travel expenses to U.S. employees and their families for eligible medical services not available from any in-network or out-of-network provider within 100 miles of the patient's home," including "reproductive healthcare." (source)
  17. American Workers & H-1B Displacement: 0/10 points deducted

Final verdict: Grade D

Grades run A (best) to F (worst) on a 0–100 scale, where a higher score is better: every company starts at 100 and loses points for each finding. Every finding links to its source. See how we rate for the scale and the category caps. Points from MAJOR items are not limited by the category cap, so a category can show more points deducted than its cap.