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IAC.US | Activities of holding companies

IAC Inc. is a holding company that owns brands and products across media, advertising, and online services. Its portfolio includes businesses such as Dotdash Meredith (a digital and print publishing company), Angi (a home services marketplace), and Search (which includes Ask Media Group). IAC operat...Show More

Ethical Profile

Mixed.

IAC Inc. presents a mixed ethical profile. Its Vivian Health platform aims to support healthcare workers, where reports suggest 46% experience clinical depression and 42% feel unsafe. Care.com addresses parental stress, with 90% of parents losing sleep and 29% allegedly considering self-harm, though these initiatives have limited overall reach. The company maintains a formal whistleblower policy and anti-bribery measures. In environmental efforts, IAC reported over 64% waste diversion in 2023. However, information is largely insufficient across many other ethical areas, including fair pay, regulatory fines, and tech safety.

Value Scores

Better Health for All-20
-100100
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity-60
-100100
Fair Pay & Worker Respect0
-100100
Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing0
-100100
Honest & Fair Business-40
-100100
Kind to Animals0
-100100
No War, No Weapons0
-100100
Planet-Friendly Business0
-100100
Respect for Cultures & Communities0
-100100
Safe & Smart Tech-10
-100100
Zero Waste & Sustainable Products-40
-100100

Better Health for All

-20

Care.com, an IAC company, reported in January 2025 that parental stress due to caregiving costs is significant, with 90% of parents losing sleep, 80% crying (90% for mothers), 75% feeling dread, 71% experiencing health issues, and 29% considering suicide or self-harm.

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Additionally, a Vivian Health report from December 2023-January 2024 indicated that 46% of healthcare workers reported clinical depression.
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Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

-60

IAC and its businesses made over $1.5 million in charitable contributions in 2023.

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Given IAC's reported profit of $597.5 million,
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this represents approximately 0.25% of profit, which falls into the -100 tier for profit reinvestment. For financial literacy, IAC offers a 401(k) plan to employees after 30 days of service
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and references a survey on retirement knowledge gaps.
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The IAC Charitable Foundation made a single grant of $15,000 in 2023
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to the JUMPSTART COALITION FOR PERSONAL FIN LITERACY.
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This limited scope and reach, primarily for employees and a single grant, aligns with the -80 tier for financial literacy initiatives.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

0

No evidence available to assess IAC Inc. on Fair Pay & Worker Respect.

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

0

No specific, quantifiable data was found across the provided articles for any of the KPIs related to Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing for IAC Inc. While some articles mention policies, codes of conduct, and assessment programs (like EcoVadis) for suppliers, they do not provide the necessary percentages, frequencies, or incident counts required by the rubric's quantitative thresholds. Information pertaining to entities other than IAC Inc. (e.g., Inventec Appliances Corp., Innospec Active Chemicals LLC, International Association of Concrete) was excluded.

Honest & Fair Business

-40

IAC Inc. has a formal whistle-blower policy that encourages anonymous reporting via an online hotline and explicitly prohibits retaliation against whistle-blowers.

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The company also maintains an anti-corruption policy that prohibits bribery (government and commercial), facilitation payments under $100, and false record-keeping.
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This policy requires compliance with major anti-bribery laws such as the FCPA and UK Bribery Act, and includes guidelines for business entertainment, gifts, travel, third-party relationships, and political/charitable contributions, while emphasizing record-keeping and red flag awareness.
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However, there is no evidence provided regarding the frequency or effectiveness metrics of anti-corruption training, nor is there information on independent investigation processes for whistle-blower reports.

Kind to Animals

0

IAC Inc. is a holding company primarily involved in media, advertising, and online services. There is no evidence that its business operations involve animal-derived products, animal testing, animal husbandry, or animal agriculture, making most animal welfare KPIs not applicable.

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While its subsidiary Dotdash Meredith includes animal welfare as a pillar for employee volunteer projects and supported the Greater Birmingham Humane Society in 2023, this does not translate into direct operational metrics for the company's core business activities related to animal welfare.
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No War, No Weapons

0

No evidence available to assess IAC Inc. on No War, No Weapons.

Planet-Friendly Business

0

No evidence available to assess IAC Inc. on Planet-Friendly Business.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

0

IAC has 8 formal partnerships with local community and educational groups, including Hudson Guild, Liberty High School Academy for Newcomers, and the Public Theater, which falls into the 50 tier.

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No cultural appropriation incidents have been reported.
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The company operates a 'Speak Up' hotline, managed by a third party, for confidential reporting of concerns, and all reports are independently investigated.
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This is a standard grievance process, not a community-specific mechanism, placing it in the 0 tier. FPIC processes are not applicable to the company's operations as described. The 'Speak Up' hotline is available in various local languages, and training is delivered in local languages, but there is no specific assessment score for language inclusivity, indicating limited local language incorporation, which maps to the -50 tier.
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Comprehensive training is provided to the team, with a focus on mitigating bias and fostering understanding, but there is no specific percentage of employees completing cultural sensitivity training, placing it in the 0 tier.
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Safe & Smart Tech

-10

IAC's subsidiary, Robokiller, offers personal data protection features that allow users to identify where their data is exposed on data broker websites and either remove it or receive instructions to do so, with automatic rescans every 90 days.

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However, IAC's privacy policy states that requests from California residents to know, delete, and correct personal information are generally responded to within 45 days.
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IAC has published an AI ethics statement.
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The Audit Committee assists the Board with monitoring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, and the company is subject to various privacy regulations including GDPR, CCPA, the EU’s Digital Services Act, and the FTC's Negative Option Rule.
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IAC has implemented tools and procedures designed to identify and remediate vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in its applications and infrastructure.
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Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

-40

IAC's average waste recycling rate is over 64% as of 2023 and 2024.

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The company's product strategy and advanced development team focus on resource conservation, reduction of carbon emissions, and the circular economy, including developing one-material concepts for complete recyclability.
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IAC has reduced landfill shipments by 28% since 2019 and implemented sustainability-focused Kaizen projects at all locations in 2021.
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The company has set a continuous improvement plan for 2024 with a 5% reduction target for total waste created.
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In 2023, IAC generated 4,548 tons of hazardous waste, with 1,820 tons processed and averted from landfill, and manages hazardous waste with licensed third-party carriers.
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Nearly all IAC manufacturing locations hold ISO 14001 environmental management system certification.
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The company requires all suppliers to implement ISO 14001 and participate in sustainability activities, with non-participating suppliers facing new business holds.
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Waste audits are conducted as part of an internal audit program for legal and other requirements.
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