Thread by @Accountable_Org

#BREAKING: CfA is calling on @EsteeLauder to stop an employee from using the company's name to promote the anti-choice group Obria. Read more: 1/8
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The employee, Vicki Smith, appears to have violated Estée Lauder’s employee handbook by publishing the company’s affiliation on Obria’s website and by using her Estée Lauder email account to communicate with government officials about Obria business. 2/8

Vicki Smith appears to work for Estée Lauder as a La Mer regional training director. Additionally, Ms. Smith is also an Obria board member and is listed on Obria’s “About Us” webpage as “Vicki Smith | Estée Lauder | Former Education Director | Board Chair.” 3/8

Additionally, on April 4, 2019, Ms. Smith, along with other Obria officials, used her Estée Lauder email address to schedule a conference call with an official at @HHSGov regarding Obria’s Title X grant. Title X is a gov't program designed to promote access to birth control. 4/8

Estée Lauder’s employee handbook encourages its employees to participate in community activities, but it states that these endeavors “should not… imply Company sponsorship or support.” 5/8

The handbook states that employees should not use company stationery or any other sign of support “without the express written approval of the Company.” 6/8

The handbook also states that the charitable involvement “should not . . . adversely affect the reputation of the Company, including the image of the Lauder family, which is a valuable asset of the Company.” 7/8

Obria appears to be piggybacking on Estée Lauder’s good name to lend credibility to the controversial organization, which opposes all forms of contraception. Estée Lauder should enforce its employee handbook and demand Obria and Ms. Smith cease using the Estée Lauder name. 8/8