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              CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON CHINA

                    ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS

                             FIRST SESSION

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                             JULY 27, 2021

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              CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON CHINA

                    LEGISLATIVE BRANCH COMMISSIONERS

      Senate                                     House

JEFF MERKLEY, Oregon, Chair          JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts,  
DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California                 Co-chair
MARCO RUBIO, Florida                 CHRISTOPHER SMITH, New Jersey
JAMES LANKFORD, Oklahoma             THOMAS SUOZZI, New York
TOM COTTON, Arkansas                 TOM MALINOWSKI, New Jersey
STEVE DAINES, Montana                BRIAN MAST, Florida
ANGUS KING, Maine                    VICKY HARTZLER, Missouri
JON OSSOFF, Georgia                  RASHIDA TLAIB, Michigan
                                     JENNIFER WEXTON, Virginia
                                     MICHELLE STEEL, California

                     EXECUTIVE BRANCH COMMISSIONERS

                           Not yet appointed

                      Matt Squeri, Staff Director

                   Todd Stein, Deputy Staff Director

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                               Statements

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Opening Statement of Hon. Jeff Merkley, a U.S. Senator from 
  Oregon; Chair, Congressional-Executive Commission on China.....     1
Statement of Hon. Chris Smith, a U.S. Representative from New 
  Jersey.........................................................     2
Statement of Hon. James P. McGovern, a U.S. Representative from
  Massachusetts; Co-chair, Congressional-Executive Commission on 
  China..........................................................     5
Holyoke, David, Head of Olympics and Paralympics Partnerships, 
  Airbnb.........................................................     7
Lalli, Paul, Global Vice President for Human Rights, The Coca-
  Cola
  Company........................................................     8
Rodgers, Steven R., Executive Vice President and General Counsel, 
  Intel Corporation..............................................    10
Mulvaney, Sean, Senior Director, Global Government Relations and 
  Public Policy, The Procter & Gamble Company....................    11
Fairchild, Andrea, Senior Vice President of Global Sponsorship 
  Strategy, Visa Inc.............................................    13

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                          Prepared Statements

Holyoke, David...................................................    45
Lalli, Paul......................................................    47
Rodgers, Steven R................................................    50
Mulvaney, Sean...................................................    55
Fairchild, Andrea................................................    58

Merkley, Hon. Jeff...............................................    62
McGovern, Hon. James P...........................................    63
Smith, Hon. Chris................................................    63

                       Submissions for the Record

Article entitled, ``Uyghurs and Tibetans Locked Out of Airbnb in 
  China's Latest Crackdown on Ethnic Minorities,'' submitted by 
  Chair Merkley..................................................    66

Questions for David Holyoke of Airbnb submitted by Senator 
  Lankford.......................................................    67
Questions for David Holyoke of Airbnb submitted by Representative 
  Smith..........................................................    70
Questions for Paul Lalli of The Coca-Cola Company submitted by
  Representative Smith...........................................    71
Questions for Paul Lalli of The Coca-Cola Company submitted by 
  Senator Lankford...............................................    71
Questions for Steven R. Rodgers of Intel submitted by Senator 
  Lankford.......................................................    75
Questions for Sean Mulvaney of Procter & Gamble submitted by 
  Senator Lankford...............................................    80
Questions for Andrea Fairchild of Visa Inc. submitted by Senator 
  Lankford.......................................................    84

CECC Truth in Testimony Disclosure Form..........................    87
Witness Biographies..............................................    89

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                         TUESDAY, JULY 27, 2021

                            Congressional-Executive
                                       Commission on China,
                                                    Washington, DC.
    The hearing was convened, pursuant to notice at 10:02 a.m., 
via videoconference, Senator Jeff Merkley, presiding.
    Also present: Senators King, Cotton, and Daines, and 
Representatives Smith, Steel, Malinowski, and Wexton.

  OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. JEFF MERKLEY, A U.S. SENATOR FROM 
   OREGON; CHAIR, CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON CHINA

    Chair Merkley. Good morning. Welcome to today's hearing of 
the Congressional-Executive Commission on China entitled 
``Corporate Sponsorship of the 2022 Beijing Olympics.'' The 
meeting has been brought to order.
    As the world watches the Olympics currently unfolding in 
Japan, this Commission remains deeply disturbed that in less 
than seven months another Olympics is scheduled to begin in the 
shadow of some of the world's most egregious human rights 
abuses. The Olympic Games exist to uplift the human spirit. 
Yet, unless something dramatically changes, in a few months' 
time the Games will be held in a country that continues to 
mercilessly crush the human spirit--in Xinjiang, in Hong Kong, 
and in Tibet, among human rights activists and civil society, 
and anywhere where defenders of freedom stand up to the Chinese 
government's bullying.
    This hearing will explore how Olympic corporate sponsors 
can leverage their influence to insist on concrete human rights 
improvements in China, and how they will manage the 
reputational and material cost of being associated with an 
Olympic Games held in the midst of a genocide. It follows up on 
recommendations made at a May 18th hearing we held jointly with 
the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission entitled ``China, 
Genocide and the Olympics.'' That hearing demonstrated just how 
deep the bicameral and bipartisan congressional concern is on 
this issue. I am especially grateful to Representatives 
McGovern and Smith for their partnership and leadership.
    For this hearing, we have invited the U.S.-based companies 
who sponsor the Olympics through The Olympic Partner Programme 
of the International Olympic Committee. We are pleased that all 
five companies whose TOP sponsorships run through the 2022 
Beijing Olympics have agreed to testify. These companies are 
some of the most well-known and respected brands in the world. 
This hearing is not meant to attack or embarrass individual 
U.S. companies, but rather to explore how key Olympic movement 
stakeholders--corporate stakeholders--can use their influence 
to ensure that the Olympics lives up to its values.
    Holding the '22 Winter Olympics in China and allowing its 
authoritarian government to reap the rewards in prestige and 
propaganda of hosting this globally beloved event does not 
uphold the Olympic spirit. There is a parallel. That parallel 
is Berlin in 1936, when Hitler used the Olympics to put a real 
shine on his country at the same time he was already engaged in 
horrific acts against his own citizens, and worse was to come. 
But in this situation, it's worse than Berlin in 1936, because 
the genocide is already underway.
    As my co-chairman said in our last hearing, this is not the 
time for business as usual. We want to hear how Olympic 
sponsors can help us deny the Chinese government its propaganda 
coup, support inspirational athletes without channeling the 
money through an IOC that has demonstrated little regard for 
internationally recognized human rights, influence the IOC to 
improve its policies so that the Olympics are never again 
awarded to a country engaged in genocide and gross violations 
of human rights, and embrace Olympic ideals of diversity and 
inclusion without supporting Olympic organizing committees that 
plan opening and closing ceremonies that will cynically display 
religious and ethnic minorities that in reality are being 
subjected to the cruelest forms of mass internment, slavery, 
forced sterilization, religious repression, and destruction of 
cultural practices.
    I look forward to hearing from our witnesses, and I'd now 
like to recognize my co-chairman Representative McGovern for 
his opening statement.
    Co-chair McGovern. I want to yield to Representative Smith 
first, and then I will go after him. Thank you, Chairman.

                 STATEMENT OF HON. CHRIS SMITH,
             A U.S. REPRESENTATIVE FROM NEW JERSEY

    Representative Smith. Well, thank you very much, Jim--Co-
chair McGovern. And thank you, Chairman Merkley. Today's 
hearing is the second in a series which began with a hearing I 
chaired, joined by Co-chair McGovern and Chairman Merkley, on 
May 18, 2021--just a few months ago--entitled ``China, Genocide 
and the Olympics.'' While that hearing featured testimony from 
civil society human rights experts, today's hearing will focus 
on the corporate sponsors of the Beijing Olympics--in effect 
those who underwrite and help legitimize what we're calling the 
genocide Olympics.
    Let's be very clear what we are talking about here and why 
multiple hearings and concrete action on this topic are 
absolutely called for. First and foremost, we are not--we not 
only see genocide and concentration camps directed against the 
Uyghurs and the Kazakhs in Xinjiang, but also the ongoing 
eradication of the culture of Tibet, the harvesting of organs 
of Falun Gong practitioners, the destruction of Christian 
churches, and the dismantling of freedom in Hong Kong. And yet, 
for many American corporations it is business as usual when it 
comes to China, notwithstanding the Communist government's 
repeated unwillingness to abide by its obligations and written 
agreements including, in the case of Hong Kong, a bilateral 
treaty with the government of the United Kingdom.
    While I appreciate that several corporations have sent 
their representatives to testify at this hearing, I cannot but 
shake my head in dismay when I read the preening about 
compliance with ESG--the environmental, social, and 
governance--principles, and the virtue signaling about their 
support for Olympic athletes. For example, we have a submission 
from Visa's Andrea Fairchild which touts ESG compliance, yet 
not once mentions Xinjiang or the underlying violations of 
human rights which have prompted this series of hearings.
    Nor is she the only one. In fact, unless I overlooked 
something, the only submission that even mentions Xinjiang and 
makes an attempt to deal directly with at least some of the 
underlying issues appears to be the submission of Intel's Steve 
Rodgers. Now, to clarify the issue before our witnesses begin 
speaking, we are talking about state crimes up to and including 
genocide--a determination made by two secretaries of state, in 
the last administration and in the Biden administration. And if 
it helps crystalize the issue further, unlike the 1936 Berlin 
Olympics, where Hitler sought to showcase the superiority of 
Nazism, much as the Chinese Communist Party is seeking to use 
the Olympics as a platform to tout its alternative vision of 
global governance, the world in 2022 cannot claim that the 
extent of the PRC's genocide remains unknown.
    In light of this, my congressional colleagues and I--
Senators Merkley and Rubio, Lantos Commission Co-chair Jim 
McGovern and I--wrote to the International Olympic Committee's 
President Thomas Bach last week, stating unequivocally that 
``No Olympics should be held in a country whose government is 
committing genocide and crimes against humanity.'' Nor should 
there be any surprise, as in October of 2018 Senator Rubio and 
I had also written IOC President Bach, asking the IOC to 
``review and ultimately reassign the location of the 2022 
Winter Olympics, given credible reporting of the mass arbitrary 
internment of 1 million or more Uyghurs or other Muslim ethnic 
minorities in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and 
other ongoing human rights abuses by the Chinese government.''
    My question that I hope all of you will answer is, Did any 
of you convey opposition to the IOC regarding Beijing as host 
of the 2022 Olympic Games? And if so, can you provide the 
Commission with that documentation? I would note 
parenthetically, that in the early 1990s, when China was 
seeking to host the 2000 Olympics, I met the father of the 
Democracy Wall movement Wei Jingsheng in Beijing, who had been 
released from prison to help the CCP persuade the IOC to select 
Beijing for the 2000 Games. After China was denied the Games, 
he was promptly rearrested and tortured, before eventually 
being released and allowed to come to the United States in 
1997. And he was near dead. Wei Jingsheng testified in 1998 
before my human rights subcommittee and said that the bullies 
in the Chinese Laogai and prisons beat and torture prisoners of 
conscience more when U.S. officials kowtow and appease, and 
less when we are resolute and serious and penalize barbaric 
behavior.
    The PRC was eventually awarded the Olympics in the year 
2008, over the rigorous protests of me and many, many others. 
So immediately prior to the beginning of those Games, 
Congressman Frank Wolf and I traveled to Beijing to raise the 
issue of human rights and to highlight the fact that the 
Chinese Communist Party was arresting dissidents in and around 
Beijing to prevent any contact with journalists. Will we have 
that again as well in the Winter Olympics? So again, these 
issues--which corporate witnesses need to squarely address 
today--and how can you reconcile their ostensible commitment to 
human rights with subsidizing an Olympics held in a country 
which is actively committing human rights abuses, up to and 
including genocide?
    I respectfully suggest that moral posturing is--granted, 
these corporations are not directly complicit in China abuses--
they're not Thermo Fisher Scientific, whose DNA sequences were 
used to collect the biometric data of Uyghurs. I mean, that is 
unconscionable. Further to the point, in 2006 I held a hearing 
where representatives of Google, Cisco, Yahoo, and Microsoft 
testified as to their role in assisting the repression in 
China--especially with surveillance and denying people access 
to an internet--that was not, again, in any way, doctored.
    The year before, Yahoo had shared information with China's 
secret police which led to the arrest and imprisonment of cyber 
dissident Shi Tao. Yahoo also handed over data regarding one of 
its own users, Li Zhi, who had criticized the corrupt local 
Chinese Communist Party officials in an online discussion, for 
which he was sentenced to eight years in prison. And Shi Tao, 
again with Yahoo, got 10 years in prison. While your complicity 
might not be so direct, your corporate involvement in the 
Olympic Games nevertheless does further the interests of the 
government of China, which will utilize the Olympics as a 
platform to showcase its governance model, all while signaling 
that crimes up to and including genocide should not interfere 
with business as usual.
    I also want to address a claim we often hear when the issue 
of an Olympic boycott is broached. What about the athletes who 
have sacrificed so hard to make it to the Olympics? Yes, their 
willingness to sacrifice is absolutely admirable, exemplified 
by their commitment to rigorous training regimens and time 
spent away from family and friends. But sometimes greater 
sacrifice is called for from each of us, and that would include 
the athletes as well. I think of Ted Williams, the last 
baseball player to hit .400. He sacrificed six years during the 
prime of his career to serve his country in both World War II 
and the Korean War. He flew a jet fighter, a Navy F-9F Panther, 
in 39 combat missions in Korea. In one of those missions his 
plane was hit and badly damaged, forcing him to crash land.
    Finally, I want to close by mentioning where this genocidal 
mania against the Uyghurs and other Central Asian Muslim 
minorities like the Kazakhs originates. And that's at the very 
top. In 2014 Xi Jinping, labeling all Uyghurs who dissented as 
terrorists, told his officials to wipe them out completely, 
destroy them root and branch, show no mercy. This has led not 
only to massive internment in concentration camps in Xinjiang, 
but also to tracking down Uyghur dissidents around the globe 
and seeking to have them extradited or renditioned back to 
China, often from Muslim countries such as Egypt and even 
Turkey--which in the past has provided refuge.
    One particularly egregious example of this crime came to my 
attention just yesterday, where a 34-year-old Uyghur activist 
named Yidiresi Aishan, who had landed in Morocco on a flight 
originating in Istanbul, was arrested by Moroccan authorities 
apparently at the request of Chinese government officials. I 
understand he is in imminent danger of being repatriated to 
China. I intend to reach out to the Moroccan Foreign Ministry 
to ask that they withhold any removal proceedings given the 
danger that he faces in the PRC. Perhaps my colleagues would 
like to join me in that endeavor.
    One reason I mention this individual is that I would like 
our witnesses to keep in mind that at the end of the day, in 
this case as in so many others, it is a person with a name who 
is being oppressed--in this case, millions. The fanfare of the 
Olympics cannot drown that out. I yield back, and I thank you, 
Chairman Merkley, for chairing this hearing.
    Chair Merkley. Thank you.
    Co-chairman McGovern.

STATEMENT OF HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN, A U.S. REPRESENTATIVE FROM 
MASSACHUSETTS; CO-CHAIR, CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON 
                             CHINA

    Co-chair McGovern. Thank you very much, Senator Merkley, 
and my colleague Congressman Smith. I thank you for convening 
this timely hearing entitled ``Corporate Sponsorship of the 
2022 Beijing Olympics.''
    You know, we hold this hearing as the Summer Games are 
going on in Tokyo. And we wish the athletes the best of luck. 
But in Japan, there is strong domestic opposition to their 
government's handling of the COVID crisis. And I think it's 
probably fair to say that the Olympics are being held under 
somewhat of a cloud. No fans can attend. In addition, some 
athletes, including Americans Sha'Carri Richardson and Becca 
Meyers, were denied the ability to compete due to arcane or 
obsolete rules. This cloud is significant enough that Toyota--
perhaps the best-known Japanese company in the world--pulled 
its Olympic TV ads to stop its brand image from being 
tarnished. Its CEO joined executives from Panasonic, NTT, NEC, 
and Fujitsu in choosing not to attend the opening ceremonies in 
their host country.
    In less than seven months, as has been pointed out, the 
Winter Olympics are scheduled to take place in China. Unless 
things change quickly, the Beijing Games will be held under a 
cloud as well--a different cloud, a cloud of genocide, crimes 
against humanity, gross violations of human rights, and denial 
of religious freedom. The Congressional-Executive Commission on 
China has documented these abuses. Our work helped lay the 
foundation for a legislative response. In the last three years, 
we have passed major human rights legislation on the Uyghurs, 
Tibet, and Hong Kong. My CECC colleagues and I are working to 
pass our Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. Both the Trump and 
Biden administrations have taken action to respond to Chinese 
abuses, including a ban on certain imports from Xinjiang made 
with forced labor, and sanctions against complicit Chinese 
officials.
    So Congress and the executive branch are doing our part. 
Now we ask you, as American companies, to do your part. 
Congress and the executive branch are acting because, when it 
comes to the Chinese government committing atrocities, we do 
not accept business as usual. Today we ask you--we ask whether 
you will treat the Beijing Olympics as business as usual. As 
U.S.-based Olympic sponsors, your companies represent America 
on the world stage. We ask whether you're willing to stand up 
for universal values and use your leverage against genocide and 
crimes against humanity.
    As was pointed out, last week Senators Merkley and Rubio 
and Congressman Smith and I asked the International Olympic 
Committee to postpone the Beijing Olympics and relocate them if 
China does not change its behavior. Now, if we can delay an 
Olympics for a year for a pandemic--and that's what happened in 
Tokyo--we certainly can delay it for a year for a genocide. Now 
we have received the IOC's response. And they said they would 
do nothing, not even acknowledging the atrocities in China. 
Today we ask you, as American companies, if you will stand with 
human rights principles to take action against the abuses in 
China. Or will you side with the IOC and do nothing?
    Now we hope that you agree that your company's reputational 
risk--noting that each of your testimonies cited your company's 
human rights values--is not worth the association with an 
Olympics held in the midst of a genocide. If Toyota can do it, 
well, why can't you? You know, what is--and I'll close with 
this--what is particularly galling to me about the IOC's 
response is its cold indifference to genocide. I mean, this is 
not a policy disagreement. This is not a trade dispute. This is 
not politics. This is not even a question about a particular 
system of government. This is about genocide. And we all 
appreciate--and I say this, I think, for all of us on this 
Commission--we all appreciate all that your companies 
contribute to our country, our economy, the global economy, the 
jobs and all that you produce. But we are here because we are 
genuinely horrified by what is happening. And we have to 
believe that you are, too. I think the question here is what 
you are going to do about it. So I thank you very much. I look 
forward to your testimony. I yield back my time.
    Chair Merkley. I'd now like to introduce our witnesses.
    David Holyoke is the head of Olympics and Paralympics 
Partnerships for Airbnb. He leads the strategic direction, 
execution, and operation of the company's experiences, Airbnb 
for work, and Olympics and Paralympics Partnership teams. Prior 
to Airbnb, he established and built Travel Leaders Corporate 
into one of the nation's largest travel management companies.
    Paul Lalli is the global vice president for human rights 
for The Coca-Cola Company. He sets company policy, leads 
engagement with civil society on human rights issues, and 
oversees the company's global value chain due diligence 
program. Prior to joining The Coca-Cola Company, he served as 
GE's global counsel for labor and human rights.
    Steven R. Rodgers is executive vice president and general 
counsel of Intel Corporation. Intel's legal, government, and 
China groups report to Mr. Rodgers. He also serves on Intel's 
senior executive team and reports to the chief executive 
officer. Before joining Intel, he was a litigation partner at 
Brown & Bain P.A.
    Sean Mulvaney is the senior director for global government 
relations and public policy for the Procter & Gamble Company. 
Before joining Procter & Gamble, Mr. Mulvaney served as a 
member of the board of directors of the Export-Import Bank of 
the United States from June 2011 until July 2015. In the Bush 
administration, he was assistant administrator for management 
at the U.S. Agency for International Development.
    Andrea Fairchild is senior vice president of global 
sponsorship strategy for Visa Inc. She is responsible for 
leading Visa's global sponsorship portfolio. Prior to joining 
Visa, Ms. Fairchild provided brand-building services for elite 
athletes and for businesses that work with athletes. She 
previously spent over five years with Gatorade and ten years 
with Nike.
    Each witness will be recognized for five minutes of 
testimony. Mr. Holyoke, you have the microphone.

 STATEMENT OF DAVID HOLYOKE, HEAD OF OLYMPICS AND PARALYMPICS 
                      PARTNERSHIPS, AIRBNB

    Mr. Holyoke. Thank you, sir. Chairman Merkley, Chairman 
McGovern, respected members of the Commission, thank you for 
the opportunity to testify before you today. My name is David 
Holyoke. I've been at Airbnb since 2016, and I am currently the 
head of Olympics and Paralympics Partnerships.
    In our 14 years, Airbnb has helped guests experience the 
world in a more authentic, connected way. We began with two 
hosts taking in three guests at their apartment in San 
Francisco. Today, Airbnb has grown to 4 million hosts who have 
welcomed 900 million guest arrivals in more than 220 countries 
and regions around the world. At Airbnb, we believe travel can 
be transformational. It can break down barriers, help people 
get to know each other, and foster acceptance and 
understanding.
    The Olympic Games have shown that sports can do the same, 
bringing the world together through an incredible and 
inspirational athletic competition. In the same way that hosts 
are at the heart of the Airbnb experience, athletes are at the 
core of the Olympic and Paralympic movement. That's why we are 
proud that our Olympics partnership is premised on empowering 
and connecting athletes from different cultures, races, 
religions, and creeds, all under the banner of sports.
    As an IOC TOP partner, we are committed to a unique 
partnership to support both the economic empowerment of 
individual athletes and the role that the Olympics and 
Paralympics have historically played as a global movement to 
foster people-to-people connections. This commitment spans nine 
years and encompasses five Olympic and Paralympic Games. And 
our partnership is designed to support athletes, not any 
particular city or Games. Our athlete-centered approach is 
based on three pillars.
    First, supporting and empowering athletes, particularly via 
the creation of a specific category of Olympian and Paralympian 
hosted experiences, to provide them with a platform to share 
their voices and earn extra income. Second, providing 
accommodations support to the Olympic family, including 
accessible stays for Paralympians. And, third, supporting the 
Refugee Olympic and Paralympic Teams, which we see as an 
extension of our longstanding efforts to support refugees. 
Through this athlete-focused partnership, we are proud to do 
our small part to support Olympic and Paralympic athletes as 
they strive to achieve their dreams and inspire the world.
    As a company based on connection and belonging, we operate 
globally everywhere the U.S. Government allows us to. We 
recognize that our global footprint means we have and will 
continue to face complex and challenging issues worldwide. 
That's why our core values and policies have long reflected our 
recognition of and respect for human rights, as informed by 
internationally recognized standards such as the Universal 
Declaration of Human Rights and the United Nations Guiding 
Principles on Business and Human Rights.
    Everyone who uses Airbnb must agree to our Community 
Commitment, a global standard that requires all members of our 
community to affirmatively agree to treat everyone in the 
Airbnb community with respect and without judgment or bias. 
This commitment applies to everyone who uses Airbnb around the 
world, including users in China.
    In markets throughout the world--including in all the 
countries where the Olympics are scheduled to take place over 
the course of our partnership--we have removed listings and 
people from the platform when we find they violate this 
Community Commitment. This is an important part of our work to 
address bias and discrimination on our platform, which are 
antithetical to our mission and values. We are constantly 
working to improve and to ensure that human rights 
considerations are embedded in our policies and practices.
    We're grateful for the opportunity to support global 
Olympic and Paralympic athletes, Team USA, and our host and 
guest community. Thank you for the chance to testify before you 
today to share more about Airbnb's commitment to these athletes 
and the Olympic spirit. I look forward to your questions. Thank 
you.
    Chair Merkley. Thank you very much.
    [The prepared statement of David Holyoke appears in the 
Appendix.]
    And now Mr. Lalli.

 PAUL LALLI, GLOBAL VICE PRESIDENT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, THE COCA-
                          COLA COMPANY

    Mr. Lalli. Chairman Merkley, Chairman McGovern, and 
distinguished members of the Congressional-Executive Commission 
on China, thank you for inviting me to speak to you about The 
Coca-Cola Company's human rights commitment and our proud 
history of supporting global sporting events. We as a company 
and I personally, share your passion for human rights and have 
the greatest respect for this Commission's essential work. My 
name is Paul Lalli. I am global vice president of human rights 
at The Coca-Cola Company. In that capacity, I oversee the 
company's human rights policies and due diligence programs 
across the world. I also lead our human rights transparency and 
stakeholder engagement efforts.
    Almost a century ago, The Coca-Cola Company sponsored the 
1928 Olympic Games and partnered with the U.S. Olympic 
Committee for the first time. In every Olympic Games since 
then, we have proudly supported the International Olympic 
Committee and Team USA. As the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic 
Committee always stresses, no athlete achieves their dream 
alone. The Coca-Cola Company is proud to play a part in making 
these dreams come true. We are also a longstanding partner of 
other major sporting events, including the FIFA Men's & Women's 
World Cups, the UEFA Championships, the Special Olympics--of 
which we are the founding partner--and many others.
    We sponsor these events because we believe that sport is 
unique in its ability to bridge divides between people and 
showcase the best of the human spirit. Across our sponsorships, 
our credo is simple. We follow the athletes. We do not select 
venues. We do not endorse cities, countries, or governments. We 
sponsor events and competitors. We ensure that the vast 
majority of our funding flows to the athletes. With the 
Olympics, for instance, 90 percent of our funding flows to 206 
National Olympic Committees, their teams and athletes, and the 
IOC Refugee Olympic Team. Team USA is the largest single 
beneficiary of this funding.
    In our sponsorships and our business, we have long been a 
leader in advancing respect for human rights. The Coca-Cola 
Company was among the first companies to commit to the United 
Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and we 
strive constantly to realize their ideals. Two elements are 
critical in that effort--due diligence and stakeholder 
collaboration. Both are pillars of our approach. Our policies 
establish strict and binding human rights expectations of our 
employees, our bottlers, and our suppliers. These policies are 
supported by a robust infrastructure to identify and address 
human rights risks across our value chain.
    We regularly disclose how we're doing with reference to 
these standards. The Coca-Cola Company's Sustainability Report, 
for instance, is integrated with our annual report to make 
clear that respect for human rights and the environment is at 
the heart of our business. In pursuit of practical and 
meaningful difference, we engage with a broad array of 
stakeholders across the world regarding the full range of human 
rights. And we are proud of our strong relationships with so 
many leaders in the global fight for human rights, from Oxfam 
and Human Rights Watch to the Interfaith Center on Corporate 
Responsibility.
    We operate in more than 200 countries and territories, each 
posing unique economic, cultural, and political challenges. We 
do our best wherever we operate to improve the lives of 
everyone we impact--workers, communities, and consumers. 
Stakeholder collaboration empowers us to make a practical 
difference. Collaboration is also the cornerstone of our drive 
to embed respect for human rights in global sporting events. 
The Coca-Cola Company is a founding member of the Centre for 
Sport and Human Rights. The Centre brings together sports 
bodies, governments, international civil society, sponsors and, 
critically, broadcasters, to do what no individual actor alone 
could, by building consensus and offering practical guidance.
    Much work remains to be done. The international world of 
sport is vast and complex, with many different stakeholders and 
interests. The Centre provides a unique platform to bring these 
stakeholders together to drive practical progress. And we 
remain committed to its success. As we strive for this 
progress, we will continue to follow the athletes. But the 
United States is our home and beacon. We will always follow 
U.S. law. And if our government decides not to send athletes to 
any sporting event for public policy reasons, we will treat 
that decision with respect. Thank you for your time. I look 
forward to answering the Commission's questions.
    Chair Merkley. Mr. Lalli, thank you very much.
    [The prepared statement of Paul Lalli appears in the 
Appendix.]
    Chair Merkley. And now Mr. Rodgers.

    STEVEN R. RODGERS, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL 
                   COUNSEL, INTEL CORPORATION

    Mr. Rodgers. Good morning, Chairman Merkley, and Co-chair 
McGovern, and distinguished members of the Commission. My name 
is Steve Rodgers, and I'm the executive vice president and 
general counsel of Intel Corporation. My role at Intel is to 
keep the company legal, ethical, respected in every 
jurisdiction in which we do business. My day-to-day 
responsibilities at Intel include managing the company's legal, 
government affairs, trade, ethics, and legal compliance 
functions generally. Additionally, Intel China's headquarters 
operation reports to me. Thank you for inviting Intel to 
testify today and thank you for the Congressional-Executive 
Commission's continued leadership and guidance on important 
issues regarding China.
    Intel is a proud sponsor of the Olympic Games. Our 
sponsorship of the Olympics spans several Games and cities, 
including PyeongChang, Tokyo, Beijing, and Paris. Intel 
supports the Games' overarching mission to bring athletes 
together from every corner of the world to participate 
vigorously and peacefully, to experience fellowship, and to 
participate in the symbolic nature of a diverse, inclusive, and 
global event that celebrates excellence among us. Intel is 
driven by our mission to develop world-changing technology that 
enriches the lives of every person on Earth. The success of 
that mission is predicated on the continued trust placed in us 
by our customers, business partners, governments, employees, 
and communities around the world, and includes our longstanding 
focus on corporate responsibility.
    Intel is committed to respecting and promoting human rights 
in connection with our operations, supply chain, business 
relationships, and products. In 2021, Intel was named one of 
the world's most ethical companies by Ethisphere--an honor that 
we have received for each of the past 10 years. At Intel, we 
pride ourselves on not just complying with the law but going 
above legal mandates on issues of human rights. For example, 
under our human rights principles we have forgone hundreds of 
millions of dollars in sales globally that, while legal, did 
not meet our internal standards. Intel actively collaborates in 
the business and human rights community, and we engage on human 
rights issues through memberships, partnerships, and 
participation in external organizations, as well as with 
leading human rights experts.
    Our engagement includes serving as a founding member of the 
Responsible Business Alliance since that organization's 
inception in 2004. The RBA is the world's largest industry 
coalition dedicated to corporate social responsibility in 
global supply chains and helps Intel hold suppliers accountable 
and to the same high expectations and human rights standards 
that we have set for ourselves. We are deeply concerned when we 
hear reports of human rights violations in any jurisdiction in 
which we do business.
    We are aware of the determinations made by the U.S. 
Department of State regarding the Xinjiang region, as well as 
the U.S. Government's ban on the importation of products 
sourced from that region. We respect the rule of law and seek 
to operate ethically everywhere we do business. After 
conducting due diligence, we have confirmed that Intel does not 
use any labor or source goods or services from the Xinjiang 
region. We also take steps to prevent and mitigate the risk of 
our third-party business partners globally using our products 
to cause, contribute, or be linked to human rights abuses.
    Our sponsorship of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing 
does not negate or undermine our commitment to respect for 
human rights, or the activities we have taken for over a decade 
to prevent the risk of human rights violations around the 
world. Moreover, our sponsorship of the Olympics is not an 
endorsement of any specific host country, nor an acceptance of 
every activity that occurs within any specific country. We are 
strong supporters of the Centre for Sport and Human Rights, 
which has engaged with the IOC and openly commented on the 2022 
Olympic Games, including recommending specific steps for the 
IOC to accept.
    It is our goal to conduct our business around the world 
ethically and to fulfill our commitment to respect human rights 
in all of our business dealings. We appreciate the opportunity 
to participate in this hearing. Thank you.
    Chair Merkley. Great.
    [The prepared statement of Steven Rodgers appears in the 
Appendix.]
    Chair Merkley. And now we'll turn to Mr. Mulvaney.

STATEMENT OF SEAN MULVANEY, SENIOR DIRECTOR, GLOBAL GOVERNMENT 
   RELATIONS AND PUBLIC POLICY, THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY

    Mr. Mulvaney. Chairman Merkley, Co-chairman McGovern, 
fellow members of the Commission, my name is Sean Mulvaney, and 
I'm a senior director for government relations and public 
policy at Procter & Gamble. Thank you for the opportunity to 
appear to discuss P&G's commitment to respecting and 
prioritizing human rights, including our longstanding support 
of Olympic athletes and their families.
    P&G's support for the Olympic movement began with our 
sponsorship of Team USA in the 2010 Vancouver Games and 
continues today with our participation in the IOC's Olympic 
Partner (or TOP) program. This commitment spans two decades and 
nine past and future Games, from London 2012 to Los Angeles 
2028. As an Olympic sponsor, our focus from the very start has 
been on supporting Olympic athletes and their families. To 
date, we have supported more than 400 global athletes, 
including at least 100 American athletes.
    This support is particularly important here in the United 
States. Unlike in many other countries, the U.S. Olympic and 
Paralympic Committee is privately funded and receives no direct 
funding from the government. The USOPC is therefore especially 
reliant on private funding, with 33 percent of funding for Team 
USA coming from TOP sponsorships. This funding allows the USOPC 
to pay for things like athlete programs, training facilities, 
and competition support like travel and lodging. Simply put, it 
is support from private sponsors like P&G that enables Team 
USA's athletes to compete and win at the highest level.
    Our support for athletes and the Olympic mission also 
includes direct athlete sponsorships, marketing campaigns, 
spectator activations, and providing essential personal 
services for athletes participating in the Games. For instance, 
one of P&G's central initiatives during the Games is the P&G 
Family Home, which gives athletes and their families a place to 
convene, relax, rest, and eat. Through our Olympic advertising, 
we also seek to champion the accurate portrayal of all people, 
including female athletes, while raising their voices and 
highlighting the causes they champion, on and off the field.
    In the Tokyo Olympics, 16 of 18 P&G-sponsored athletes are 
women, and five of our brands are launching campaigns 
celebrating a diverse group of women Olympians. Separate from 
our role as a TOP sponsor, P&G and the IOC jointly established 
the Athletes for Good Fund, which in the lead-up to the Tokyo 
Olympics has provided 52 grants to community causes that 
Olympic and Paralympic athletes and hopefuls support. These 
efforts are just some of the ways that we put our purpose, 
values, and principles into practice. And as in all things we 
do, P&G is committed to respecting human rights in our Olympic 
sponsorship.
    That's why we ensured that our TOP sponsorship contract 
required the IOC to maintain policies that respect human 
rights, and why we have supported the IOC's efforts to 
implement the UN Guiding Principles in its operations and 
oversight of the Games. It's also why, as a founding member of 
the Centre for Sport and Human Rights, an alliance of 
organizations working to protect and promote human rights in 
athletics, we have encouraged the Centre to reach out to the 
IOC. Specific to the Beijing Games, the Centre has engaged with 
the IOC regarding supply chain considerations, free speech 
protections, and protections against displacement of local 
communities.
    We have further urged the IOC to implement expert-developed 
recommendations on a human rights strategy, including amending 
the Olympic Charter to address human rights, building the IOC's 
human rights expertise, strengthening due diligence on human 
rights risks, helping improve athlete grievance mechanisms, and 
communicating human rights progress publicly. P&G has 
consistently engaged with the IOC to offer support as the IOC 
implements these recommendations.
    At P&G, our commitment to respecting and prioritizing human 
rights is fundamental to how we manage our entire business. In 
particular, we support the UN Guiding Principles. We encourage 
anyone with potential human rights concerns related to our 
business to share information. And we have set up a 24/7 help 
line to enable confidential reporting. We have also extended 
our commitments to our global supply chain by adopting our 
Responsible Sourcing Expectations for External Business 
Partners. These expectations include prohibitions on the use of 
forced or child labor; prohibition of discrimination based on 
race, gender, religion, or other protected characteristics; 
prohibition of coercion, harassment, or punishment of workers; 
and respect for employee and consumer privacy.
    As this Commission knows well, achieving respect for human 
rights around the world can be an enormous challenge. P&G 
believes we can make meaningful contributions in our shared 
objectives through collaboration and engagement with others. 
Thank you again for this invitation to testify this morning. I 
look forward to answering your questions.
    Chair Merkley. Thank you, Mr. Mulvaney.
    [The prepared statement of Sean Mulvaney appears in the 
Appendix.]
    Chair Merkley. And now we'll turn to Ms. Fairchild.

STATEMENT OF ANDREA FAIRCHILD, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF GLOBAL 
                SPONSORSHIP STRATEGY, VISA INC.

    Ms. Fairchild. Good morning, Chairman Merkley, Co-chairman 
McGovern, and members of the Commission. Thank you for the 
opportunity to appear before you today to discuss Visa and the 
2022 Beijing Winter Games.
    Visa is a proud, longstanding supporter of the Olympic and 
Paralympic Games and the athletes who dedicate their lives 
training to compete at the highest levels of their sport. We 
view the Games as one of the most important global movements 
that bring people together to promote peace, friendship, and 
mutual understanding. At Visa, our mission is to connect the 
world to enable individuals, businesses, and economies to 
thrive. We recognize our responsibility to respect, advance, 
and maintain global human rights across our company and 
operations, and in connection with our global sponsorship 
programs.
    Our approach to respecting human rights is guided by the 
international frameworks, including the United Nations Guiding 
Principles on Business and Human Rights, which we fully 
support. Visa is also a proud founding supporter and Advisory 
Council member of the Centre for Sport and Human Rights. The 
Centre is dedicated to advancing a vision of the world of sport 
that fully respects and promotes human rights through stronger 
accountability across the sports ecosystem.
    Visa's mission also underpins our approach to sponsorships. 
For more than 35 years, our partnership with the International 
Olympic Committee has been rooted in a shared commitment to 
make a positive transformational impact on the world, and in 
supporting the athletes. Visa is a founding member of The 
Olympic Partner Program, a global sponsorship program which was 
founded by the IOC in 1985 with the goal of establishing long-
term partnerships that would directly benefit athletes, who are 
at the heart of the Olympic movement. Visa also became the 
first global partner of the International Paralympic Committee 
in 2003.
    I would like to address the issues that bring us here 
today. Sponsors like Visa have no say in the countries selected 
by the IOC to host the Games. It has been that way for the 
entirety of our 35-year partnership and remains that way today. 
Indeed, the foundation of our sponsorship has always been 
supporting the incredible Olympic and Paralympic athletes and 
hopefuls in their journeys to achieve their dreams. And as long 
as governments allow athletes to participate in the Games, we 
will be there to support them.
    Without the contributions of the Olympic partners, the 
world's best athletes simply would not have the opportunity to 
compete at the Games. In fact, 90 percent of all IOC revenues 
are redistributed to support athletes and sports organizations 
globally, including the 206 National Olympic Committees and 
International Sports Federations. This support is even more 
critical for Team USA athletes, as the United States Olympic 
and Paralympic Committee relies solely on private funding to 
deliver on their mission of empowering American athletes to 
achieve their sustained competitive excellence and well-being.
    In addition, Visa created its own athlete support program, 
called Team Visa, more than two decades ago, focused on 
supporting athletes before, during, and after the Olympic and 
Paralympic Games. We are proud that more than 500 athletes have 
joined the Team Visa roster to date. Olympians and Paralympians 
representing the United States have generally had the largest 
representation on Team Visa and more than half of Team Visa 
athletes have been women. Many Team Visa athletes have had to 
overcome significant challenges to rise to the highest levels 
of competition.
    The Olympic Games have been a bright spot for many athletes 
and allowed them to achieve their lifelong dreams. The Team 
Visa roster for Tokyo 2020 includes 102 athletes from 54 
countries and territories, and 28 sports. It's our largest and 
most diverse and inclusive roster in our history. We look 
forward to naming our Team Visa athletes for the 2022 Winter 
Games later this year.
    In closing, we know that when we empower someone--whether a 
local shop owner or an athlete competing in the Olympic Games--
we can bring about positive change to uplift everyone, 
everywhere. Thank you, again, for the opportunity to represent 
Visa today. And I am happy to address any questions that you 
may have.
    Chair Merkley. Thank you, Ms. Fairchild.
    [The prepared statement of Andrea Fairchild appears in the 
Appendix.]
    Chair Merkley. And we'll now have questions. And we'll ask 
each individual to limit their questions to seven minutes. So 
I'm starting the timer on myself because I'm going to go first.
    I'm going to ask similar questions of each of you, just 
kind of setting the framework here. Starting with you, Mr. 
Holyoke: Does your company reject human rights practices like 
mass internment, forced labor, forced sterilization, religious 
repression, destruction of cultural and religious practice, 
arrest and intimidation of human rights defenders, and other 
violations of internationally recognized human rights?
    Mr. Holyoke. Thank you for the question. Human rights is 
core to our values and principles. And discrimination has no 
place on our platform.
    Chair Merkley. And all of those things that I just 
mentioned, you reject those as inappropriate activities of a 
government?
    Mr. Holyoke. Correct.
    Chair Merkley. Thank you. Second, if you sign up for 
another IOC contract, will you insist that the IOC not assign 
the Olympic Games to any country engaged in genocide?
    Mr. Holyoke. Thank you for the question. Our partnership 
with the IOC spans nine years. It's not about any specific 
Games or city. We've had numerous conversations with the IOC 
about the importance of human rights. And we've encouraged the 
IOC to be transparent and engage with host governments about 
this important matter.
    Chair Merkley. OK, but you didn't really answer my 
question, unless you're saying no, you would not insist that 
the IOC not assign the Olympics to a country engaged in 
genocide.
    Mr. Holyoke. As I mentioned, human rights is core to our 
values. We've had, prior to coming into the partnership and 
ongoing, conversations with the IOC about the importance of 
this, and we would continue to have that dialogue with the IOC.
    Chair Merkley. Would you consider insisting that your 
contract in the future be ``Games-by-Games,'' so you're not 
locked into being a sponsor of the Olympics at a nation engaged 
in genocide? So the first question was whether in renegotiating 
the contract you'd insist the IOC not put the Games in a 
country that's engaged in genocide--obviously putting you in a 
very difficult situation. But another choice would be to 
negotiate that contract and to go ``Games-by-Games,'' so you're 
not accidentally, if you will, locked into this situation.
    Mr. Holyoke. Thank you for the question, sir. We would 
continue to have ongoing dialogue with the IOC, and we would 
continue to express our views and values around human rights 
and encourage them to be in the selection and engage with host 
governments on this important topic.
    Chair Merkley. OK. Well, I hope you will consider that--
those types of possibilities. This is where your corporate 
leverage is--not being put in this regrettable and horrific 
situation. This host, China, made promises in 2015 when it was 
awarded the Games, about improving its human rights. It did not 
honor those promises and went in the other direction, went in 
the other direction on Hong Kong, certainly went in the other 
direction in the treatment of Uyghurs and other ethnic 
minorities. If the IOC accepts such promises and a country 
doesn't deliver, would you encourage the IOC to move the Games 
to another country, to reassign them?
    I'm sorry, were you able to hear my question?
    Mr. Holyoke. I'm sorry, sir. Was that directed to me?
    Chair Merkley. Yes.
    Mr. Holyoke. Would you mind repeating the question? 
Apologies.
    Chair Merkley. Certainly. If in 2015, in this situation, 
China made promises on human rights to the IOC--those promises 
the IOC has never actually delivered the details on--but they 
said that China promised improvements. If a nation promised 
improvements on human rights to meet certain human rights 
standards and they failed to meet those, would you encourage 
the IOC to have a practice of moving the Games?
    Mr. Holyoke. Thank you, sir. And again, apologies for not 
hearing it originally. Prior to entering our partnership--we 
came in after 2015--we had numerous conversations with senior 
officials at the IOC around the importance of human rights. We 
continued to encourage them to be engaged on this topic with 
host governments. And we will continue to do so.
    Chair Merkley. OK. And several companies have noted that 
this is all about the athletes. The IOC has threatened to 
disqualify athletes who express concerns about human rights at 
the Olympic Games. Would your company support athletes' rights 
to speak up about violations of human rights?
    Mr. Holyoke. Thank you for the question. We believe 
athletes are humans, first and foremost, and should have the 
ability to express their voice in a peaceful manner that aligns 
with the Olympic Charter and principles. And so our partnership 
is, first and foremost, about empowering and supporting 
athletes. And we would continue to be focused on that.
    Chair Merkley. I'll ask one final question, and I intended 
to ask these questions of each person; it's just that you are 
the first person to testify. So I don't mean to be ganging up 
on you.
    But this one is a specific question about Airbnb. It's an 
article from The Telegraph. I'll ask unanimous consent to put 
it into the record. Hearing no objection, so ordered. And it 
notes that Uyghurs and Tibetans are locked out of Airbnb in 
China's latest crackdown on ethnic minorities. This article 
goes on to note that essentially people have to put on their 
Airbnb listings that they will not allow Uyghurs or other 
ethnic groups to utilize an Airbnb listing.
    So here is a piece of the discrimination--a part of the 
broader, even more horrific practices of genocide, directed at 
the Uyghurs. Is this an issue you're aware of? And is Airbnb 
working to address this in the specific context of your 
company?
    Mr. Holyoke. Thank you, Chairman, for the question. Yes, I 
am aware of the article. Human rights is core to our values and 
principles. Discrimination has no place on our platform. 
Anywhere that we see language that is discriminatory, we take 
action to remove those listings and hosts from our platform. 
All of our users, whether hosts or guests, are required to sign 
our Community Commitment, which ensures that our users behave 
and operate on our platform without bias or discrimination. We 
regularly scan for listings and hosts on our platform where we 
see discrimination against minorities. And we take action up to 
removing those hosts and listings from our platform. To date, 
we have removed over 1.5 million people from our platform that 
have failed to agree to our Community Commitment, including 
users in China.
    Chair Merkley. Thank you very much. And again, I apologize 
for putting you on the spot through my entire questioning, but 
I'll direct my next set of questions elsewhere.
    Meanwhile, my time is up. And so we'll turn to Co-chairman 
McGovern.
    Co-chair McGovern. I thank you very much. And I appreciate 
everybody testifying here today. And I appreciate everybody's 
commitment to human rights, but I kind of feel we've tiptoed 
around the focus of this hearing. Nobody really talked about 
what is happening in China or what is happening in Xinjiang.
    So let me if I can, ask--these are yes-or-no questions to 
all the witnesses. And I mean yes or no. Would your company be 
willing to ask the IOC to postpone the Olympics to allow time 
for the Chinese government to stop its atrocities and relocate 
if they do not? I'll begin with Ms. Fairchild.
    Ms. Fairchild. I'm sorry. Could----
    Co-chair McGovern. It's a yes-or-no question. Would your 
company be willing to ask the IOC to postpone the Olympics to 
allow time for the Chinese government to stop its atrocities 
and relocate if they do not?
    Ms. Fairchild. As a sponsor we have no role in the site 
selection process of where the Olympics are held.
    Co-chair McGovern. As a sponsor, I would assume that you 
could make a request. Mr. Mulvaney.
    Mr. Mulvaney. Congressman, we respect human rights all 
around the world. As Visa said, we don't have a role in site 
selection. So I don't believe that we would be in a position to 
tell the IOC to move the Games.
    Co-chair McGovern. All right. Mr. Rodgers.
    Mr. Rodgers. Good morning, Mr. Chairman. The answer to the 
question is yes. We have stressed with the IOC the importance 
of human rights to Intel and have encouraged them to take these 
matters most seriously.
    Co-chair McGovern. Thank you. Mr. Lalli.
    Mr. Lalli. We, again, do not have a say on the host city 
selection and whether Games are relocated or delayed. We follow 
the athletes. But we work through the Centre to strive for a 
responsible event, including embedding human rights in any of 
the mega sporting events.
    Co-chair McGovern. All right. Mr. Holyoke.
    Mr. Holyoke. Thank you, sir. We've had numerous 
conversations with senior leaders at the IOC about the 
importance of human rights. And we've continued to stress to 
them the importance of being transparent and engaged with host 
governments about this matter.
    Co-chair McGovern. The question is, though, would you ask 
them to postpone the Olympics to give China an opportunity to 
try to stop its atrocities and urge them to relocate if they do 
not?
    Mr. Holyoke. Thank you, sir. We're not involved in the 
selection of host cities. Human rights----
    Co-chair McGovern. All right. So another yes-or-no 
question. Noting that the CEOs of at least four Japanese 
companies declined to attend the Tokyo Olympics, is your 
company willing to consider not sending its CEO or their 
designee to Beijing? We'll begin with Mr. Holyoke.
    Mr. Holyoke. Thank you for the question. Our partnership as 
it relates to Beijing 2022 isn't about any large global 
marketing activities. It's about empowering and supporting the 
athletes. Any activations or participation in Beijing is local 
in nature and focused in the China market.
    Co-chair McGovern. OK. All right. Mr. Lalli.
    Mr. Lalli. Chairman, again, we really--we follow the 
athletes in respect to these Games and are not involved in 
determining who attends with respect to our company.
    Co-chair McGovern. But you will decide whether your CEO or 
a designee attends. I mean, that's a decision you make, not the 
IOC. So the question is, given what is going on, are any of you 
willing to--I mean, we've had four Japanese companies decide to 
have their CEOs not attend based on the cloud over the current 
Olympics in Tokyo. The question is, would you consider having 
your CEO or your designee not attend these Olympics, given what 
is happening there?
    Mr. Lalli. Chairman, I respect the question. And our focus 
is twofold: on sponsoring and supporting the athletes and on 
embedding human rights in the lifecycle of these Games.
    Co-chair McGovern. OK. Mr. Rodgers.
    Mr. Rodgers. We haven't made any decision on who will 
attend any particular Games, Mr. Chairman.
    Co-chair McGovern. Thank you. Mr. Mulvaney.
    Mr. Mulvaney. We have not made any decisions as well on who 
attends the Games. In fact, we're holding off on a lot of our 
marketing decisions in order to hear the perspective of you and 
the members of the Commission.
    Co-chair McGovern. I appreciate it. And Ms. Fairchild.
    Ms. Fairchild. Yes, Chairman. Agreed, we have not made 
those decisions at this time. And it's not possible right now, 
several months out--especially given the variable of COVID-19. 
And, again, our focus now is on the Tokyo Games.
    Co-chair McGovern. OK. All right. Let me ask you another 
yes-or-no question here. You know, noting that Toyota decided 
to pull all of its domestic Olympic-themed television 
commercials for Tokyo, is your company willing to consider 
canceling its Olympic-themed television commercials for 
Beijing, to disassociate itself from the host government's 
atrocities? Why don't we begin with Mr. Mulvaney.
    Mr. Mulvaney. Thank you, Congressman McGovern. You know, 
our advertising is always about the athletes. It's not about 
the host city. You can go back to London, currently in Tokyo, 
all the Games, it's never been about the host city. It's always 
been about the athlete. I'm taking all this in. Our company is 
taking all this in. Our normal approach to this is to 
advertise, because it's about the athletes and enabling them to 
compete. And we portray the athletes and the grit, and their 
family support. And so I'm here to listen. You know, I can take 
this back to my company but, you know, I can't make a 
commitment that we won't advertise.
    Co-chair McGovern. OK. Ms. Fairchild.
    Ms. Fairchild. Similarly, we are assessing the situation at 
this point. However, it is important for us to support the 
athletes. That's the foundation of our sponsorship. And we 
focus our advertising in that realm as well. We will continue 
to assess the situation and make that determination.
    Co-chair McGovern. Mr. Rodgers.
    Mr. Rodgers. Chairman, we have not made any decision at 
this point beyond what we're going to do with the current Tokyo 
Games.
    Co-chair McGovern. Mr. Lalli.
    Mr. Lalli. Chairman, I'm not aware of our decision yet 
regarding advertising in the Beijing Games. Our focus is on the 
athletes and on working through these multi-stakeholder 
initiatives.
    Co-chair McGovern. Mr. Holyoke.
    Mr. Holyoke. Thank you, sir. We are not planning any 
traditional large-scale global marketing campaigns relating to 
Beijing. Our focus will be on empowering athletes and the 
sponsorship of the Olympic and Paralympic refugee teams. And 
any programs would be local to the China market only.
    Co-chair McGovern. I know my time is running out, but let 
me just kind of sum up my thoughts at this moment. As I said in 
the beginning, we appreciate all of the companies that are 
represented here today, as to what they do in terms of creating 
jobs and helping our economy and the global economy. That goes 
without saying. But you know, enough of you keep on going back 
to, ``We support the athletes, we support the athletes.'' 
Everybody supports the athletes. This is not about--this whole 
hearing is not about supporting the athletes. It is about 
dealing with something, quite frankly, that is beyond the pale, 
that is at the extreme. What is happening in China right now, 
especially in Xinjiang, is beyond the pale. This is different. 
This is at the outer edges of what is bad.
    And I think that with respect to everyone here, in addition 
to trying to send a message to China--and I know it is 
difficult, because China plays hardball. And I know you're 
worried about your profits, and your business models, and 
dealing with China. I understand all that comes into play. But 
there's also something else that I think people need to 
consider, and that is reputations, because we are talking 
about--you heard from Mr. Smith and from Senator Merkley--we 
are dealing with a genocide that is unfolding that is well 
documented.
    And I think we all took note that in all the testimonies 
nobody really talked about what is happening to the Uyghurs in 
Xinjiang. Nobody talked about specifically what is going on. 
And I attribute that to, I think, trying to prevent a backlash 
from China. But I'll just say this--we want to influence 
China's behavior here in a good way. And we think that you can 
play a role in that. I understand the difficulties that you all 
face, but on the other hand--we are happy to provide briefings 
on what is going on with the Uyghurs and others. But again, it 
is at the extreme. And it is beyond the pale.
    So with that I will stop, and I will yield back my time. 
Thank you.
    Chair Merkley. Representative Smith.
    Representative Smith. Thank you very, very much, Mr. 
Chairman.
    I'd like to ask each of our witnesses, if I could--and this 
would be a yes-or-no answer. Knowing what we know now about the 
Beijing genocide Olympics, should it be moved to another 
country and another city? We'll begin with Ms. Fairchild. Yes 
or no.
    Ms. Fairchild. Again, as I stated in my opening statement, 
as sponsors we have no responsibility in the site selection.
    Representative Smith. I understand that. But you know 
what's going on there, and the myriad of other human rights 
abuses that are being committed. But genocide is in a league of 
its own. Should it be moved, yes or no?
    Ms. Fairchild. I will respond to that by saying that our 
sponsorship commitment really spans several years, so it's not 
about a particular host city. It's more about the long-term 
support for the Olympics.
    Representative Smith. We're just talking about the Beijing 
genocide Olympics. We all respect what you do for the 
Olympians. It's fantastic. But we're talking about a host city 
that is analogous to exactly what Hitler did in 1936. And Xi 
Jinping has said clearly on the record he wants to tell the 
whole world how great his governance is, which is despotic. 
It's dictatorial. And it's a genocide. Should it be moved, yes 
or no?
    Ms. Fairchild. Again, I will answer the question by saying 
as long as the governments allow the athletes to attend the 
Games, Visa will be there to support and sponsor them.
    Representative Smith. So that's ``no.''
    Ms. Fairchild. We will be there to support and sponsor them 
if the Games are held.
    Representative Smith. But you don't think it should be 
moved. I just want clarity. Just clarity.
    Ms. Fairchild. I do not have any specific opinion on that. 
Again, that is not a decision and a role that the sponsors 
play.
    Representative Smith. But as a human being and as 
somebody--as a corporation that believes in human rights, it 
seems to me that you have a moral responsibility, very clear, 
when a genocide is ongoing, when women are being raped and in 
concentration camps, forced abortion, forced sterilization. The 
men are being tortured as well as the women. And we have, on 
the China Commission, of which I'm ranking member, and on the 
Lantos Commission, numerous hearings about what these 
individuals are undergoing. I'm baffled and disappointed that 
you can't just say: Move the Games.
    Ms. Fairchild. I understand, Chairman, and absolutely 
recognize the seriousness of the issues that we're discussing 
today. We take note that the Olympics is what we are discussing 
and what has brought us together to have this important 
conversation. But I will say again that as long as the 
governments are allowing the athletes to attend the Games, we 
will be there to support and sponsor them, including our 
American athletes.
    Representative Smith. Could I ask Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. 
Rodgers, Mr. Lalli, Mr. Holyoke--if you could all answer that 
question. Should they be moved, the Olympic Games? The Beijing 
genocide Olympics?
    Mr. Mulvaney. Mr. Chairman, at Procter & Gamble we don't 
have a position on moving the Games. We support the promise and 
the potential of the Olympic movement. And that's our 
commitment over a multi-year horizon.
    Representative Smith. Can you not understand that this 
grossly undermines the Olympic creed, the Olympic mission, 
which--I love the Olympics, as do my colleagues on this--you 
know, on the Senate and House side. This is beyond an 
unconscionable enabling of genocide, because we know what Xi 
Jinping is doing with this. You know, in our last hearing we 
heard from experts who said how he's using this to say to the 
world: Look at our governance model and replicate it. And 
again, for those who are suffering in the gulags, in the 
Laogai, in the concentration camps, how demoralizing this will 
be. Should they be moved?
    Mr. Mulvaney. Mr. Chairman, our commitment is to the 
Olympic movement.
    Representative Smith. OK. But this hurts the Olympic 
movement, as well as the people who are victimized so grossly.
    If I could, the other members--Mr. Holyoke, Mr. Lalli, if 
you all could--and Mr. Rodgers. Should they be moved?
    Mr. Holyoke. Our partnership is a nine-year partnership 
with the IOC. It's not focused on Beijing or any other single 
Games. It's about----
    Representative Smith. But this is unique, isn't it? This is 
absolutely special and unique--special in a very bad way--
because it's a genocide Olympics. Can you not say move them?
    Mr. Holyoke. Thank you, sir, for the question. Our 
partnership is providing dedicated support to individual 
athletes on an ongoing basis. Our purpose is to connect people, 
and we've seen that the Games do the same.
    Representative Smith. OK. Would the others like to answer 
it? Mr. Rodgers. Mr. Lalli.
    Mr. Rodgers. Commissioner, we haven't stated a position on 
the location of the Games. A couple of thoughts----
    Representative Smith. Can you do it now? Can you do it now? 
With all due respect.
    Mr. Rodgers. I heard this morning that the IOC has 
responded to the letter sent by the Commission. I haven't seen 
that letter. I'd like to look at it. We will continue to urge--
--
    Representative Smith. I've read their response. It is a 
nothingburger, with all due respect. It doesn't address this at 
all.
    Mr. Rodgers. I haven't read it and didn't know it existed 
until this morning. So I've learned something----
    Mr. Smith. We've been asking you since 2018, when Marco 
Rubio and I did the letter asking that this be moved. And 
again, this is totally bipartisan and bicameral.
    Let me just ask, I guess, Did any of you convey to the IOC 
or the U.S. Olympic Committee and Paralympic Committee this 
opposition, or concerns about these Beijing genocide Olympics? 
And also, if you could all answer this, Has anyone in the 
Chinese government or anybody acting on their behalf conveyed 
to your company any penalty or risk of access or participation 
in the Chinese economy should you raise your voice on behalf of 
the victims and suggest that there be a move to another venue 
in another country?
    Mr. Rodgers. Commissioner, the answer to your second 
question is no. And the answer to your first question is yes.
    Representative Smith. OK.
    Mr. Lalli. Commissioner, this is Paul Lalli, on behalf of 
The Coca-Cola Company.
    Representative Smith. Mr. Lalli.
    Mr. Lalli. We have conveyed to both the IOC and through the 
Centre, through these multi-stakeholder initiatives, the 
importance of embedding human rights in these events. We've 
worked for years, including being the sole funder of the 
initial Mega Sporting Events Platform for Human Rights, to try 
to bring progress and human rights into these Games. And I'm 
not aware of any communications regarding your second question.
    Representative Smith. OK. Anybody else want to speak to 
that, whether or not there's been any threat by the Chinese 
Communist Party, or anybody acting on their behalf that should 
you, like today, say ``Move the Games,'' that there would be a 
penalty to your corporation in access to the Chinese market in 
any way?
    Ms. Fairchild. In answer to that question, I can say no, 
that has not happened. And in answer to your first question, we 
have had ongoing dialogue with the IOC. And as a TOP sponsor, 
we have encouraged the IOC to adapt to the recommendations 
contained in the December 2020 report on human rights strategy.
    Representative Smith. OK. But again, I think this is so 
injurious to the Olympic movement in and of itself, but above 
all to the victims in China--whether it be the Uyghurs, the 
Tibetans, the Hong Kongers. Joshua Wong, who appeared before 
our Commission has been prosecuted so grossly and unfairly by 
the Chinese Communist Party. And this is a reward. You know, in 
2015, I think you will know this, as Xi Jinping was doing the 
planning for the genocide in Xinjiang, simultaneous with that 
he was telling the IOC how they would comport with human rights 
standards and norms. And we've asked the IOC to be specific on 
that. They have not told us exactly what promises were made.
    We don't even know how the American affiliate voted. It was 
a 44 to 40 vote. And Kazakhstan was the competitor. And yet 40 
countries voted no. How did the U.S. vote? Maybe some of you 
might know that. We can't get that information. Why is that not 
transparent? This isn't the Manhattan Project. There ought to 
be complete transparency as to how that vote went down. But I'm 
not sure how much time I have. I'm out of time? I'm out of 
time. If there's a second round, I do have a number of other 
questions. But thank you very much.
    Thanks, Chairman.
    Chair Merkley. Thank you.
    And we will now turn to Senator Angus King.
    Senator King. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I've 
listened to this hearing with a great deal of interest. And 
this is a very difficult question. But it strikes me that we 
have the wrong set of witnesses here today, that our real beef 
is with the International Olympic Committee in terms of how the 
decision was made, whether the decision is under review, as it 
should be. I've been a member of this Commission for four or 
five years now. I've sat in on the hearings with regard to the 
Uyghurs. I think what's going on is accurately characterized as 
atrocious and genocide.
    The question is, these companies that are before us today 
made long-term commitments. One of the questions earlier was, 
Why are you supporting the Beijing Olympics? My understanding 
is they're not supporting the Beijing Olympics. They are 
supporting a whole series of Olympic Games at different sites. 
And they're supporting the International Olympic Committee, and 
through them the American Olympic Committee, and the athletes. 
So I must say, it bothers me that these companies, which have 
contractual relationships that span 8, 10 or 12 years--in the 
case of Coca-Cola going back almost 100 years--are being asked 
to essentially say, you know, we're going to--we're going to 
boycott, or we're going to insist on a change.
    They have no role as I understand it--and perhaps I could 
ask Mr. Mulvaney from Procter & Gamble, do you have as part of 
the contract that you signed--that I understand goes back 8 or 
10 years--do you have any control whatsoever on the site 
selection? Is that something that is--do you have a veto or a 
voice in that process?
    Mr. Mulvaney. Senator, thank you for the question. We do 
not have a role in site selection. And we can't force the IOC 
to make a decision or make a choice on its business operations. 
Now, that's not to say that we don't have influence in the 
situation. We do. And we try to use that influence, as Procter 
& Gamble. As a part of the contract that P&G has as a sponsor 
with the IOC, that contract obligates the IOC to respect the UN 
Guidelines on Human Rights and Business. And we have a 
concerted effort to upgrade the practices at the IOC. We work 
both directly with the IOC and indirectly through other 
stakeholder groups to try to get them to upgrade their 
processes in three dimensions--really briefly.
    A, they need to change their governance documents. They 
need to amend their charter. Second, they need to aggressively 
create due diligence processes that are compliant with the UN 
Guiding Principles. And third, they need to create grievance 
mechanisms for athletes. Those three items would be helpful in 
a situation like this. And they have a responsibility for that. 
And the companies on the panel today, including P&G, we do push 
for that, Senator.
    Senator King. Well, and I presume all the companies would 
respond as Mr. Mulvaney did in terms of your role in the 
location process. Let me ask a question. Is it a contractual 
obligation? If you said, we're pulling our sponsorship of this 
particular Olympic Games, what would that do to your 
relationship to the remaining Games or to the relationship that 
you have with the IOC in terms of your legal obligation?
    Mr. Mulvaney. Senator, I don't know the details of the 
exact contract in the context of P&G in terms of a pullout. I 
do know there are penalties, and those penalties are probably 
written onto the entire scope of the contract. Again, our 
contract isn't written to a specific city. And so I can't 
address that situation.
    Senator King. Mr. Rodgers, you're the general counsel, as I 
recall. What are the legal obligations under this contract that 
you--the multi-year contract that you all executed?
    Mr. Rodgers. Senator, thank you for the question. And I 
knew as a lawyer this was going to come--that you'd bring this 
question to me. So I appreciate the chance to answer it. Our 
contract sounds similar to P&G's and does not give us any 
influence over site selection and the ability to veto or change 
the site selection. It includes penalties if we don't live up 
to our side of the bargain, which is the sponsorship and other 
promotional and marketing events that we participate in.
    Senator King. And if you pulled out--if you said, we're not 
going to sponsor the Beijing Olympics, what would the impact of 
that be? I suppose the members of this Commission would say, 
well, maybe that would make Beijing change their policies. But 
basically, it would leave the Olympic movement without a 
substantial form of support, and that would, in turn, leave the 
athletes without that substantial support. Is that correct?
    Mr. Rodgers. I think that is correct, Senator. I don't know 
what portion of the overall IOC budget our sponsorship money 
is. You know, we do have influence on the IOC, and we've used 
that influence, and continue to use that influence as a sponsor 
to encourage the IOC to improve on human rights. I think that 
the specific recommendations that I mentioned in my opening 
remarks, that come from the Centre for Sport and Human Rights, 
are something that we've urged the IOC to adopt, and we'll 
continue to do so.
    You know, I think one other key point, Senator, is the 
voice of the USOPC. Our contract is not just with the IOC, it's 
always with the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee. And to 
date, the U.S. Committee has asked the sponsors to not drop our 
sponsorships because, in their view, doing so would hurt the 
athletes.
    Senator King. Thank you. Thank you all very much. Thank 
you, Mr. Chairman.
    I would suggest that the next hearing we have should be 
with the IOC and perhaps the American Olympic Committee. I 
think that would be a more appropriate--those would be a more 
appropriate focus of our attention. Thank you, again, for all 
of your testimony and thanks to the members of the Commission.
    Chair Merkley. Thank you, Senator King. And certainly 
future conversations with the IOC, we hope we can in fact have 
them appear to address some of these issues regarding human 
rights and the selection process.
    We'll now turn to Congresswoman Steel.
    Representative Steel. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank 
you for all the witnesses coming out today. And the human 
rights atrocities and abuse happening in China right now should 
horrify every one of us. Forced sterilization, labor camps, and 
murder are happening right now against Uyghur and other Muslim 
minorities. We have a responsibility to speak out. I am just so 
honored to be on this Commission because we really have to 
study what's really going on in China.
    Our witnesses today certainly felt compelled to speak out 
over the last year in support of political and social protests. 
Coca-Cola spoke out loudly against laws passed in Georgia. Visa 
said change starts here and highlighted their focus on global 
acceptance. Airbnb condemned racism, bigotry, and hate. But 
where are your statements against the human rights abuses 
happening right now in China? How can we support sending our 
athletes, the best of the best, who have worked so hard for 
these moments, to a country with a backdrop of abuse and 
violence? A few months ago, Senator Ted Cruz and I sent a 
letter out to actually change the location of the Beijing 
Olympics to another, safer place for our athletes. But the 
International Olympic Committee sent us a letter that the UN's 
been supporting them, so they're not going to change it.
    So having said that--Beijing is going to be happening. So 
my question to all is this: Will you use public platforms--like 
social media--to raise awareness of the atrocities being 
committed by the Chinese government and to pressure China to 
end its human rights violations? This question is for all of 
you.
    Mr. Rodgers. Commissioner, I'll go first. The answer to 
your question is that we will. We have and will continue to 
speak out on the importance of human rights. And I would just 
refer back to my opening remarks just an hour or so ago in 
front of this Commission, which specifically referred to some 
of the matters that you raise in your question.
    Mr. Lalli. Congressman, this is Paul Lalli with the Coca-
Cola Company. We speak out very loudly on respect for human 
rights through our policy and through our industry-leading due 
diligence program. We require any business partner we operate 
with to comply with our policy, or we won't do business with 
them, period. We do business in 200-plus countries and 
territories around the world. But we are founded and 
headquartered in one, and that's the United States. And we're 
proud to call Georgia our home. So we are concerned about 
allegations of human rights abuses anywhere in the world. We 
will always be most active, engaged in policy issues here at 
home. And we are proud to be--really have been at the vanguard, 
have a history of fighting for voting rights and equality for 
the last 50-plus years, dating back to the Voting Rights Act of 
1965.
    Mr. Mulvaney. Congresswoman, this is Sean Mulvaney. And on 
behalf of Procter & Gamble, I want to answer your question and 
communicate that P&G's respect for human rights is fundamental 
to our business. Addressing human rights situations whenever 
they happen around the world is not a nice thing to do--it's a 
must-do, as we navigate our business operations. Respecting 
human rights is central to our values as a company. And when it 
comes to communicating support for human rights, our 
advertising around the world reflects our belief in diversity 
and inclusion. And so you can look at examples and see how we 
walk the walk in that context, supporting human rights.
    And so I respect the question. And you asked about how we 
participate in the U.S. political system. And like Coca-Cola we 
are really active in our home market. And we operate in 70 
countries around the world, where--and our products are 
available in 180. And so it's natural for us to be more active 
in this market. And that's why you see us active in this 
market.
    Mr. Holyoke. Thank you, Congresswoman, for the question. 
This is David Holyoke with Airbnb. As I mentioned in my opening 
statement, racism, hate, and discrimination go against 
everything we believe in as a company. We take the topic of 
human rights very seriously. It's core to our values and our 
principles as a company. We are committed to fighting 
discrimination and making Airbnb a place where everyone belongs 
and can succeed. All of our users from our host and guest 
community must agree to our Community Commitment policies, 
which requires them to treat everyone in the Airbnb community 
with respect and without judgement or bias. And we regularly 
monitor our platform. And where we see discrimination against 
minorities we take the appropriate action, including removing 
those hosts from our platform.
    Ms. Fairchild. Thank you. This is Andrea Fairchild. And I 
will just add, on behalf of Visa, in response to your question, 
that, yes, we do our part, and we are extremely proud of the 
work that we do. We recognize that it is our responsibility to 
respect, advance, and maintain global human rights across our 
company and our operations. We do perform regular human rights 
assessments. And Visa has been recognized as one of the most 
ethical, responsible companies, guided by those UN principles.
    Representative Steel. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I yield 
back.
    Chair Merkley. Thank you very much.
    And I believe that Senator Daines is not back with us, but 
if you are, Senator Daines, jump right on. If not, then Senator 
Tom Cotton is next.
    Senator Cotton. Thank you, Senator Merkley. I just want to 
say, I've been listening to all the testimony here. This is one 
of the most pathetic and disgraceful hearings in which I've 
participated in my eight years in Congress. It's clear to me 
that every one of you were sent here probably with directions 
directly from your CEOs and your board not to say a single 
cross word about the Chinese Communist Party. And for that 
matter, I think most of you could be spouting talking points of 
the Chinese Communist Party. So we're going to see about that 
in a moment. I've got a few questions for all of you.
    First, though, I just want to address some questions to Mr. 
Lalli from Coca-Cola. Mr. Lalli, earlier this year when the 
Georgia legislature passed an election reform law, your CEO, 
James Quincey, decided that he was going to weigh in against it 
and your company was going to lead a bunch of other ``woke'' 
corporations to denounce that law. Let me ask you first, is 
James Quincey an American citizen?
    Mr. Lalli. I believe he is a citizen--I believe he is, yes.
    Senator Cotton. Can you tell me when he was naturalized as 
an American citizen?
    Mr. Lalli. I cannot tell you that.
    Senator Cotton. Yes, well your company and Mr. Quincey seem 
to have done an extremely thorough job of trying to conceal 
that fact. So I would like you to return to me on the record in 
written testimony if necessary if James Quincey is an American 
citizen.
    Mr. Lalli. Senator, I'll take that question back.
    Senator Cotton. Your company said at the time: That we will 
continue to stand up for what is right in Georgia and across 
the United States. So are we to take from that statement at the 
time--that Coca-Cola will not stand up for what is right 
outside the United States? Because that's what it sounds like 
this morning, this testimony.
    Mr. Lalli. No, Senator. We stand up for what is right 
across the world. We apply the same human rights principles in 
the United States that we do across the world.
    Senator Cotton. Do you believe that the Chinese Communist 
Party is committing genocide against the Uyghur people?
    Mr. Lalli. We're aware of the reports of the State 
Department on this issue as well as other departments of the 
U.S. Government. We respect those reports. They continue to 
inform our program, as do reports from other--from civil 
society. We of course----
    Senator Cotton. See, this is what I'm talking about. Under 
questioning from Senator Merkley and Representative McGovern 
and Representative Chris Smith, every single one of you refused 
to say a single word, by all appearances, that will cost you 
one bit of market share inside of mainland China. Mr. Lalli, 
for instance, you were asked if Coca-Cola would call for the 
IOC to delay the Chinese Olympics, to give a chance for them to 
be re-bid or for China to stop its genocide against its own 
people. And you said that Coca-Cola--I think these are your 
exact words--``doesn't have a say.'' So can you tell me why 
Coca-Cola doesn't have a say in whether it sponsors the 
genocide Olympics next year, but it does have a say in how the 
state of Georgia runs its elections?
    Mr. Lalli. Senator, what I stated was that we do not have a 
say in the selection of the host city, nor on whether an 
Olympics is postponed or relocated.
    Senator Cotton. So you don't. But you could just make a 
statement. Your CEO could saddle up the same moral high horse 
that he got on when Georgia passed its election law and write a 
letter to the IOC and ask them to. Anybody can do that. If he's 
an American citizen, that's his right under our Constitution.
    Mr. Lalli. As I said, we are mostly engaged on policy 
issues here at home, but we are clear in our respect for human 
rights globally.
    Senator Cotton. So can you explain to me why James Quincey 
will denounce a democratically elected legislature's laws but 
he will not simply say that the IOC should consider re-bidding 
its Olympics or that Coca-Cola should reconsider sponsoring the 
genocide Olympics? What's the difference there?
    Mr. Lalli. Our role as a sponsor is to support and follow 
the athletes. Our----
    Senator Cotton. So you're sponsoring the genocide Olympics. 
You are spending millions of dollars to sponsor the genocide 
Olympics, yet you will not opine on any matter about it. Yet 
you will stick your nose in the Georgia legislature's election 
reform laws. Can you explain to me the contrast?
    Mr. Lalli. First, let me say that we do not make decisions 
on these host locations. We support and follow the athletes 
wherever they compete. Second----
    Senator Cotton. Yeah, no, I've heard your talking points 
and I'm tired of hearing them, Mr. Lalli. I'm asking you a 
simple question. Why is it that Coca-Cola will opine on 
Georgia's election laws but not on the genocide Olympics?
    Mr. Lalli. As I stated, Georgia is our home. It's where 
many of our employees live and work. And we are most engaged on 
public policy issues here in the U.S. But we are----
    Senator Cotton. I think the answer is you're afraid of the 
Chinese Communist Party. You're afraid of what they will do to 
your company if you say a single word. Like, for instance, 
saying that both the Biden and the Trump administrations are 
correct when they say that China is committing genocide against 
its own people.
    Let's ask that simple question of the other witnesses. Mr. 
Holyoke, will you agree with the Trump and Biden 
administrations that China is committing genocide against the 
Uyghur people?
    Mr. Holyoke. Thank you, Senator, for the question. Human 
rights is core to our values and principles as a company. We 
would defer to the U.S. Government or other experts who are 
better equipped than us to address that.
    Senator Cotton. All right. Let's try Mr. Rodgers. Will he 
answer the question? Mr. Rodgers, do you agree with the Trump 
and the Biden administrations that the Chinese Communist Party 
is committing genocide against the Uyghur people?
    Mr. Rodgers. Senator, we don't do business in Xinjiang. 
That was true before the State Department issued its report. 
I've read the State Department report. I've studied it. And I 
believe its conclusions.
    Senator Cotton. Thank you, Mr. Rodgers, for a straight 
answer. Mr. Mulvaney, do you agree with the Trump and the Biden 
administrations that the Chinese Communist Party is committing 
genocide against the Uyghur people?
    Mr. Mulvaney. Senator Cotton, P&G supports human rights all 
around the world in our operations. On this particular issue, 
directly to your question, Senator, we believe that it is the 
role and responsibility of government to make these 
determinations.
    Senator Cotton. OK. So I'll take that as you also are 
joining some of your colleagues in dodging and you refuse to 
answer that simple, basic question.
    Ms. Fairchild, now to you. Do you agree with the Trump and 
the Biden administrations that the Chinese Communist Party is 
committing genocide against the Uyghur people?
    Ms. Fairchild. Thank you, Senator. We oppose genocide 
anywhere it's happening, and that is why as a company we are 
guided by those human rights principles. But as the other 
members have said, Visa's not in a position to make those kinds 
of determinations. And we defer to and respect our government.
    Senator Cotton. All right. So one for five. That's why I 
say this is the most pathetic, disgraceful hearing in which 
I've participated in eight years. Obviously every one of you, 
with the exception on occasion of Mr. Rodgers, were sent here 
with orders not to say anything that could offend the Chinese 
Communist Party.
    You know, I'll just close with a story, Mr. Lalli. I used 
to drink a lot of Coca-Cola, back when I was a kid and a young 
man. I stopped drinking it before I joined the Army because I 
knew the Army wouldn't offer it in places like basic training, 
and Officer Candidate School, and Ranger School. One night in 
Ranger School, when you get by on just a few hundred calories a 
day, we were able to buy hot dogs and cokes. And I bought them 
because I was so hungry. I took a drink of the coke and I spit 
it out, because I hadn't had one in two years. I couldn't 
tolerate the taste of it. That's about the feeling I have today 
about your testimony and about all the witnesses' testimony in 
this pathetic hearing.
    Mr. Lalli. Senator Cotton, I'm sorry to hear that. I hope 
you reconsider that position. And we respect human rights 
globally. And we earn our social license every day. We take 
that very seriously.
    Senator Cotton. Well, you wouldn't know from this 
testimony. Senator Merkley, I'm going to yield my time back.
    Chair Merkley. Thank you. Your time has expired, but thank 
you for yielding it back.
    And we now have Representative Malinowski.
    Representative Malinowski. Thank you so much, Senator 
Merkley. Thanks to the witnesses.
    I rarely in life agree with Senator Tom Cotton. I'm pretty 
much in full agreement with him today. So with that, let me 
start with you, Mr. Holyoke. And I'm going to give you a 
hypothetical. I'm going to pick a completely random American 
city for this. Imagine there were a major sporting event in the 
city of Los Angeles. And you knew that the state of California 
was holding hundreds of thousands of LGBTQ Americans, Jewish 
Americans, and African Americans in concentration camps. And 
you further knew that even those LGBTQ, Jewish Americans, and 
African Americans living in California who were lucky enough 
not to be in concentration camps were going to be barred by the 
state of California from attending this sporting event in Los 
Angeles and booking Airbnb accommodations. Would you sponsor 
that event?
    Mr. Holyoke. Thank you, sir, for the question. You know, I 
don't think it's appropriate to weigh in on a hypothetical. 
What I can share with you is that human rights is core to our 
values and our mission. Discrimination has absolutely no place 
on our platform. And we take a number of steps to--with our 
hosts and our guest community--require them to commit to our 
Community Commitment principles----
    Representative Malinowski. So you're not willing to say 
that you wouldn't participate in a sporting event in the United 
States if hundreds of thousands of Jewish Americans in that 
state were being held in concentration camps? All you're 
willing to say is human rights are core to your values, but you 
won't apply those values to that kind of situation. I mean, I 
know the answer to this question. The answer to this question 
is you would absolutely not participate in that kind of event 
if it was in the state of California or anywhere in the United 
States. I mean, that's absolutely plainly obvious. Do you 
disagree with me?
    Mr. Holyoke. As I stated, human rights is core to our 
mission and our values. Where we see discrimination occurring 
on our platform, we take appropriate action.
    Representative Malinowski. Well, OK, where you see it 
occurring on your platform. But are you aware of the fact, Mr. 
Holyoke, that in China you can't stay in accommodations, 
whether a hotel or an Airbnb, if you don't have a passport 
issued by the government--an identification document? Are you 
aware that the Chinese government denies those documents to 
Uyghurs and Tibetans, and that they are therefore unable to 
actually stay at your accommodations in Beijing for these 
Games?
    Mr. Holyoke. Thank you for the question. Obviously we 
operate in 220 countries and regions around the world, 
everywhere that the U.S. Government allows us to. We believe 
our platform is about building bridges between cultures around 
the world through----
    Representative Malinowski. Are you aware of what I just 
said to be a fact? Are you aware of it?
    Mr. Holyoke. In China, we are required to follow local laws 
and regulations. However, all of our users are required to 
commit to our Community Commitment principles. And where 
discrimination is happening----
    Representative Malinowski. How can they commit to not 
discriminate if persons of those ethnicities can't even show up 
at their door because that's the policy of the government?
    Mr. Holyoke. We regularly scan for posts and listings on 
our platform that are discriminatory about minorities----
    Representative Malinowski. I'm not asking about the host 
and listings. I'm asking about the policy of the government 
which effectively prohibits those people from staying. And, 
again, think about my California example. If the state 
prohibited Jewish Americans from staying in your properties, 
would you still run a business in that jurisdiction?
    Mr. Holyoke. Sir, thanks for the question. Our policies do 
not require hosts to violate local laws. In some cases, I do 
understand, hosts receive guidance from local authorities that 
they may not host guests from outside mainland China.
    Representative Malinowski. I understand. So you're just 
completely absolving yourself of responsibility for being 
complicit in abject discrimination.
    Mr. Lalli, let me go back to you here, because I have huge 
respect for the stand that Coca-Cola has taken on domestic 
civil rights issues. I guess in that respect I do differ with 
Senator Cotton. And I understand why you might not want to echo 
a legal determination on whether genocide is happening in 
China. But, you know, are you willing to say that you condemn 
the Chinese government's policy of holding hundreds of 
thousands of people in concentration camps because of their 
ethnicity and religion--whether we call that genocide or not?
    Mr. Lalli. Commissioner, we condemn any violation of human 
rights. Our policy is absolutely clear on that. We----
    Representative Malinowski. No, not any violation of human 
rights. Do you specifically condemn that violation of human 
rights?
    Mr. Lalli. We condemn all violations of human rights. And 
we respect the report's----
    Representative Malinowski. So you do not condemn the 
Chinese government's practice of holding hundreds of thousands 
of people in concentration camps? You're not willing to say 
that? Yes or no?
    Mr. Lalli. Back to our clear policy on this; we respect all 
human rights and condemn any abuses. Our role as sponsor is to 
try to embed these fundamental principles in the mega sporting 
events. And I would say that there has been progress in that 
space, but there is much more to be done.
    Representative Malinowski. I'm absolutely--I just think 
this is stunning. Again, you are absolutely right to condemn 
voting laws in the United States that make it harder for people 
to vote. You never in those cases said, well, we condemn any 
and all voter suppression. You signed letters condemning 
specific legislation. I understand and respect your point that 
the United States is special to you because this is your 
country. But I would also submit to you that genocide is a 
human rights abuse of such magnitude that when it is occurring 
in a country where you not only do business, but you are 
sponsoring an event that is beneficial to the government of 
that country, that you have a particular responsibility.
    And it is absolutely clear to me that the only reason you 
are not doing so is because you know for a fact that if you 
simply utter the words, ``We condemn the Chinese government's 
policies,'' that you would be subject to a campaign organized 
by the Chinese government that would undermine your ability to 
make a profit in that country. You are afraid of them in a way 
that you are not afraid of critics in the United States. And I 
think that's shameful. I yield back my time. Thank you.
    Chair Merkley. Senator Daines.
    Senator Daines. Great. Senator Merkley, thank you. And I 
want to thank the witnesses for coming before this Commission 
and providing perspective on this very important topic. 
Certainly, I support American athletes continuing their 
longstanding record of success at the 2022 Olympic Games in 
Beijing. But I also believe it's very important to address the 
serious and legitimate human rights concerns and the atrocities 
occurring in China. To see what's been going on in Hong Kong, 
to see what's been going on in Tibet, with the Uyghurs, with 
the very bellicose rhetoric coming from Beijing toward Taiwan, 
I think we all should be very, very concerned.
    Additionally, what concerns me greatly--and Senator Cotton 
alluded to this earlier--is the contrast between many large 
U.S. corporations, including some of the sponsors of the 2022 
Games, who on one hand are criticizing U.S. states or some of 
the laws in these states, while remaining silent--silent--on 
the repression of Uyghurs, Tibetans, and others in China. And 
that contrast could not be more stark, and in my opinion is 
unacceptable. On one hand you see American corporations 
becoming very ``woke,'' while at the same time they're asleep 
as it relates to what's going on in China.
    Mr. Lalli, as you know, Coca-Cola's CEO described a recent 
Georgia election law as ``unacceptable'' and ``a step 
backward'' and released a statement expressing disappointment 
in the law being enacted. And just last year, Coca-Cola was 
also reported to have spent millions seeking to weaken and 
modify the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. I see hypocrisy 
between these actions. On one hand criticizing a U.S. 
legislative body but at the same time remaining largely silent 
on the plight of Uyghurs and, frankly, working to undermine a 
key proposal to strengthen U.S. supply chains to ensure that 
forced labor isn't utilized. I find that quite disturbing.
    Mr. Lalli, what actions has Coca-Cola taken to ensure that 
none of your supply chain utilizes forced labor? And how have 
you engaged the CCP in support of human rights?
    Mr. Lalli. I appreciate the question. Let me--there's a few 
points I'd like to make.
    First, I need to correct the record. We did not take a 
position against the legislation that you mentioned. That was 
erroneously reported. As a company that has invested much in 
its human rights program, we would generally support any 
legislation that practically and meaningfully advances respect 
for human rights.
    Secondly, with respect to our human rights program and 
supply chain, I appreciate that question. We have an industry-
leading due diligence program when it comes to our supply 
chain. We have over 700,000 systemwide employees, over 900-plus 
bottling plants, tens of thousands of suppliers throughout the 
world. We conduct thousands of onsite assessments with respect 
to that supply chain to assure compliance with our human rights 
policy. If any of those suppliers, any of them, do not comply 
with our policy, they're required to correct that and subject 
themselves to a reassessment. If they either can't or won't 
comply with our policy, we will terminate that relationship.
    That is the way we handle all of our business relationships 
around the world. We've conducted over 35,000 on-site 
assessments since the beginning of this program. We've used a 
number of other resources to corroborate these findings, to 
support and ensure that we're respecting human rights 
throughout our value chain.
    Senator Daines. OK, thank you. And perhaps--let me 
differentiate between the position taken by Coca-Cola as a 
corporation and statements made by the CEO. But I think for 
many Americans, the statement by a CEO would reflect, 
oftentimes, the position of the company.
    Mr. Lalli. I'm sorry. I thought you were talking about 
Federal legislation. The----
    Senator Daines. No, I'm talking about the recent Georgia 
election law.
    Mr. Lalli. OK. I'm sorry. As I mentioned, we're a U.S. 
company.
    Senator Daines. I want to make sure--I want to make sure we 
both set the record straight. You said my statement was 
erroneous. And I just want to make sure we got the facts right 
too, because if I've got the facts wrong I'll be the first one 
to say I'm sorry, I made a mistake. But I'm really going back 
to--I talked about the recent Georgia election law. So I'll let 
you go ahead and clarify that.
    Mr. Lalli. No, I appreciate that. I want to make sure we're 
clear on the record on that. I thought you were talking about 
the recent Federal legislation that was reported erroneously.
    Senator Daines. Right, no.
    Mr. Lalli. We did not take a position against that. And you 
are right that we did engage on the Georgia voting rights law.
    Senator Daines. OK. And I guess that's the--that's, for me, 
concerning--the hypocrisy of--and I understand where your 
headquarters are, and so forth. But to engage the Georgia 
legislature and positions taken by elected officials there on 
one hand and remaining silent oftentimes with far worse 
situations in China, I guess that's the disconnect and the 
hypocrisy that I was trying to paint.
    Mr. Lalli. Well, I would just point out that we take a 
position on human rights consistently across the globe with our 
operations and those of our bottlers and suppliers.
    Senator Daines. OK. Thank you.
    Ms. Fairchild, a question for Visa. Has Visa received any 
documentation or demonstration of improved human rights 
conditions in China, as it relates to the Beijing Olympics--
related to it?
    Ms. Fairchild. Thank you, sir. Not to my knowledge.
    Senator Daines. And were any human rights assessments 
undertaken at Visa regarding the 2022 Olympics? And if so, what 
steps were taken in response?
    Ms. Fairchild. No, that did not happen.
    Senator Daines. OK. So there were no assessments of human 
rights taken regarding the 2022----
    Ms. Fairchild. Our last human rights assessment confirmed 
that Visa is focusing on identifying the right risk areas, 
which include the role that we play as an employer and a 
purchaser, an e-payment enabler, and business partner, and 
sponsor.
    Senator Daines. All right. Thank you. Well, I just want to 
conclude by stating that we should have little to probably no 
confidence in the Games' ability to advance human rights in 
countries under repressive regimes. And I think all of us were 
hopeful as we saw the liberalization of the Chinese economy 
over the course of the last couple of decades, that it would 
lead toward greater freedom and liberalization of the political 
situation in China. But that has obviously turned out to be 
very, very different, very concerning for many of us.
    Freedom in China, frankly, has regressed since the 2008 
Olympic Games in Beijing. Look no further than Hong Kong and 
the Uyghurs and the Tibetans, and the rhetoric against Taiwan. 
And I have unfortunately, and regrettably, come to the 
conclusion that I see no reason to believe that anything will 
be different following the 2022 Games. And I just would urge 
all of our Olympics stakeholders--whether governments, 
sponsors, athletes, and others--to not provide cover or 
legitimacy to the CCP regime during the 2022 Games, and to work 
to hold the regime accountable, and with awareness regarding 
the oppression of its people.
    Mr. Chairman, I yield back my time.
    Chair Merkley. Senator Daines, thank you.
    I'm going to turn the gavel over to Co-chair McGovern, 
because we have a vote on the Senate floor and the time has 
expired. So that means eventually we have to get over there. I 
will try to rejoin. I just want to note that the next 
individual up is Representative Wexton. And then after that, 
Senator Ossoff. And I'll be returning for final comments.
    But before I hand the gavel over, Congressman McGovern, I 
want to just note in the context of the conversations today, 
there's some sense that we have no tools at our disposal 
because we signed this contract, and we have no role. And yet, 
it's clear that companies have a choice on how to advertise 
during the Olympics in China. They have power over how they 
attend. They have power over what influence they seek to 
exercise with the Olympic Committee through private 
communications. They have the power to make public statements 
of concern about gross violations of human rights or genocide.
    They have power over the decision on how they will 
structure their future contracts, whether they would accept a 
contract in which the Olympic Committee can assign the Games to 
a country engaged in genocide or gross violations. They have 
power over whether they would choose to do an ``Olympics-by-
Olympics'' sponsorship, if the IOC is not willing to rule out 
placing the Games with a country that has engaged in--is 
engaging in genocide. And they have power over defending the 
athletes' rights to free expression at the Games.
    Many athletes may choose to say that they are absolutely 
appalled by the treatment of the Uyghurs or other ethnic 
minorities. Or they may say that they condemn the crushing of 
the political rights of the people of Hong Kong. And right now, 
the Olympic Committee has a threat to take away awards from 
those who express themselves at the Games. And it's a power 
that they have reminded athletes that they have. And certainly, 
you all could express--since you are saying that you are 
concerned about the athletes--could express a clear defense of 
athletes' right to express their opinions at the Games.
    So you do have many instruments available. And I just hope 
that your company boards and executives will engage in some 
pretty significant thinking about how you exercise that set of 
tools in the context of the horrific practices and genocide 
that China is engaged in. So with that, Representative 
McGovern, I hand the gavel over to you. Thank you.
    Co-chair McGovern. Thank you. And I yield now to 
Representative Wexton.
    Representative Wexton. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. You know, 
one of the things I like about serving on this Commission is we 
have a very--we have quite a varied group of Representatives 
and Senators, bipartisan, bicameral. We don't agree on a lot, 
but we are completely united when it comes to this Commission. 
And I want to associate myself with the remarks of my 
colleagues who are very disappointed in the testimony we've 
heard today from the various witnesses.
    Mr. Lalli, how many independent bottling partners do you 
have in the People's Republic of China?
    Mr. Lalli. We have two bottling partners in China.
    Representative Wexton. Are either of those in Xinjiang?
    Mr. Lalli. One of them has a bottling operation in 
Xinjiang, yes.
    Representative Wexton. OK. And in your testimony, you talk 
about human rights due diligence in suppliers, and you call 
them human rights assessments. I guess that's your terminology 
for them, is that correct?
    Mr. Lalli. That's correct. Onsite assessments, that's 
correct.
    Representative Wexton. And those--and those are essentially 
audits, is that right?
    Mr. Lalli. That's correct. By independent third-party 
certified auditors, yes.
    Representative Wexton. That part of your testimony was kind 
of concerning to me, because as anybody who's paying attention 
to what's happening in that region and this issue knows, 
auditing suppliers in Xinjiang is just about impossible. And 
it's why at least five international auditing organizations 
have already pulled out of the regime. It's because it's a 
police state and forced labor is so systemic that it's hard to 
determine if there's forced labor in the supply chain. It's 
even harder to determine if there isn't forced labor in the 
supply chain.
    Another question I had for you is, Why don't you include 
China in your sugar supply chain report, which was one of the 
reports that you referenced in your written testimony?
    Mr. Lalli. Are you talking about the country sugar reports?
    Representative Wexton. Yes, that's correct.
    Mr. Lalli. Those were conducted before I started with the 
company, but I think we based it on a review of--kind of a 
geographic spread and risk approach. But we apply the same 
human rights standards and onsite assessments throughout our 
supply chain.
    Representative Wexton. OK. With those reports focused on 
key markets, and that was Coca-Cola's terminology, not mine, 
and there were 21 countries listed. China is the fourth-largest 
supplier of sugar in the world and Coca-Cola didn't mention it 
at all in the news reports. Do you think that that's a pretty 
important oversight?
    Mr. Lalli. Well, I think there was not a separate report 
done, but the same onsite due diligence occurs throughout our 
sugar supply chain in China, as it does everywhere. And, if I 
may discuss a little further, because you mentioned the 
concerns over onsite assessments. While these audits are the 
foundation of our program, they're not the only tool we use. We 
actually do heed the advice that comes from our government, as 
well as the NGO stakeholder engagement that we participate in 
regularly, to ensure that our program is up to date and 
correctly assessing human rights compliance.
    In addition to onsite assessments, we use a number of other 
kinds of mutually reinforcing approaches, be it grievance 
mechanisms, compliance investigations, stakeholder engagement 
to ensure that we're understanding the risks that we're facing 
in the field, and----
    Representative Wexton. So are you confident, and can you 
say here in your testimony today, that you're confident that 
forced labor does not exist in Coca-Cola's supply chains in the 
People's Republic of China or Xinjiang?
    Mr. Lalli. Yes, I am confident that the audits that we've 
done--conducted on our operations throughout the globe, 
including in that region, have shown that no forced labor 
exists. If it did exist, it would have to be corrected 
immediately. And if it wasn't, then the business relationship 
would be terminated.
    Representative Wexton. So Coca-Cola is the shining unicorn 
in the whole region, it seems, because you guys can say that 
your supply chains are 100 percent clean and nobody else can. 
That's very impressive to me.
    Mr. Lalli. Well, I mean, Commissioner----
    Representative Wexton. Now, if I may--I'm reclaiming my 
time. Now, one of the things that you said in your testimony is 
that you will always follow U.S. law, right?
    Mr. Lalli. That is correct.
    Representative Wexton. And you're familiar with the Uyghur 
Forced Labor Prevention Act because the previous person asked 
you about it, right?
    Mr. Lalli. Yes.
    Representative Wexton. OK. Why did Coca-Cola oppose that 
legislation if you're so confident----
    Mr. Lalli. We did not oppose--yes. Again, let me state, we 
did not oppose that legislation. Reports----
    Representative Wexton. So what was the nature of your 
lobbying on that legislation? I mean, you certainly weren't 
supporting it, because we didn't hear anything about that and 
we would have heard about it, if somebody were supporting----
    Mr. Lalli. We support any legislation that practically 
advances human rights. With respect to that, at that time we 
were having discussions regarding correcting the record 
concerning reports of the importation of beverages with sugar 
from Xinjiang into the U.S., which we do not do. There were 
erroneous reports about that, and we were correcting those 
reports, as well as educating the Hill about our due diligence 
program. We did not take a position against that bill.
    Representative Wexton. Then why are there five separate 
lobbying disclosures that were filed from Coca-Cola mentioning 
this bill as one of the things that you were lobbying during 
the 116th Congress?
    Mr. Lalli. The lobbying disclosures required that we 
reported the communications that I just discussed regarding 
correcting reports that we were importing beverages or sugar 
from that region into the U.S. Those communications--my 
understanding is--I'm not an expert on these disclosures--but 
my understanding is we were required to report those. But they 
were not communications taking a position against that bill.
    Representative Wexton. So will you be supporting the 
legislation in the 117th Congress?
    Mr. Lalli. I'm sorry, what's that?
    Representative Wexton. Will you be supporting the 
legislation in the 117th Congress?
    Mr. Lalli. Well, again, there are a number of bills right 
now. We support generally legislation that advances human 
rights. And if I may get back to your point about forced labor, 
there are 28--estimated, according to the Department of Labor--
over 28 million victims of forced labor around the world. It is 
an epidemic, a human rights scourge. It is a challenge every 
day to ensure that we have no forced labor in our vast supply 
chain. We do our best, and we continually improve our program.
    There obviously are no guarantees because we can't be 
watching every operation every day. But I assure you that we 
are doing everything we can with respect to our onsite 
assessments and the other approaches we take, and most 
importantly our stakeholder engagement, to avoid any 
involvement with forced labor. And when we do find it, we 
eliminate it, or we eliminate the business relationship.
    Representative Wexton. All right. So looking forward to 
2022, we know if you guys do stay on as sponsors of the 
Olympics, there's going to be a lot of--a lot of occasions 
where your logo is going to appear on various things--whether 
it be shirts, or promotional materials, things like that. Have 
you given any thought to how you're going to ensure that your 
logo doesn't appear on promotional materials that were sourced 
with forced labor?
    Mr. Lalli. Absolutely. I'm glad you raised that issue. One 
of the critical components of our sponsorship, in addition to 
advancing this multi-stakeholder initiative to embed human 
rights in the full lifecycle of these Games, is to ensure that 
any products of ours that are used in the Olympics do not 
involve any forced labor in their sourcing. That's the same way 
we deal with our own products, as well as any products that are 
distributed at the Games. That is a key component of our due 
diligence program.
    Representative Wexton. Mr. Holyoke, how are you going to 
ensure that your--that your logo doesn't appear on these items 
that support forced labor?
    Mr. Holyoke. Thank you, Congresswoman, for the question. 
Our partnership is for--is a nine-year partnership that spans 
multiple Games. It's not specific about Beijing. What we're 
actually planning to do is around supporting travel and 
accommodation needs for athletes and the sponsorship of the 
Olympic and Paralympic Refugee Team. We have no plans to have 
large-scale global marketing activities for the Beijing Games.
    Representative Wexton. Very good. And my final question for 
everybody on this panel is, how are you going to support 
athletes who protest the host nation's human rights abuses? How 
are you going to protect them from the IOC and the PRC, and 
everything like that? What are you going to do to support those 
people who speak out? Let's start with you, Mr. Mulvaney.
    Mr. Mulvaney. Congresswoman, thank you for the question. 
You know, freedom of expression, it's a fundamental right. It's 
a right that P&G supports. We have conversations with the IOC 
about this right and other rights. And so we're extremely 
conscious that this is a big issue heading into the Games. And 
so all of us have a responsibility to engage the IOC to protect 
that athlete right. And it is a, I know, an issue that is in 
dispute between the U.S. Olympic Committee as well as the IOC. 
And what I can commit to you is that P&G will use its voice and 
its influence with the IOC to try to encourage clarity on this 
issue and respect for freedom of expression.
    Representative Wexton. Thank you. Mr. Rodgers.
    Mr. Rodgers. Commissioner, thank you for the question. It's 
an important issue and one that we take seriously. We will 
continue to urge the IOC to adopt the position of the United 
States Olympic and Paralympic Committee on this issue.
    Representative Wexton. Ms. Fairchild.
    Ms. Fairchild. Thank you. I can say at Visa that we support 
and respect an individual's right to freely and peacefully 
express themselves, and we support our athletes in doing that.
    Representative Wexton. Mr. Holyoke.
    Mr. Holyoke. Thank you for the question. I would echo the 
comments of my colleagues. We believe athletes are human beings 
first and foremost and have--should have the freedom to express 
their views, aligned with the Olympic Charter and the power of 
support.
    Representative Wexton. Mr. Lalli.
    Mr. Lalli. We too respect the freedom of expression of the 
athletes, all athletes. We've made that clear both directly to 
the IOC and through the Centre. And I believe the USOPC has 
taken that same position.
    Representative Wexton. Well, I hope that you guys actually 
live up to what you said here today, because you guys control 
the purse strings, and that gives you a lot of power. So I hope 
that you will actually do what you've said and stand up for the 
values that you have professed to have here today. Thank you 
very much, Mr. Chairman. I'll yield back.
    Co-chair McGovern. Thank you very much. I don't know 
whether Senator Ossoff is still on the line, or whether he had 
to go vote. But if he's--Congressman Smith, do you have 
anything you would like to add?
    Representative Smith. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
    I would ask Mr. Lalli--he did not answer my original 
question--yes or no, would he be willing to say, move the 
Olympics to another country and another venue? And just yes or 
no on that. And secondly, the legislation that you and I--and 
you're the prime sponsor, I'm the principal Republican 
cosponsor--H.R. 1155, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act--
there is that presumption that anything coming out of Xinjiang 
was made with forced labor and therefore would be denied entry 
into the United States. Given that Mr. Lalli is so confident 
that their supply chain is completely clean and there's no 
problem, they should be in support of this legislation. So I 
would ask him directly, and I ask all the witnesses if they 
would like to opine on this, but especially Mr. Lalli--will 
they now support the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which 
has 89 cosponsors and, again, you and I--you're the prime 
sponsor and I'm the principal cosponsor.
    Mr. Lalli. Well, several points to make there. First, I 
can't comment on all the details of the Uyghur Forced Labor 
Prevention Act. Again, we didn't take a position against it; we 
support, generally, legislation that advances respect for human 
rights. Secondly, as I stated, we have tens of thousands of 
suppliers. And we are diligent in how we ensure respect for 
human rights throughout it and avoid forced labor. It is a 
challenge that we face every day. With respect to goods coming 
into the U.S., I made it clear, though, that we do not import 
beverages or sugar into the U.S. from Xinjiang. And we would 
generally support legislation that advances human rights 
broadly.
    Representative Smith. But, again, you do utilize the sugar 
that comes out of China--again, the fourth-largest producer--in 
other operations?
    Mr. Lalli. Our local bottler utilizes that. Our bottlers 
service their local markets. And so the bottler there utilizes 
sugar produced or farmed there. We have conducted onsite 
assessments not only of the mill but of the farms to ensure 
that we are not--that there's no forced labor involved in 
either. And so far, we've had no signs of forced labor in all 
these audits. But again, they continue--we continue to do 
reassessments as well as a number of these other mutually 
reinforcing approaches--be it a grievance mechanism so any 
workers in the world--not just our employees, but any workers 
in the world--can contact our company directly with problems or 
human rights abuses. And we would--then we'd be able to know 
what's happening locally.
    Representative Smith. Not to cut you off--but knowing my 
time is probably very short--the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention 
Act--I would hope all of you would support it as a way of 
saying ``We're not kidding'' when it comes to importing forced 
labor goods. You have said very clearly that you think that you 
are very clean on this. You said that to Ms. Wexton, and I 
appreciate that. But will you support it now? And will others 
on this panel support it?
    I mean, the message needs to be sent very clearly and 
unambiguously to China that they can't hide this genocide. It 
is out in the open. And to know that some things are being made 
even in the concentration camps with Uyghur Muslims being 
coerced into making those goods, just makes it all the more 
compelling. So will you support it? And again, you didn't 
answer the question yet. Will you support moving the Olympics 
to another city and country?
    Mr. Lalli. On the second question, again, we support 
athletes. We don't have a position on--if they're going to be 
moved or delayed. We will follow these athletes wherever they 
compete. But we will also continue----
    Representative Smith. So if they got Pyongyang in North 
Korea, that's OK, too? I mean, seriously, your voice matters. 
Coca-Cola is a giant, as is Visa, as are the others that are 
participating in this hearing. We want your voice to be heard. 
And if you say, Hey, IOC, hey world, Coca-Cola thinks it's 
wrong, that will be listened to. So can't you say that?
    Mr. Lalli. And, respectfully, we do make our voice heard 
every day, both through our own program but also through these 
initiatives--multi-stakeholder initiatives, that we engage 
these supporting bodies in a way, and we have seen progress in 
this space. There is much more to be----
    Representative Smith. Have you said that to the IOC or the 
American affiliate? ``What are you doing awarding this to 
China?'' Did you?
    Mr. Lalli. We have engaged the IOC both directly and 
indirectly through these initiatives to make it clear about 
embedding human rights in these wherever the Games----
    Representative Smith. I know you've said that several 
times, about embedding human rights. But how about moving the 
venue . . . with the Chinese Communist Party committing 
genocide?
    Mr. Lalli. Well, this is where we feel the approach that 
works the best is the multi-stakeholder initiative through the 
Centre for Sport and Human Rights, because it brings together 
everybody----
    Representative Smith. I understand. But can't you say in 
this hearing--I mean, we're all waiting with bated breath for 
all of you to say: Move the Olympics. The Beijing genocide 
Olympics needs to be moved. Can't you say that?
    Mr. Lalli. We don't make a decision on the host location, 
but we work on the human rights aspect. And there has been 
progress in this space. We will continue to do that and speak 
clearly on both human rights and the need to embed them into 
these mega sporting events. We were the company that--we're the 
initial sole funder--sole funder--of the Mega-Sporting Events 
Platform for Human Rights in 2015. We helped found that 
institution because we recognized the importance of this.
    Representative Smith. I understand all that. I do 
understand all that. But again, you know, as some of my 
previous colleagues said, and I said it as well, I think 
there's concern among corporate America that if you do, they 
will deny you access. That's how they retaliate. That's how 
they are able to get away literally with murder. I yield back 
my time. Thank you.
    Co-chair McGovern. Thank you. Did you want to finish your 
response? I didn't want to interrupt anybody.
    Mr. Lalli. Thank you. I was just going to say, nothing 
changes--nothing changes our commitment to this, and nothing 
changes our requirements of our suppliers, bottlers, and our 
own operations.
    Co-chair McGovern. OK. And I think everybody has asked 
questions here. I don't see anyone else on the line. So let me 
close by saying to all of you that I think we all appreciate 
you being here. And there was some tough questioning here, I 
think which is an indication of how strongly many of us feel. 
You notice that it was Democrats and Republicans. There's 
bipartisan concern here. And how genuinely horrified we are 
with what is unfolding in Xinjiang and, quite frankly, in a lot 
of other places.
    And I know all of you are good people. And we appreciate 
the commitment to human rights. But I think what is 
particularly frustrating for us--and you heard this from the 
people who asked questions--is that you can sense the economic 
coercion that is at play here. That if you even say that the 
genocide against the Uyghurs is wrong, that there could be some 
sort of regulatory retaliation. And a lot of you have strong 
economic ties in China, with your business with China, I mean. 
And I get all of that.
    I think what we're trying to say here is that things are 
unfolding in a way that it can't be business as usual. And it's 
concerning that it appears that oftentimes the Chinese 
government's interests are prevailing over values that are 
universal, and over morality. And so I would just close with 
this. I think in six-and-a-half months the Olympics in China 
begin. And our goal here, and I'll yield back--I see Mr. 
Merkley's back--but our goal here really is to try to find a 
way to persuade China to change its behavior. And so we have 
six-and-a-half months. And my hope is that you can help us in 
these six-and-a-half months.
    And some people, you know, through a variety of actions--we 
went through a number of suggestions, I did, at the beginning, 
of things that can be done. But, again, we all believe very 
strongly that we're facing reality on the ground in China, that 
it is beyond the pale and is so horrific that we all have to 
raise our voices in some form or another. So I appreciate it. 
Now, let me yield back to Chairman Merkley for any closing 
remarks he has. But I appreciate everybody being here, and I 
appreciate you appearing before this Commission.
    Chair Merkley. Thank you very much, Co-chair McGovern. And 
I've just now this moment gotten on, so I'll assume that all of 
our Senators and Representatives have asked their questions. I 
want to join in thanking you all for appearing. You chose to 
come and address this issue, which is a very significant one. 
And I do feel that perhaps there are elements of this 
conversation that will be fuel for thoughtful deliberation by 
many companies in terms of their relationship with the 
International Olympic Committee and the type of circumstances 
that they can advocate for.
    The International Olympic Committee does seek your 
sponsorships. They understand that the way they behave can 
influence whether they raise money in this fashion. So you have 
enormous influence. And it deeply, profoundly disturbs me 
because the whole world responded in recognition of the 
historical wrong of Germany being able to use the 1936 Games to 
polish their international reputation while they were already 
deeply abusing citizens--Jewish citizens of Germany, and other 
groups within Germany. And that ability to polish that 
reputation gave a sense of empowerment to Hitler that may have 
accelerated the things that followed.
    Certainly, we now are in a situation--there is not 
something to follow. It is happening at this very moment. So 
each of us has to be challenged in our code of conduct for our 
own personal morality, certainly for the code of conduct for 
companies, on how we respond to this. And as I noted before I 
handed over the gavel to Congressman McGovern, you have many 
tools to apply in this situation. And you have many tools to 
apply if you consider re-sponsoring the Games in the future in 
this fashion as an Olympic partner at the top level of 
sponsorship.
    And also, I want to note something that I'm not sure ever 
became clear. There are many ways to support the athletes that 
do not go through the IOC and do not go through this top-tier 
partnership. You can directly support the international or the 
United States Olympic Committee. You can directly support other 
national committees. So you have options for the future in this 
pursuit of support for the athletes if the International 
Olympic Committee does not listen to you all. Collectively, you 
have tremendous clout on how these Games will be conducted in 
the future.
    So thank you again for sharing your perspectives at this 
moment. Not everyone who's asked to come testify chooses to 
come testify. So again, my appreciation for that. I think it's 
a pretty important discussion for human rights in the world, 
and corporate governance in the world. And thank you for being 
part of it. And certainly, the record will remain open for 
additional questions folks wish to file, and we will deliver 
those to you. The record will remain open until 5:00 p.m. on 
Friday for any commissioners who wish to submit additional 
material for the record or for members who wish to submit 
questions to all of you. Thank you, and with that we adjourn 
the meeting.
    [Whereupon, at 12:20 p.m., the hearing was concluded.]

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             Prepared Statement of David Holyoke of Airbnb

    Chairman Merkley, Chairman McGovern, respected members of the 
Commission, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today.
    My name is David Holyoke. I have been at Airbnb since 2016, and I 
am currently the Head of Olympics and Paralympics Partnerships. In our 
fourteen years, Airbnb has helped guests experience the world in a more 
authentic, connected way. We began with two hosts who welcomed three 
guests to their apartment in San Francisco. Today, Airbnb has grown to 
4 million Hosts who have welcomed 900 million guest arrivals in more 
than 220 countries and regions around the world.
    At Airbnb, we believe travel can be transformational--it can break 
down barriers, help people get to know each other, and foster 
acceptance and understanding. To that end, there are three reasons why 
we decided to become an Olympic sponsor:

    1. We want to support connections at a global scale. The Olympic 
Games have shown that sports can accomplish this goal, bringing the 
world together through an incredible and inspirational athletic 
competition.
    2. We want to economically empower athletes via our platform. In 
the same way that Hosts are at the heart of the Airbnb experience, 
athletes are at the core of the Olympic and Paralympic Movement. That's 
why we are proud that our Olympics partnership is focused on empowering 
and connecting athletes from different cultures, races, religions, and 
creeds, all under the banner of sports.
    3. We are particularly proud of the opportunity to support the 
Refugee Olympic Team. We see this as an extension of our broader 
efforts to provide long-term support to refugees.

                        airbnb's ioc sponsorship
    As a sponsor of The Olympic Partners (TOP) Programme, established 
by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), we are committed to a 
unique partnership to support both the economic empowerment of 
individual athletes and the role that the Olympics and Paralympics have 
historically played as a global movement to foster people-to-people 
connections. This commitment spans nine years and encompasses five 
Olympic and Paralympic Games. And our partnership is designed to 
support athletes, not any particular city or Games.
    Our athlete-centered approach is based on three pillars:

    1. Supporting and empowering athletes, particularly via the 
creation of a specific category of Olympian and Paralympian Hosted 
Experiences to provide them with a platform to share their voices and 
earn extra income.
    2. Providing accommodation support to the Olympic Family.
    3. Supporting the Refugee Olympic and Paralympic Teams.

    To date, we have committed millions to direct support for athletes, 
including through the creation of the Airbnb Athlete Grant, which 
supports up to 500 athletes a year with direct travel credits to help 
meet their accommodation needs when they travel to train or compete. We 
are proud that more than fifteen different Team USA sports teams are 
finding ways to connect with each other and continue their training 
while staying on Airbnb.
    We have also established three athlete-focused initiatives unique 
to Airbnb:

    1. Olympian and Paralympian Experiences on Airbnb. In 2020, Airbnb 
and the IOC launched the Olympian and Paralympian Experiences category 
\1\--one of the largest long-term athlete support programs the IOC has 
with a TOP Partner. These Experiences provide an opportunity for 
athletes to generate income while they share their passions and their 
sport with Guests directly on the Airbnb Experiences platform. When the 
Tokyo Games were postponed last summer, Airbnb hosted the Olympian and 
Paralympian Online Experiences Festival in July of 2020, which featured 
over 200 athletes from around the world hosting Airbnb Experiences and 
spreading the Olympic and Paralympic spirit to fans around the 
world.\2\
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    2. Accessible Stays for Paralympians. Like many others with 
disabilities, Paralympic athletes have been disproportionately impacted 
by the pandemic. Airbnb will commit to investments that directly 
support Paralympians and Paralympic hopefuls with up to 8,000 stays 
that meet their specific travel needs. Paralympians also make up a 
large portion of the Hosts in our Olympian and Paralympian Experiences 
category, many of which compete for Team USA.
    3. Support to Refugee Olympic and Paralympic Teams. Our partnership 
is also unique in its support of the Refugee Olympic and Paralympic 
Teams. Over the course of our partnership, we will help create economic 
opportunities for refugee Olympic and Paralympic athletes with ongoing 
Online Experiences and also provide funding to support their costs to 
train and participate in the Games.\3\ Just this month, we launched a 
series of Online Experiences with refugee athlete Hosts that will allow 
them to share their incredible stories of overcoming adversity and the 
power of sport while earning meaningful income and raising awareness 
about the global refugee crisis. We have also developed a unique 
scholarship program that mirrors that of the IOC for the Refugee 
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    \3\ https://news.airbnb.com/airbnb-athlete-travel-grant/

    We are proud to do our small part through this athlete-focused 
partnership to support Olympic and Paralympic athletes as they strive 
to achieve their dreams and inspire the world.
    airbnb's commitment to human rights and fighting discrimination
    We are a company based on connection and belonging. Every day, more 
than 4 million Hosts have the opportunity to share their homes and 
culture with guests around the world. To achieve this, we operate 
globally everywhere the U.S. Government allows us to operate--that 
includes more than 100,000 individual communities across more than 220 
countries and regions around the world. We recognize that our global 
footprint means we have and will continue to face complex and 
challenging issues worldwide. That's why our core values and policies 
have long reflected our recognition of and respect for human rights, as 
informed by internationally recognized standards such as the Universal 
Declaration of Human Rights and the United Nations Guiding Principles 
on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), and we have a range of policies 
and tools to support our community and act in accordance with our 
values everywhere we operate.
    Everyone who uses Airbnb must agree to our Community Commitment, a 
global standard that requires all members of our community to 
affirmatively agree ``to treat everyone in the Airbnb community--
regardless of their race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, skin 
color, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or age--
with respect, and without judgment or bias.'' \4\ This Commitment 
applies to everyone who uses Airbnb around the world. On an ongoing 
basis, in markets throughout the world--including in all the countries 
where the Olympics are scheduled to take place over the course of our 
partnership--we have removed listings and people from the platform when 
we find they violate this Community Commitment. This is an important 
part of our work to address bias and discrimination on our platform, 
which are antithetical to our mission and values.
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    We are constantly working to improve, and we plan to build on our 
commitment to anti-discrimination and other important human rights 
issues by ensuring our policies and procedures continue to respect 
human rights.
    Given the Commission's mandate, we know you may be particularly 
interested in Airbnb's work in China. Airbnb's community in China grew 
organically: Chinese travelers first used Airbnb as guests abroad and 
decided to host when they returned home--a pattern we have seen all 
over the world. Our current presence in the country reflects our 
purpose of enabling individual economic empowerment and bringing people 
together from communities and neighborhoods around the world to bridge 
cultures, including in China, which is home to roughly 20 percent of 
the world's population. Airbnb has a long track record of economically 
empowering individuals, and we're proud that hosting on Airbnb is an 
important source of income for our Hosts.
    We're grateful for the opportunity to support global Olympic and 
Paralympic athletes, Team USA, and our Host and Guest community. Thank 
you for the chance to testify before you today to share more about 
Airbnb's commitment to these athletes and the spirit of coming together 
in global athletic competition. I look forward to your questions.
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       Prepared Statement of Paul Lalli of The Coca-Cola Company

    Chairman Merkley, Chairman McGovern, and distinguished members of 
the Congressional-Executive Commission on China: thank you for inviting 
me to speak to you about The Coca-Cola Company's human rights 
commitment and our proud history of supporting global sporting events. 
We as a company--and I personally--share your passion for human rights 
and have the greatest respect for this Commission's essential work.
    My name is Paul Lalli. I am Global Vice President, Human Rights at 
The Coca-Cola Company. In that capacity, I oversee the company's human 
rights policies and due diligence programs across the world. I also 
lead our human rights transparency and stakeholder engagement efforts. 
Today I hope to shed light on The Coca-Cola Company's sponsorship of 
global sporting events, including the Olympics; lay out the principles 
that guide our human rights program; and explain the steps we have 
taken to live by our commitments in our day-to-day business and in our 
sponsorships.
               overview of the coca-cola company & system
    The Coca-Cola Company is a global business that operates locally in 
every community where we source, produce, and sell our products. While 
our value chain is vast--spanning 200 countries and territories across 
the globe--we are able to keep a local focus because of the strength of 
the Coca-Cola system, which comprises our company and more than 250 
independent bottling partners worldwide.\1\ As a company, we employ 
80,300 people. Our system, including bottlers, employs over 700,000. 
\2\ Our mission is to refresh the world and make a difference. The 
second part of that mission is as integral to our business as the 
first. Each of the countries in which we operate poses unique economic, 
cultural, and political challenges. We do our best wherever we operate 
to improve the lives of everyone we affect--workers, communities, and 
consumers.
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    \1\ The Coca-Cola Company, ``Human Rights Report 2016-2017'' at 5.
    \2\ The Coca-Cola Company, ``2020 Business & Environmental, Social 
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              the coca-cola company's support for athletes
    Almost a century ago, The Coca-Cola Company sponsored the 1928 
Olympic Games and partnered with the U.S. Olympic Committee for the 
first time. In every Olympic Games since then, we have proudly 
supported the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Team USA; we 
have committed to continue doing so until at least 2032. The U.S. 
Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) always stresses: ``No athlete 
achieves their dream alone.'' \3\ The Coca-Cola Company is proud to 
play a part in making these dreams come true.
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    We are also a longstanding partner of other major sporting events, 
including the FIFA Men's & Women's World Cups, the UEFA Championships, 
the Special Olympics--of which we are the founding partner--and many 
others. We sponsor these events because we believe that sport is unique 
in its ability to bridge divides between people and showcase the best 
of the human spirit.
    Across our sponsorships, our credo is simple: we follow the 
athletes. We do not select venues. We do not endorse cities, countries, 
or governments. We sponsor events and competitors. We ensure that the 
vast majority of our funding flows to the athletes. With the Olympics, 
for instance, 90 percent of our funding flows to 206 National Olympic 
Committees, their teams and athletes, and the IOC Refugee Olympic 
Team.\4\ Team USA is the largest single beneficiary of this funding: 
since 2013, the IOC has distributed approximately $1.1 billion of 
sponsorship and broadcast revenue to the USOPC to support U.S. athletes 
and sport (including forecasted revenue from Tokyo 2020).
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           the coca-cola company and respect for human rights
    The Coca-Cola Company's commitment to human rights is sincere and 
embedded in our culture and strategy. It flows from the very top of our 
leadership throughout the organization. In the words of our CEO, James 
Quincey: ``Respect for human rights is at the foundation of our 
business and ingrained in our culture, guiding our interactions with 
employees, bottling partners, suppliers, customers, consumers and the 
communities we serve.''
    Our touchstone is the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business 
and Human Rights, the global benchmark for corporate human rights 
responsibility. The Coca-Cola Company was among the first companies 
voluntarily to commit to the Guiding Principles, under which businesses 
are expected to do their best to identify and address human rights 
risks to individuals and communities across their value chain--from 
supplier to consumer. Realizing these ideals requires constant 
vigilance for continuous improvement. Two elements are critical in that 
effort: due diligence and collaboration. Both are pillars of our 
approach.
    The Coca-Cola Company has worked tirelessly to embed respect for 
human rights across our system with a coherent and comprehensive 
framework of policies, due diligence, and remediation processes aligned 
with the Guiding Principles.\5\ Our Human Rights Policy captures our 
overall commitment to human rights and applies to all our 
operations.\6\ We expect the same of all of our suppliers and bottling 
partners. Our Supplier Guiding Principles \7\ and our Principles for 
Sustainable Agriculture \8\ are contractually binding on suppliers, 
with clear and strict human rights expectations. Our robust due 
diligence process, with a particular focus on forced and child labor, 
helps ensure that our high standards are being respected throughout our 
supply chain.
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    \5\ The Coca-Cola Company, ``Human Rights Report 2016-2017'' at 7.
    \6\ The Coca-Cola Company, ``Human Rights Policy.''
    \7\ The Coca-Cola Company, ``Supplier Guiding Principles.''
    \8\ The Coca-Cola Company, ``Principles for Sustainable 
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    The cornerstone of our due diligence is an industry-leading onsite 
assessment program. To date, we have conducted more than 35,000 human 
rights assessments at supplier and bottler sites, including 2,279 in 
Covid-affected 2020. Assessments follow a detailed Coca-Cola protocol, 
including (i) confidential interviews with a representative sampling of 
employees and contract workers from different vulnerable groups; (ii) 
extensive document reviews to understand legal compliance, recruitment 
practices, and fair treatment of workers, among other issues; and (iii) 
hundreds of discrete and collectively comprehensive questions for 
management and workers on the full suite of sustainability issues.
    When a supplier or bottler fails to uphold any aspect of our 
policies, we require them to implement corrective actions and undergo 
follow-up assessments until outstanding issues are resolved. We also 
provide training programs and ongoing guidance to assist suppliers and 
bottlers in improving their workplace practices. Our Workplace Rights 
Implementation Guide outlines how to meet the Supplier Guiding 
Principles,\9\ and our Business Toolkit provides suppliers and bottlers 
with practical guidance on how to improve their sustainability 
performance.\10\ We terminate relationships with any supplier or 
bottler who is unable or unwilling to allow an independent assessment 
or meet our human rights standards.
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Guide.''
    \10\ The Coca-Cola Company, ``Business Toolkit.''
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    Beyond onsite assessments, we continuously strive for accurate and 
timely information about human rights issues across our value chain 
with a suite of mutually reinforcing approaches. These range from 
reliance on authoritative US Government and civil society reports to 
sophisticated data analytics, rigorous compliance investigations, and 
grievance mechanisms open to a broad array of stakeholders. Each of 
these measures helps triangulate and validate information from our 
onsite assessments.
    We also give great weight to ongoing engagement with stakeholders 
and experts who can offer regional nuance and practical insight to 
advance our human rights journey. As an example, when mapping human 
rights risks across our value chain, we worked closely with Shift, a 
leading non-profit on the meaning and implications of the Guiding 
Principles. We then engaged with over 180 experts from around the world 
to understand their perspectives and concerns. Finally, we consulted 
broadly with more than 57 civil society groups to establish our human 
rights priorities.\11\ Such engagement is part of a continuous dialogue 
that enables us to identify and address potential issues proactively 
and collaboratively.
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    We are proud to count among our civil society partners some of the 
leading global advocates for human rights, including:

      Oxfam, with whom we engage primarily regarding human 
rights risks in the sugar sector, land rights, and environmental 
issues.\12\
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      Institute for Human Rights and Business, with whom we 
have collaborated on various projects related to modern slavery and 
sport and human rights.\13\
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      Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, with whom 
we have worked on our human rights program for many years, including an 
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These trusted stakeholder relationships, among many others, inform our 
program and constantly drive us to be better.
    We extend that spirit of collaboration to peer businesses as well, 
particularly when facing systemic challenges that range far beyond our 
own value chain. Forced labor, for instance, is an endemic human rights 
issue that respects no borders; it is a serious risk in virtually every 
company's value chain. Unethical recruitment is a primary cause of this 
abuse. Collaborative action of the private sector is key to achieving 
the necessary scale and momentum to advance responsible recruitment 
practices. In 2016, we collaborated with four other companies to launch 
the Leadership Group for Responsible Recruitment, a business group 
working closely with international organizations, NGOs and trade unions 
to eliminate all worker fees in recruitment, both in law and practice, 
by 2026. The group is supported by the Institute for Human Rights and 
Business, the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, the 
International Organization for Migration, and Verite, a non-profit 
trusted by the State Department to advise on modern slavery around the 
globe.\15\
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    We also value transparency to ensure that stakeholders can hold us 
accountable for our human rights commitments, which is why we regularly 
release reports disclosing information about our performance and 
challenges. Chief among these is our annual Business & Environmental, 
Social and Governance Report, which demonstrates how critical making a 
difference is to our corporate mission by integrating our reporting on 
financial and sustainability performance. In our CEO's words: ``Our 
environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals are embedded in how we 
operate as a business--they are part of our very foundation.'' \16\ In 
addition, we published a detailed, standalone human rights report in 
2017 \17\ and have also published 21 country reports detailing human 
rights investigations of our sugar supply chain.\18\
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and Governance Report'' at 3.
    \17\ The Coca-Cola Company, ``Human Rights Report 2016-2017'' at 
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    There remains much still to be done. But our commitment has not 
wavered. We will continue to strive to make a practical and meaningful 
difference in the lives of everyone we affect across our value chain.
 the centre for sport and human rights & our drive for respect in sport
    The Coca-Cola Company's commitment to human rights extends to our 
sponsorship of global sporting events. We have been at the forefront of 
the drive to deliver sustainable and socially responsible global 
sporting events and to tackle their inherent human rights risks. In the 
context of such events, the expectation--and challenge--for companies 
under the Guiding Principles is to exercise `leverage', which is ``a 
company's ability to influence the behavior of others.'' \19\ As Shift 
has noted, leverage ``gets to the heart of what companies can 
realistically be expected to do in practice'' when trying to address 
human rights risks caused by businesses or states in their value 
chain.\20\
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    As a sponsor of global sporting events, our influence is limited. 
In the case of the Olympics, for instance, The Coca-Cola Company is one 
of 14 companies in The Olympic Partners program. Those 14 companies 
together provide less than a fifth of the IOC's funding. By contrast, 
broadcasters contribute almost 75 percent.\21\ That governments are 
always intimately involved in bidding for and hosting any event only 
heightens the challenge. As Shift cautions, in such contexts ``the role 
of the state as regulator--and sometimes as an arbiter of whether a 
company can do business in that country--makes the exercise of leverage 
particularly challenging.'' \22\ Further limiting our leverage is the 
fact that we commit to multi-year partnership agreements to sponsor 
events long before the host city is selected.
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Better World through Sport.''
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    We have fought to overcome these limitations and advance respect 
for human rights in sport through innovative collaboration. The Coca-
Cola Company is a founding member of The Centre for Sport and Human 
Rights and the sole funder of its precursor, the Mega-Sporting Events 
Platform. The Centre unites an unprecedented coalition of sports 
bodies, governments, international civil society, sponsors and, 
critically, broadcasters ``to advance a world of sport that fully 
respects and promotes human rights by generating awareness, building 
capacity and delivering impact.'' \23\
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    The Centre's focus is practical progress. To that end, it does what 
no individual actor could. It serves as a credible intermediary to 
raise sensitive questions with the full array of sports stakeholders. 
It can press governments without risking regulatory retribution. It can 
engage broadcasters without seeming as if it is passing the buck. And 
it can offer practical guidance to sports bodies and unite the voices 
of sponsors to drive meaningful reform, often from behind the scenes.
    The Centre is young. But it has already achieved meaningful gains. 
It has helped FIFA integrate human rights into the bidding requirements 
for the World Cup. It has helped the Tokyo Organising Committee of the 
Olympic and Paralympic Games with sustainable sourcing, grievance 
mechanisms, diversity and inclusion, and public health. And, in 
partnership with the government, it has advanced labor rights in Qatar.
    Much work remains to be done. The international world of sport is 
vast and complex, with many stakeholders and interests. But the 
Centre's ability to galvanize a range of stakeholders provides a unique 
platform to drive meaningful progress in the ethical conduct of global 
sporting events. We remain more committed than ever to its success.
                     the usa is our home and beacon
    As we strive for this progress, we will continue to follow the 
athletes. But the United States is our home and beacon. We will always 
follow U.S. law. And if our government decides not to send U.S. 
athletes to any sporting event for public policy reasons, we will treat 
that decision with respect. We will also continue to stand for human 
rights wherever we operate. As we do so, we will always seek to make a 
meaningful and practical difference on the ground.
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        Prepared Statement of Steve Rodgers of Intel Corporation

                            I. Introduction

    Thank you for inviting Intel to testify at the hearing of the 
Congressional-Executive Commission on China. My name is Steve Rodgers, 
and I am the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Intel 
Corporation. My role at Intel is to keep the company legal, ethical, 
and respected in every jurisdiction in which it does business. My day-
to-day responsibilities at Intel include managing the company's legal, 
government affairs, trade, ethics and legal compliance functions 
globally. Additionally, Intel China's headquarters operation reports to 
me. Thank you for inviting Intel to testify at today's hearing and 
thank you for the Congressional-Executive Commission's continued 
leadership and guidance on important issues regarding China.
    Intel is proud to be a Sponsor of the Olympic Games. Our 
sponsorship of the Olympics spans several Games, several cities, and 
supports the Games' overarching mission to bring athletes together to 
compete peacefully and to participate in the symbolism of a diverse, 
inclusive, and global event. As an active participant in the Centre for 
Sport and Human Rights, we engage with other stakeholders, including 
other sponsors, sports bodies, governments, non-governmental 
organizations, and representatives of athletes and civil society, to 
address challenges, collaborate and share knowledge, as well as build 
capacity in Mega Sporting Events.
    Intel has a longstanding commitment to corporate responsibility, 
which includes a commitment to respecting and promoting human rights, 
and to maintaining global processes to prevent and mitigate human 
rights violations in connection with our operations, our supply chain, 
our business relationships, and our products. The United Nations (UN) 
Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the UN Guiding Principles on 
Business and Human Rights are the foundation upon which we build our 
strong governance and management systems, and our approach is aligned 
with the United States' National Action Plan (NAP) on Responsible 
Business Conduct. At Intel we pride ourselves on not just complying 
with the law, but on issues of human rights, being ahead of the law. 
For example, under our human rights principles we have forgone hundreds 
of millions of dollars in sales globally that would have been legal but 
did not meet our internal standards.
    Intel has led in the creation of several cross-industry initiatives 
to help address global human rights issues for over a decade. We are 
active in the business and human rights community, and we engage on 
human rights issues through memberships, partnerships, and 
participation in external organizations, as well as with leading human 
rights experts. Our engagement includes serving as a founding member of 
the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) since its inception in 2004. 
The RBA is the world's largest industry coalition dedicated to 
corporate social responsibility in global supply chains and helps us 
hold Intel suppliers to the same high expectations and human rights 
standards that we have for ourselves. As a result of Intel's efforts 
with global suppliers to create a framework to detect, prevent, and 
mitigate risks of forced and bonded labor (such as fees charged to 
workers to obtain or keep employment), Intel suppliers have returned 
over $23 million in fees to their workers in Intel's supply chain since 
2014.
    We have also been an active member of the Global Business 
Initiative (GBI) on Business and Human Rights for the past several 
years, which is comprised of multinational corporations with operations 
in diverse industries and regions that work to shape practices, inspire 
commitment, and build capability to implement respect for human rights 
in line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. 
GBI's expertly led staff advances respect for human rights around the 
world. Intel's engagement with GBI includes regularly meeting 
representatives of other businesses, government, and civil society to 
provide insight and deep experience to address governance gaps and 
improving our processes to demonstrate our respect for and commitment 
to upholding human rights around the world.
    We also collaborate with others to influence system-level, 
industry-wide improvements to promote human rights in a variety of 
different ways and seek to report transparently on our human rights 
approach and performance, including in our annual Corporate 
Responsibility Report.\1\
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    We respect and promote human rights and are deeply concerned when 
we learn about reports of human rights abuses in any jurisdiction in 
which we do business. We are aware of the determinations made by the 
U.S. Department of State regarding the Xinjiang region, and the U.S. 
government's ban on the importation of certain products sourced from 
the Xinjiang region. We do not source from the Xinjiang region. As a 
matter of global corporate concern in every jurisdiction in which we 
operate, as we detail more fully below, we have taken extensive steps 
to prevent and mitigate the risk of forced labor in connection with our 
global supply chain, operations, and products. We have also taken steps 
to prevent and mitigate the risk of our third-party business partners 
using Intel products to cause, contribute, or be directly linked to 
human rights abuses. Intel's sponsorship of the 2022 Winter Olympic 
Games in Beijing, China, in connection with The Olympic Partner 
Programme does not negate nor does it undermine our commitment to 
respect human rights or our activities to prevent the risk of human 
rights violations. We welcome the opportunity to discuss Intel's 
approach to human rights and the Olympic sponsorship with you and our 
fellow sponsors. We believe this kind of dialogue is important.

           II. Intel's Unwavering Commitment to Human Rights

    We believe Intel's technology has an important role to play in 
making the world a better place. We also believe that information 
technology can and should improve the lives of people everywhere. Intel 
provides a range of technology and tools to our customers, and our 
customers use that technology as building blocks to develop countless 
beneficial solutions and applications across a range of industries, 
including robotics, health and medical, industrial and manufacturing, 
retail, and automotive. We also constantly look for and pursue 
opportunities to apply our technology to support the advancement of 
human rights. Customers all over the world use Intel technology. Intel 
technology sold to Chinese customers has many positive applications, 
including improving traffic flows in Beijing and decreasing the 
response time needed for emergency first responders in Hangzhou.
    Consistent with our mission as a company to create world-changing 
technology that enriches the lives of every person on Earth, we remain 
committed to maintaining and improving systems and processes to avoid 
being linked to human rights violations related to our own operations, 
our supply chain, and our products.
             a. intel's approach to respecting human rights
    Intel has established an integrated approach to managing human 
rights across our business which includes board-level oversight. A 
committee of the board oversees our human rights program, with day-to-
day responsibility assigned to senior management. In addition to board-
level oversight and senior-level management review, we have a 
longstanding cross-functional Human Rights Steering Committee. Further, 
there are multiple teams across our organization that coordinate and 
are responsible for conducting due diligence as well as implementing 
policies and procedures to address salient human rights risks.
    Both the public-facing Intel Code of Conduct and Intel Global Human 
Rights Principles \2\--which apply to all Intel employees, contingent 
workers, and Intel subsidiaries--formalize our commitment to respecting 
human rights and embody common principles laid out in external 
guidelines, including the UN Guiding Principles, the UN Global Compact, 
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, core International Labour 
Organization Conventions, the Organization for Economic Co-operation 
and Development (OECD) Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and 
the U.S. Department of State's Guidance on Implementing the UN Guiding 
Principles for Transactions Linked to Foreign Government End-Users for 
Products or Services with Surveillance Capabilities (``Dual-Use 
Guidance''). Intel's annual public Statement on Combating Modern 
Slavery \3\ provides detail about the steps we take to reduce the 
possibility of complicity in human rights violations related to slavery 
and human trafficking around the world. Furthermore, details about our 
approach to navigating specific human rights issues related to our 
operations, supply chain, and products are published in our Corporate 
Responsibility Report.
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             b. intel's human rights diligence assessments
    Intel performs human rights due diligence assessments consistent 
with the UN Guiding Principles. In 2016, we engaged a third party to 
conduct a human rights impact assessment to review our processes and 
assess our human rights risks. The human rights impact assessment 
confirmed that Intel was addressing its most critical human rights 
risks and reaffirmed our need to assess potential risks associated with 
emerging technologies.
    Building upon the results of the 2016 Human Rights Impact 
Assessment, in 2018, we conducted an additional internal Artificial 
Intelligence and Autonomous Driving Human Rights Impact Assessment, 
which included an assessment of potential risks related to product 
misuse, algorithmic bias, algorithmic transparency, privacy 
infringement, limits on freedom of expression, and health and safety.
    Between late 2020 and early 2021, we conducted another updated 
Human Rights Impact Assessment to ensure that we continue to address 
the most prominent human rights risks around the globe,\4\ including 
those following the U.S. government's determination of human rights 
concerns regarding Xinjiang and subsequent requirement on US companies 
to assess their supply chains sourcing from that region.
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         III. Intel's Focus on Human Rights in Its Supply Chain

                    a. intel's supply chain strategy
    For over a decade, Intel has maintained an extensive Supply Chain 
Responsibility program. Through Intel's Supply Chain Responsibility 
program, over 2,200 risk assessments have been conducted globally and 
over 1,300 audits have been performed to validate conformance to the 
Intel and the RBA Code of Conduct. We have worked with suppliers to 
remediate and close over 3,400 findings and are committed to continuing 
our work to advance and evolve our programs and invest resources to 
further improve our global supply chain. In 2019, Intel was awarded the 
Advancing Supply Chain Responsibility Award by Reuters Events.\5\
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    Specific to the human rights issues encountered with conditions of 
forced and bonded labor, since 2014, our ongoing assessments and 
efforts to reach deeper into the supply chain have positively impacted 
more than 45,500 workers in our extended supply chain. Positive impacts 
have included the return of over $23 million in fees to 20,000 workers 
by our suppliers since 2014. The fees returned could equate to 
approximately three to five months of base pay, depending on location 
and situation.
    We have hosted training for our suppliers and their labor agents at 
dozens of sites around the world, including in Singapore, Malaysia and 
Taiwan. We've also engaged extensively with suppliers in Korea and 
Japan to ensure that policies and processes were put in place to 
prevent instances of conditions of forced labor.
    Our work to combat forced and bonded labor has earned Intel between 
the number one and four positions on KnowTheChain's ICT benchmark list 
of 49 public information and communications technology firms in the 
three times they have performed the evaluation since 2016. This 
globally well-respected resource for companies and investors to 
understand and address forced labor risks within global supply chains 
confirms that our work on this issue around the globe is having a 
meaningful impact in driving change and addressing this critical human 
rights issue.
    In 2020, we set a new, ambitious goal for the decade ahead, as part 
of our 2030 RISE Corporate Responsibility strategy. We will scale our 
supplier responsibility programs to ensure respect for human rights 
across 100% of our Tier 1 contracted suppliers and higher risk Tier 2 
suppliers, which will further our work and drive ever greater 
collaboration across global stakeholders to continue to assess and 
remedy human rights issues in supply chains.
                          b. sourcing in china
    Intel developed a robust supplier capacity building program in 2012 
and has engaged with suppliers globally to help increase their 
understanding of our expectations relative to human rights and other 
critical corporate social responsibility (CSR) topics. We led multi-
stakeholder summits focused on CSR in Shanghai for several years, with 
strong engagement from our suppliers, to improve supplier maturity 
level and provide resources to help them increase their conformance to 
the RBA and Intel Code of Conduct, which include extensive human rights 
elements.
    We source goods and services in China and work with many Chinese 
partners. Over the past year, multiple governments have imposed 
restrictions on products sourced from the Xinjiang region of China. Our 
investors and customers have inquired whether Intel purchases goods or 
services from the region and, after conducting due diligence, we have 
confirmed that Intel does not use any labor or source goods or services 
from the Xinjiang region.
    Further, as required by the U.S. government determinations 
regarding Xinjiang, we have placed a policy in our systems which 
prohibits business units from adding new suppliers from the region to 
our database. We also systematically review our global supplier base 
for emerging risks and have policies and processes in place so that if 
we become aware of human rights concerns, we take immediate actions to 
address them with our suppliers and business partners, including 
quickly halting suppliers from additional transactions in order to 
conduct appropriate due diligence.
    We regularly communicate expectations and policy updates to 
suppliers through several channels and have been addressing and 
engaging on the issue of forced labor since 2014. In March 2020, as 
required by the U.S. government determinations regarding the region, we 
communicated proactively with specific suppliers in China to request 
data about and set expectations regarding the use of labor from 
Xinjiang. We also communicated high level expectations to all active 
global Intel suppliers in December 2020.

            IV. Intel's Commitment to Product Responsibility

    Most of Intel's products are general-purpose computing products 
that can be incorporated into systems and applications that are sold to 
end users by distributors, system manufacturers, and others, and not 
directly by Intel. As the range of products and services we offer 
broadens and changes, and as new technologies emerge and advance, we 
evaluate potential concerns about how technology products may be used 
to infringe on human rights. These challenges can range from concerns 
around product development and deployment, such as privacy and safety 
concerns, to product misuse, such as potential limits on freedom of 
expression. Intel has developed a number of programs and initiatives to 
address these concerns and to proactively address these challenges.
    Intel's purpose is to create world changing technology that 
enriches the lives of every person. Consistent with that purpose, which 
is aligned with our Global Human Rights Principles and our Code of 
Conduct, we do not support or tolerate our products being used to 
violate human rights anywhere in the world. To that end, Intel 
strengthened its Global Human Rights Principles, which has resulted in 
some positive movement regarding the development of certain of our 
customers' compliance programs.
    Under Intel's Global Human Rights Principles, when one or more of 
our customers are identified by the U.S. government (e.g., U.S. 
Department of Commerce or U.S. Department of State) as having caused, 
contributed, or been linked to human rights abuses, such as being 
placed on the U.S. Entity List for facilitating human rights abuses, we 
take action to restrict or suspend business with that party until and 
unless we have gained high confidence that Intel's products are not 
being used to violate human rights. Our high confidence standard is 
applied globally and is designed to prevent and minimize the risk of a 
third-party business partner using Intel products to cause, contribute, 
or be directly linked to human rights abuses, consistent with 
expectations set forth in the UN Guiding Principles as well as the 
Dual-Use Guidance.
    In 2020, we enhanced Intel's due diligence measures and review 
processes to assist in implementing the high confidence standard as 
well as complying with the U.S. Entity List restrictions placed on 
certain Intel customers.
    Where the U.S. government has identified an Intel customer as 
having caused, contributed, or been linked to human rights abuses, we 
make a determination whether doing business with the customer is legal, 
ethical, in line with Intel's Global Human Rights Principles and 
Intel's Code of Conduct, and how it may impact Intel's reputation. To 
determine whether high confidence can be achieved, we evaluate several 
factors, including the foreseeable end use of the Intel products at 
issue, the customer's compliance infrastructure as well as its 
willingness and ability to prevent and mitigate human rights abuses 
involving Intel products, the end users to the extent known, and where 
the Intel products may be used if known. We then collaborate with our 
customers to align on how they can mitigate the risk of Intel products 
being used to violate human rights in a manner that is consistent with 
Intel's Global Human Rights Principles.
    Since implementing the high confidence standard, Intel has 
restricted or terminated the sale of Intel products in certain 
circumstances. We have positively influenced the maturation of certain 
of our customers' internal compliance programs to strengthen controls 
designed to mitigate the risk of Intel products being used to cause, 
contribute, or be directly linked to human rights abuses. Furthermore, 
we continue to work with our customers to evaluate whether and under 
what circumstances, if any, high confidence under Intel's Global Human 
Rights Principles can be achieved.

              V. Intel's Sponsorship of the Olympic Games

    In 2017, Intel became a sponsor of the Olympic Movement, starting 
with the 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang and running through the Paris 
Summer Games in 2024. Our sponsorship stems from our unwavering support 
for the athletes who compete in the Games, including athletes from the 
United States and around the world. We believe bringing those athletes 
together to compete, to have fellowship, and to participate in the 
symbolism of a diverse, inclusive, and global event helps break down 
barriers and serves as a beacon for human achievement.
    We are mindful, of course, of potential human rights concerns that 
may exist in host countries and in connection with preparing for Mega 
Sporting Events. We do not believe our sponsorship degrades our global 
commitment to human rights. Our sponsorship is not an endorsement of 
any specific host country or its government, nor an acceptance or 
approval of domestic activities that may take place within that 
country.
    We actively engage with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) 
regarding issues connected to the Games themselves. We also are strong 
supporters of the Centre for Sport and Human Rights (CSHR). Its team 
includes global leaders in business and human rights. The CSHR's 
mission is to engage on issues related to human rights and sports, 
including Mega Sporting Events, and it has engaged with the IOC and 
openly commented on the 2022 Olympic Games. It also has commented 
publicly on the Recommendations for an IOC Human Rights Strategy 
produced by independent experts, including a former UN High 
Commissioner for Human Rights. Like many stakeholders, we are in favor 
of the Recommendations, which were published in December 2020, and very 
much encourage the IOC to implement them.

                             VI. Conclusion

    At Intel, our commitment to ethical conduct \6\ and respecting and 
advancing human rights globally remains clear. We have a longstanding 
commitment to corporate responsibility, which includes respecting and 
promoting human rights and maintaining and improving systems and 
processes to avoid human rights violations related to our own 
operations, supply chain, business relationships and products globally. 
For over a decade, we have directly engaged with our suppliers to 
ensure compliance with our corporate responsibility expectations and 
build capacity to address risks of forced and bonded labor, and other 
human rights issues. Furthermore, Intel does not support or tolerate 
our products being connected to human rights violations--whether 
upstream in the creation of raw materials used in our products or 
downstream in connection with the use of our products.
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    \6\ In 2021, Intel was acknowledged as a World's Most Ethical 
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    Over the years, we have emphasized this commitment by making 
continuously improving internal controls and processes to avoid 
complicity in human rights violations related to our own operations, 
our supply chain, our business relationships and our products. We have 
implemented steps that enable us to take corrective action in 
accordance with Intel's Global Human Rights Principles.
    Our commitment to human rights and the steps we have taken and 
continue to take to promote human rights is not undermined by our 
sponsorship of the Olympics Games. Moreover, Intel's sponsorship of the 
Olympic Games is neither an endorsement of any specific host country 
nor an acceptance or approval of every activity that may take place 
within any specific host country.
    Thank you for the invitation to testify concerning Intel's 
commitment to the Olympic Games as a movement and to Intel's 
longstanding commitment to protecting human rights.
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        Prepared Statement of Sean Mulvaney of Procter & Gamble

    Chairman Merkley and Co-chairman McGovern, my name is Sean 
Mulvaney, and I am a Senior Director for Government Relations & Public 
Policy at Procter & Gamble (``P&G''). Thank you for the opportunity to 
appear today to discuss P&G's commitment to respecting and prioritizing 
human rights, including in our longstanding support of Olympic athletes 
and their families. I look forward to our discussion and to continuing 
to work with you and your colleagues on these and other important 
issues.
    P&G was founded in 1837 in Cincinnati, Ohio, as a small business 
producing soap and candles. Since that time, we have grown into a 
global company with household brands recognized around the world--but 
we are still headquartered in Cincinnati, and we still maintain the 
same business model. In particular, even as we have expanded into new 
markets, we have continued to focus on providing consumers with quality 
products that make every day better. This approach has allowed us to be 
one of the most competitive American companies on a global scale, and 
our brands are now available in more than 180 countries.
    Today, in the United States alone, P&G operates 25 manufacturing 
facilities and employs approximately 26,000 people. While our U.S.-
based facilities primarily make products for American and Canadian 
consumers, P&G's domestic operations also support the company's 
overseas business. Indeed, one in five U.S.-based jobs at P&G--and two 
in five Ohio-based jobs--support our global operations.
    Wherever we operate, respecting human rights is fundamental to how 
we manage our business. Our approach to human rights is embedded in our 
foundational Purpose, Values, and Principles, which have guided our 
operations for more than 180 years and which include a commitment to 
operate responsibly, ethically, and with integrity. Consistent with 
these values, we have committed to supporting internationally 
recognized principles for safeguarding human rights throughout our own 
operations, and we extend our human rights commitments to our global 
supply chain.
    Our commitment to respecting and prioritizing human rights also 
extends to our longstanding support for the Olympic movement. As part 
of a commitment that will span more than two decades--beginning with 
our sponsorship of Team USA at the 2010 Vancouver Games and continuing 
through our sponsorship of the 2028 Los Angeles Games--P&G has 
supported Olympic athletes and their families. We recognize that 
respecting human rights is foundational to the Olympic movement and to 
realizing the ambition of uniting the world through sport.
    That's why, as a sponsor, we have supported various efforts aimed 
at strengthening the International Olympic Committee's (``IOC'') 
approach to human rights, including its efforts to implement the UN 
Guiding Principles on Human Rights (``UN Guiding Principles'') into its 
operations and oversight of the Olympic Games.
          p&g's longstanding commitment to supporting athletes
                        and the olympic movement
    For over a decade, P&G has supported the Olympic movement, American 
athletes, and their families through our sponsorship of the IOC and the 
Olympic Games. As an Olympic sponsor, P&G is and has always been 
focused on the athlete experience and on the families who support 
Olympic athletes and hopefuls around the world. P&G has also worked 
through our sponsorship to continue to drive progress with the IOC on 
the topic of human rights, including actively working with the IOC to 
advance the integration of the UN Guiding Principles across its 
operations and into host-city contracts.
    P&G's support for the Olympic movement began with our sponsorship 
of Team USA in the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver with our Thank You 
Mom campaign, which recognizes the support moms provide to their 
children on their journey to achieve their Olympic dreams. This 
sponsorship continues today with our participation, along with several 
other American companies, in the IOC's Olympic Partner (``TOP'') 
Programme, and we are committed to sustaining and building on that 
essential support through the 2028 Los Angeles Games. This commitment 
extends over several past and future Games--including London, Sochi, 
Rio, PyeongChang, Tokyo, Beijing, Paris, Milan, and Los Angeles--
irrespective of the host city in which the Games occur.
    Our focus from the very start of our Olympics sponsorship has been 
on supporting Olympic athletes who work their entire lives to compete 
on the world stage--along with their moms and families who support them 
during their journey--before, during, and after the Games. To date, we 
have supported more than 400 global athletes, including more than 100 
American athletes, with sponsorships and programs that provide valuable 
economic support.
    This support for the broader Olympic movement is particularly 
evident in our support for Olympic athletes here in the United States. 
Unlike many other National Organizing Committees, the U.S. Olympic & 
Paralympic Committee (``USOPC'') is a privately funded, non-profit 
corporation that receives no direct funding from the U.S. federal 
government. The USOPC is therefore especially reliant on private 
funding to support the U.S. Olympic team.
    Indeed, the USOPC reports that 33 percent of the funding for Team 
USA comes from TOP sponsorships. Private funding, like that received 
through the TOP program, allows the USOPC to fund high-performance 
programs for athletes, athlete foundational programs, world-class 
athlete training facilities, fundraising and commercial activities, 
Team USA Marketing and Promotion, and Olympic and Paralympic 
competition support such as travel and lodging. Simply put, it is the 
support from corporate sponsors like P&G that enables Team USA's 
Olympic and Paralympic athletes--for whom training is a full-time job--
to compete and win at the highest level.
    Nonetheless, P&G's commitment to the Olympic movement is not 
limited to financial support to the IOC. P&G also makes the Games 
possible by providing other key means of support to the IOC and other 
Olympic partners. In particular, P&G provides:

      Professional expertise, such as consulting on marketing, 
digital media capability, human rights, equality and inclusion, and 
environmental sustainability, to support the advancement of the Olympic 
movement;
      Direct support, via athlete sponsorship, for the training 
and development of Olympic athletes and hopefuls around the world;
      Marketing campaigns that shine a spotlight on the 
athletes and their families to bring awareness to the athletes and 
inspire support in their home countries, especially in the United 
States;
      Activations to enhance the Olympic experience for 
spectators; and
      Essential services such as dental clinics, salon 
services, and laundry services for athletes participating in the Games.

    One of P&G's central, athlete-focused initiatives during the Games 
is supporting athletes and their families at the ``P&G Family Home,'' a 
``home away from home'' in host cities. The Family Home gives P&G-
sponsored athletes--including all U.S. athletes--and their families a 
place to convene, relax, rest, eat, and engage with other athletes and 
families.
    P&G also committed to sponsor the ``Pride House'' at the Tokyo 
Olympics, which was planned as a safe and supportive space for LGBTQIA+ 
athletes, their families, and fans. This effort was conceived during 
the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, before which there were concerns about 
violence toward LGBTQIA+ athletes. P&G worked with the IOC and other 
key stakeholders to ensure athlete safety at those Games. This is just 
one example of how P&G has prioritized athletes and human rights, 
regardless of where the Games are hosted.
    We have also partnered with the IOC and others to support women and 
girls in sports.
    We've focused one area of our support on the accurate portrayal of 
female athletes in advertising, free of stereotyping or 
objectification, because we know that the images in advertising embed 
memories, shift norms, and can change bias. We have also provided 
expertise and technical support to the IOC for its recently launched 
strategic guidelines in the area of portrayal, and we will continue to 
champion the accurate portrayal of female athletes--while raising their 
voices and highlighting the causes they champion--on and off the field. 
In the Tokyo Olympics, 16 of 18 P&G-sponsored athletes are women, and 
five of our brands are launching campaigns celebrating a diverse group 
of women Olympians.
    Separate from our sponsorship through the TOP program, P&G and the 
IOC also jointly established the Athletes for Good Fund to further the 
Olympic mission of supporting athletes and putting them at the heart of 
the Olympic movement. The Athletes for Good Fund provides grants to 
causes that Olympic and Paralympic athletes and hopefuls are supporting 
in their communities. The Athletes for Good Fund supported 52 grant 
awards to these causes--representing one for every week leading up to 
the 2021 Opening Ceremonies in Tokyo.
     p&g works to promote human rights protections at the olympics
    These efforts to support diverse athletes, their families, and 
their causes are just some of the ways P&G puts our Purpose, Values, 
and Principles into practice. More broadly, P&G is committed to 
respecting human rights in all our work, including our support of 
athletes, athletic competition, and sponsorship of the Olympics. That's 
why, when we became a sponsor of the TOP program, we ensured that our 
sponsorship contract required the IOC to maintain policies concerning 
compliance with applicable laws and respect for human rights. We have 
also supported the IOC's efforts to implement the UN Guiding Principles 
into its operations and oversight of the Olympic Games.
    Further, in 2018, we became a founding member of the Centre for 
Sport and Human Rights (``the Centre''), an alliance of organizations 
including non-governmental organizations, sports governing bodies, and 
private companies that work together to protect and promote human 
rights in the athletic world. As members of the Centre's Advisory 
Board, P&G and other Centre members and Olympic sponsors have requested 
information from the IOC about the upcoming Olympic Games. Specific to 
the Beijing 2022 Games, the Centre has engaged with the IOC regarding 
supply chain considerations, free speech protections, and protections 
against displacement of local communities.
    We have also, both directly and via the Centre, urged the IOC to 
implement the ``Recommendations for an IOC Human Rights Strategy'' 
authored by human rights experts Rachel Davis, founder of the SHIFT 
non-profit center for business and human rights practice, and Prince 
Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and 
chair of the IOC's Human Rights Advisory Committee. These 
recommendations call for the IOC to:

      Articulate its human rights responsibilities by amending 
the Olympic Charter to explicitly address human rights and 
incorporating human rights into the IOC's key governing documents;
      Embed respect for human rights within the IOC, including 
by building its human rights expertise and capability;
      Identify and address human rights risks, including by 
strengthening due diligence;
      Track and communicate progress on human rights issues to 
stakeholders; and
      Strengthen the ``remedy ecosystem'' in sports by using 
its leverage to improve grievance mechanisms.

    Both individually and together with other TOP sponsors, we have 
consistently engaged with the IOC to offer support as the IOC 
implements these recommendations. And we are encouraged to see that the 
IOC has taken initial steps towards implementation. Nonetheless, we are 
continuing to urge the IOC to build its human rights expertise and 
capability and to implement standards and practices to identify, 
mitigate, and address human rights impacts that may occur across its 
global operations.
              p&g's commitment to protecting human rights
    Our commitment to respecting and prioritizing human rights is also 
fundamental to how we manage our business. In particular, we support 
the U.N. Guiding Principles, a commitment which we extend to our global 
supply chain through our Responsible Sourcing Guidelines for External 
Business Partners and Supplier Citizenship Program.
    Under the UN Guiding Principles, companies have a responsibility to 
act with due diligence to avoid infringing on the rights of others and 
to address any potential adverse impacts caused or contributed to by 
our work. We act on this responsibility. We regularly review our 
adherence to our human rights commitments through rigorous self-
assessments. And we take every report of a potential human rights 
violation seriously.
    To that end, we have set up a 24/7 help line to enable confidential 
reporting of any human rights concerns, and we encourage anyone aware 
of potential human rights concerns related to our business--whether 
employees, business partners, non-governmental organizations, or other 
stakeholders--to share information that will enable us to investigate. 
We are committed to reviewing all reports with trained teams who can 
ensure impartial and fact-based investigations.
    Beyond adopting our own policies and procedures to protect human 
rights, we have extended our human rights commitments to our global 
supply chain by adopting our Responsible Sourcing Expectations for 
External Business Partners. These expectations explain the global 
standards to be followed in business activities on behalf of P&G and, 
among other things, include prohibitions on the use of forced or child 
labor; prohibition of discrimination based on factors including race, 
gender, religion, and other protected characteristics; prohibition of 
coercion, harassment, or punishment of workers; and respect for 
employee and consumer privacy. We also encourage our external business 
partners, including the IOC, to set similar expectations with their own 
suppliers.
    To ensure compliance with our Responsible Sourcing Expectations, we 
reserve the right to conduct audits of our suppliers or supply chains. 
Our audits assess partners' labor standards, health and safety 
practices, and environmental and business practices, among other 
things. And we target our audits in particular to high-risk industries 
and geographies. If issues arise, we assess the problem and use our 
resources and expertise to come to a better solution or business 
practice--or exit our relationship as necessary.
    All this said, we acknowledge that achieving respect for human 
rights around the world can be an enormous challenge. We can make 
meaningful contributions in our shared objectives only through 
consistent collaboration and engagement with others. That's why we seek 
consultation from important external stakeholders, including critics 
and recognized human rights thought leaders, and we strive to work 
cooperatively with governments, civil society organizations, and 
industry and business associations to promote human rights.
                               conclusion
    Chairman Merkley and Co-chairman McGovern, thank you again for the 
invitation to testify this morning. P&G values our partnership with you 
and this Commission, and we look forward to working with you to 
recognize and protect human rights while supporting the Olympic 
mission.
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          Prepared Statement of Andrea Fairchild of Visa Inc.

    Good morning Chairman Merkley, Co-chairman McGovern, and members of 
the Commission. Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you 
today to discuss Visa and the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games 
Beijing 2022.
    My name is Andrea Fairchild, and I am the Senior Vice President of 
Global Sponsorship Strategy, where I am responsible for leading Visa's 
global sponsorship portfolio.
    Visa Inc. (``Visa'') is proud to be a longstanding supporter of the 
Olympic and Paralympic Games and the athletes who dedicate their lives 
training to compete at the highest levels of their sport. We view the 
Games as one of the most important global movements that bring people 
together to promote peace, friendship, and mutual understanding. We 
also welcome the opportunity to discuss our efforts related to human 
rights, including serving as a founding member of the Centre for Sport 
and Human Rights.
    One of the wonderful things about the Games is that every two years 
America comes together to take pride in our country and our incredible 
athletes, whose dedication, talent, and sheer will embody universal 
hopes and dreams. After such a difficult year and a half for so many 
across our country, the Olympic and Paralympic Games will surely 
deliver a sense of hope, optimism, and renewed faith in the future that 
lies ahead of us.
    For more than six decades, Visa has been a trusted engine of 
commerce. As a global payments technology company, we enable fast, 
secure, and reliable digital payments across more than 200 countries 
and territories. Our mission is to connect the world to enable 
individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive.
    We have earned a reputation as one of the most trusted brands 
globally and have been named as one of the world's most ethical, 
responsible and sustainable companies.\1\ Visa publishes an annual 
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report,\2\ which provides an 
update on progress against our commitments to corporate responsibility, 
sustainability, and ethical leadership against Visa's most important 
ESG goals. The report is publicly available, and it summarizes and 
assesses our efforts to be an industry leader in environmental, social, 
and governance excellence.
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World's Most Ethical Companies
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    At Visa, we recognize our responsibility to respect, advance, and 
maintain global human rights across our company and operations, and in 
connection with our global sponsorship programs.
    Our approach to respecting human rights in our company is guided by 
international frameworks, including the United Nations Guiding 
Principles on Business and Human Rights.
    In 2020, we completed our triennial Human Rights Impact 
Assessment--a global review of salient human rights risks resulting 
from our business operations and activities--conducted in accordance 
with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human 
Rights, which we fully support.
    We are a founding supporter and Advisory Council member of the 
Centre for Sport and Human Rights, which is dedicated to advancing a 
vision of a world of sport that fully respects and promotes human 
rights through knowledge sharing, capacity building, and stronger 
accountability among stakeholders involved in the sports ecosystem.
    We are also committed to addressing sustainable development 
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Goals (SDGs)--in helping to create inclusive economies and a thriving 
planet. As shared in our public ESG report, through business 
activities, partnerships and initiatives, Visa is contributing to many 
of the SDGs, including those around promoting inclusive and sustainable 
economic growth, empowering women and girls, and taking urgent 
sustainability action.
    As we strive to create a more inclusive and equitable world, we 
remain focused on our longstanding efforts to uplift economies 
everywhere through our support for micro and small businesses, 
particularly women-owned businesses; expanding financial access; and 
promoting sustainability in our operations and commerce more broadly.
    As part of this work, we are proud that we met our goal--ahead of 
time--of helping 500 million unbanked and underserved people have 
first-time access to financial services as part of the World Bank's 
Universal Financial Access by 2020 goal.
    Financial literacy has been a priority at Visa for more than 20 
years. In the United States, our award-winning Practical Money Skills 
program strives to link consumers, educators, financial institutions, 
and governments to the tools and resources they need, helping people of 
all ages develop their money management skills. Visa believes that 
great financial knowledge can empower people to better manage their 
money and improve their quality of life. Our success in the United 
States has helped drive our financial literacy efforts around the 
world.
    In China, Visa has conducted financial literacy programs for the 
past decade. As of December 2020, we have helped more than 10 million 
rural residents live and work better through our financial literacy 
initiatives.
    Visa is also partnering with the China Women's Development 
Foundation to ensure that the Beijing 2022 Games help advance rural 
revitalization and leave a strong legacy of economic development in the 
region. This initiative includes providing comprehensive business 
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in connection with the Games.
    Visa's mission has never been more important than over the last 
year and a half as the world has collectively faced a public health 
crisis of unprecedented magnitude. Since the onset of the pandemic, our 
focus has been to provide stability amid such a difficult and uncertain 
time. For example:

      Visa pledged to help 50 million small businesses globally 
get back to business by 2023. We are doing this by introducing a range 
of locally designed programs and solutions that include building online 
businesses, increasing the acceptance of digital payments, and 
incentivizing neighborhood support. We are well on our way to achieving 
this goal, having reached 16 million small businesses at the end of 
June.
      Through the U.S. Treasury Department's Debit Card 
program, Visa helped to deliver economic stimulus payments to millions 
of American families. We also partnered with governments in the 
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      The Visa Foundation announced a 5-year, $200 million 
commitment to support small businesses, particularly those owned by 
women or serving historically underserved communities which have been 
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      The Visa Foundation allocated $10 million to provide 
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globally.
      The Visa Foundation granted $4.5 million to the COVAX 
Advance Market Commitment and $500,000 to Civic Nation to promote 
greater access and adoption of vaccines.

    Visa's mission to uplift individuals, businesses and economies 
everywhere also underpins our approach to sponsorships. For more than 
35 years, our partnership with the International Olympic Committee 
(IOC) has been rooted in a shared commitment to make a positive, 
transformational impact on the world, and in supporting the athletes. 
We are aligned with the Games' vision to build a better, more unified 
world through sport. We believe strongly in the Games' core values of 
excellence, friendship, and respect and in the vision of the Paralympic 
Movement to make an inclusive world through sport.
    Visa is a founding member of The Olympic Partner (TOP) program, a 
global sponsorship program which was founded by the IOC in 1985 with 
the goal of establishing long-term partnerships that would directly 
benefit athletes, who are at the heart of the Olympic Movement. Visa 
also became the first global partner of the International Paralympic 
Committee (IPC) in 2003.
    The TOP Program is the highest level of Olympic and Paralympic 
sponsorship, through which a select group of global partners support 
the Summer, Winter, and Youth Olympic Games and Paralympic Games as 
part of a long-term, multi-Games partnership. Funding from these 
sponsorships goes directly to support all 206 National Olympic 
Committees (NOCs), dozens of International Sports Federations (IFs), 
and every Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. In 
addition, sponsors develop global marketing campaigns that promote 
Olympic and Paralympic values, encourage participation in sport and 
build support for athletes and teams.
    Sponsorship activation enhances the Olympic Games experience for 
spectators and provides people around the world with opportunities to 
experience the Olympic ideals. Sponsorship support also contributes to 
the success of the educational, environmental, cultural, and youth-
oriented initiatives of the Olympic Movement, including the IOC Young 
Leaders development program, career mentoring programs, job 
opportunities, and financial literacy programs. TOP partners support 
athletes 365 days a year, not just the 17 days of the Games, including 
by supporting athletes with career and economic empowerment 
opportunities, as well as mental health and well-being programs.
    I would like to address the issues that bring us here today.
    It is important to make clear that sponsors like Visa have no say 
in the countries selected by the IOC to host the Games. It has been 
that way for the entirety of our 35-year partnership and remains that 
way today.
    Indeed, the foundation of our sponsorship has always been 
supporting the incredible Olympic and Paralympic athletes and hopefuls 
in their journeys to achieve their dreams. And, as long as governments 
allow athletes to participate in the Games, we will be there to support 
the athletes.
    Without the contributions of the Olympic Partners, the world's best 
athletes simply would not have the opportunity to compete at the Games. 
In fact, 90 percent of all IOC revenues are redistributed to support 
athletes and sports organizations globally, including the 206 National 
Olympic Committees and International Sports Federations.
    This support is even more critical for Team USA athletes, as the 
United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) relies solely on 
private funding to deliver on their mission of empowering American 
athletes to achieve sustained competitive excellence and well-being.
    We have been told by the IOC, IPC, USOPC, and countless athletes 
that our unwavering support over the last eighteen months has been 
particularly important to athletes who have faced immeasurable 
challenges and uncertainty caused by the pandemic.
    In addition to our sponsorship of the Olympic Movement, Visa 
created its own athlete support program, called Team Visa, more than 
two decades ago, which has become a blueprint for other private sector-
sponsored athlete initiatives. Focused on supporting athletes before, 
during, and after the Olympic and Paralympic Games, we are proud that 
more than 500 Olympic and Paralympic athletes have joined the Team Visa 
roster to date.
    Athletes from around the world are selected based on athletic 
achievements, as well as their character, personal journeys, and 
embodiment of Visa's values.
    Olympians and Paralympians representing the United States have 
generally had the largest representation on Team Visa. And, more than 
half of Team Visa athletes have been women.
    Many Team Visa athletes have had to overcome significant challenges 
to rise to the highest levels of competition. They have shared stories 
about not having the financial resources to cover their basic needs--
let alone have proper equipment to train with. They have overcome 
childhood diseases and potentially career-ending injuries. Others have 
recounted how personal and emotional hardship--like a lack of family 
support--nearly ended their careers before they started.
    We also have athletes that have had to flee their countries due to 
conflict and violence. During the 2016 Rio Games, for example, Team 
Visa proudly included 10 refugee athletes, who beat great odds to reach 
the top of their respective sports and were an inspiring addition to 
the Team Visa family.
    Overcoming these challenges to pursue a career in sports has not 
been easy. The Olympic Games have been a bright spot for many athletes 
and allowed them to achieve their lifelong dreams. The world has 
watched as these athletes have accomplished the unimaginable--win 
medals for their countries for the first time in history, break world 
records, leave lasting legacies in their sports, and inspire future 
generations to follow in their footsteps.
    Amazingly, these challenges and victories don't even tell the 
complete story of our Team Visa athletes. While training, many of our 
athletes are also pursuing academic degrees, running non-profit 
organizations to give back to the communities where they grew up, and 
raising families.
    They also proudly represent a multitude of life experiences and 
beliefs. Their perseverance, dedication, and character are truly 
admirable.
    The Team Visa roster for Tokyo 2020 is comprised of 102 athletes 
from 54 countries and 28 sports--it is our largest, most diverse, and 
inclusive roster in our history. Team Visa includes Olympians and 
Paralympians representing the United States in soccer, gymnastics, 
surfing, beach volleyball, mountain biking, para cycling, and 
wheelchair basketball.
    We look forward to naming our Team Visa athletes for the 2022 
Winter Games later this year.
    Visa's financial contributions support Team Visa athletes on and 
off the field. On the field, financial support helps to fund equipment, 
training, and travel costs, and competition fees, among other expenses. 
Off the field, Visa provides athletes with a range of tools and 
resources to help athletes reach their highest potential in sport and 
in life. Our efforts include supporting athletes to:

      Gain access to financial literacy education and 
resources.
      Build their brand through exposure and integration into 
global and regional Visa advertising campaigns.
      Access our network of clients and partners. For example, 
a Team Visa athlete recently joined a panel at Visa's ``She's Next'' 
event focused on female-owned small businesses, while two other Team 
Visa athletes shared insights on mental and physical health and 
resilience, as part of a `well-being webinar' hosted by one of Visa's 
major global financial institution clients.
      Build a sense of community through our Team Visa Summit, 
which brings athletes together from different countries and 
backgrounds.

    As Olympic and Paralympic athletes transition to the next chapter 
of their lives, our support continues by giving them the opportunity to 
participate in a two-year business rotational program at Visa to 
explore a professional career beyond sports. We are also currently 
working in partnership with the IOC to extend the financial literacy 
program available to Team Visa athletes to all Olympic and Paralympic 
athletes.
    Visa's drive to help build a better world through sport is 
reflected in our longstanding Olympic sponsorship, and our broader 
commitment to connect the world to enable individuals, businesses, and 
economies to thrive.
    We know that when we empower someone--whether a local shop owner 
who is accessing much-needed funds to build their business or an 
athlete competing for the first time in the Olympic Games--we can bring 
about positive change to uplift everyone, everywhere.
    Chairman Merkley, Co-chairman McGovern, members of the Commission, 
and fellow Olympic Partners, thank you again for the opportunity to 
represent Visa today. I am happy to address any questions you have.
                                 ______
                                 

                Prepared Statement of Hon. Jeff Merkley

    Good morning. Welcome to today's hearing of the Congressional-
Executive Commission on China entitled ``Corporate Sponsorship of the 
2022 Beijing Olympics.''
    As the world watches the Olympics currently unfolding in Japan, 
this Commission remains deeply disturbed that in less than seven months 
another Olympic Games is scheduled to begin in the shadow of some of 
the world's most egregious human rights abuses. The Olympic Games exist 
to uplift the human spirit. Yet unless something dramatically changes, 
in a few months' time the Games will be held in a country that 
continues to mercilessly crush the human spirit, in Xinjiang, in Hong 
Kong, and in Tibet; among human rights activists and civil society; and 
anywhere where defenders of freedom stand up to the Chinese 
government's bullying.
    This hearing will explore how Olympic corporate sponsors can 
leverage their influence to insist on concrete human rights 
improvements in China and how they will manage the reputational and 
material cost of being associated with an Olympic Games held in the 
midst of genocide. It follows up on recommendations made at a May 18 
hearing we held jointly with the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission 
titled ``China, Genocide and the Olympics.'' That hearing demonstrated 
just how deep the bicameral and bipartisan congressional concern is on 
this issue. I am especially grateful to Representatives McGovern and 
Smith for their partnership and leadership.
    For this hearing, we have invited the U.S.-based companies who 
sponsor the Olympics through The Olympic Partner Programme (TOP) of the 
International Olympic Committee. We are pleased that all five companies 
whose TOP sponsorships run through the 2022 Beijing Olympics have 
agreed to testify. These companies are some of the most well-known and 
respected brands in the world. This hearing is not meant to attack or 
embarrass individual U.S. companies but rather to explore how key 
Olympic movement stakeholders, corporate stakeholders, can use their 
influence to ensure that the Olympics lives up to its values.
    Holding the 2022 Winter Olympics in China and allowing its 
authoritarian government to reap the rewards in prestige and propaganda 
of hosting this globally beloved event does not uphold the Olympic 
spirit. There is a parallel. That parallel is Berlin in 1936, when 
Hitler used the Olympics to put a real shine on his country at the same 
time he was already engaged in horrific acts against his own citizens, 
and worse was to come. But in this situation it's worse than Berlin in 
1936 because the genocide is already underway.
    As my co-chairman said in our last hearing, this is not the time 
for business as usual. We want to hear how TOP sponsors can help us 
deny the Chinese government its propaganda coup; support inspirational 
athletes without channeling the money through an IOC that has 
demonstrated little regard for internationally recognized human rights; 
influence the IOC to improve its policies so that the Olympics are 
never again awarded to a country engaged in genocide and gross 
violations of human rights; and embrace Olympic ideals of diversity and 
inclusion without supporting Olympic organizing committees that plan 
opening and closing ceremonies that will cynically display religious 
and ethnic minorities that in reality are being subjected to the 
cruelest forms of mass internment, slavery, forced sterilization, 
religious repression, and destruction of cultural practices.

              Prepared Statement of Hon. James P. McGovern

    Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for convening this timely hearing entitled 
``Corporate Sponsorship of the 2022 Beijing Olympics.''
    We hold this hearing as the Summer Games are ongoing in Tokyo. We 
wish the athletes the best of luck. But the Tokyo Olympics are being 
held under a cloud. In Japan there is strong domestic opposition to 
Games being held during the COVID crisis. No fans can attend. Some 
athletes, including Americans Sha'Carri Richardson and Becca Meyers, 
were denied the ability to compete due to arcane or obsolete rules.
    This cloud is so heavy that Toyota, perhaps the best-known Japanese 
company in the world, pulled its Olympic TV ads to stop its brand image 
from being tarnished. Its CEO joined executives from Panasonic, NTT, 
NEC, and Fujitsu in choosing not to attend the opening ceremonies in 
their host country.
    In less than seven months, the Winter Olympics are scheduled to 
take place in China. Unless things change quickly, the Beijing Games 
will be held under a cloud as well--a different cloud--of genocide, 
crimes against humanity, gross violations of human rights, and denial 
of religious freedom. The Congressional-Executive Commission on China 
has documented these abuses. Our work helped lay the foundation for a 
legislative response.
    In the last three years, we have passed major human rights 
legislation on the Uyghurs, Tibet, and Hong Kong. My CECC colleagues 
and I are working to pass our Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act.
    Both the Trump and Biden Administrations have taken action to 
respond to Chinese abuses, including a ban on certain imports from 
Xinjiang made with forced labor and sanctions against complicit Chinese 
officials. Congress and the executive branch are doing our part. Now we 
ask you, as American companies, to do your part.
    Congress and the executive branch are acting because, when it comes 
to the Chinese government committing atrocities, we do not accept 
business as usual. Today we ask whether you will treat the Beijing 
Olympics as business as usual.
    As U.S-based Olympic sponsors, your companies represent America on 
the world stage. We ask whether you are willing to stand up for 
universal values and use your leverage against genocide and crimes 
against humanity.
    Last week, Senators Merkley and Rubio, and Congressman Smith and I, 
asked the International Olympic Committee to postpone the Beijing 
Olympics and relocate them if China does not change its behavior. If we 
can delay an Olympics for a year for a pandemic--that's what we did in 
Tokyo--we can delay it for a year for genocide. We received the IOC's 
response. They said they would do nothing, not even acknowledge the 
atrocities in China.
    Today we ask you, as American companies, if you will stand with 
human rights principles to take action against the abuses in China. Or 
will you side with the IOC and do nothing.
    We hope you agree that your company's reputational risk--noting 
that each of your testimonies cited your company's human rights 
values--is not worth the association with an Olympics held in the midst 
of genocide. If Toyota can do it, why can't you?
    What is particularly galling about the IOC's response is its cold 
indifference to genocide. This is not a policy disagreement, this is 
not a trade dispute, this is not about politics, this is not even a 
question about a particular system of government. This is about 
genocide.
    We all appreciate all that your companies contribute to our country 
and our economy, providing jobs and all that you produce. But we are 
here because we are genuinely horrified by what is happening. We hope 
you are, too. The question is what you are going to do about it.
                                 ______
                                 

                 Prepared Statement of Hon. Chris Smith

    Today's hearing is the second in a series which began with a 
hearing I chaired joined by Co-chair McGovern and Chairman Merkley on 
May 18, 2021, entitled ``China, Genocide and the Olympics.''
    While that hearing featured testimony from civil society human 
rights experts, today's hearing will focus on the corporate sponsors of 
the Beijing Olympics--in effect those who underwrite and help 
legitimize the ``Genocide Olympics.''
    For let's be very clear what we are talking about here, and why 
multiple hearings and concrete action on this topic are called for--
first and foremost we not only see genocide and concentration camps 
directed against Uyghurs and Kazakhs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous 
Region in particular, but also the ongoing eradication of the culture 
of Tibet, the harvesting of organs of Falun Gong practitioners, the 
destruction of Christian churches, and the dismantling of freedom in 
Hong Kong.
    And yet for many American corporations, it is business as usual 
when it comes to China, notwithstanding the Communist government's 
repeated unwillingness to abide by its obligations and written 
agreements, including, in the case of Hong Kong, a bilateral treaty 
with the government of the United Kingdom.
    And while I appreciate that several corporations have sent their 
representatives to testify at this hearing, I cannot but shake my head 
in dismay when I read the preening about compliance with Environmental, 
Social and Governance (ESG) principles and the virtue signaling about 
their support for Olympic athletes.
    For example, we have a submission from Visa's Andrea Fairchild 
which touts ESG compliance, yet not once mentions Xinjiang or the 
underlying violations of human rights which have prompted this series 
of hearings. Nor is she the only one. In fact, unless I overlooked 
something, the only submission that even mentions Xinjiang, and makes 
an attempt to deal directly with at least some of the underlying 
issues, appears to be the submission of Intel's Steve Rodgers.
    To help clarify the issue before our witnesses begin speaking, what 
we are talking about are State crimes up to and including genocide--a 
determination made by two Secretaries of State in succeeding 
administrations, one Republican, one Democratic. And if it helps 
crystalize the issue further, unlike 1936 and the Berlin Olympics where 
Hitler sought to showcase the superiority of Nazism, much as the 
Chinese Communist Party is seeking to use the Olympics as a platform to 
tout its alternative vision of global governance--the world in 2022 
cannot claim that the extent of the PRC's genocide remains unknown.
    In light of this, my colleagues and I--Senators Merkley and Rubio, 
Lantos Commission Co-chair Jim McGovern--wrote to the International 
Olympic Committee's President Thomas Bach last week, stating 
unequivocally that ``No Olympics should be held in a country whose 
government is committing genocide and crimes against humanity.''
    Nor should this be any surprise, as in October 2018, Senator Rubio 
and I had also written IOC President Bach, asking the IOC ``to review 
and ultimately reassign the location of the 2022 Winter Olympics given 
credible reporting of the mass arbitrary internment of one million or 
more Uyghurs or other Muslim ethnic minorities in China's Xinjiang 
Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) and other ongoing human rights abuses 
by the Chinese government.''
    Did any of you convey opposition to the IOC regarding Beijing as 
host of the 2022 Winter Games, and if so, can you provide the 
Commission with that documentation?
    In the early 1990s, when China was seeking to host the 2000 Olympic 
Games, I met the father of the Democracy Wall Movement Wei Jingsheng in 
Beijing who had been released from prison to help the CCP persuade the 
IOC to select Beijing for the 2000 Games. After the PRC was denied the 
Games, he was promptly rearrested and tortured, before eventually being 
released and allowed to come to the United States in 1997.
    Wei Jingsheng testified in 1998 before my human rights subcommittee 
and said that the bullies in the Chinese Laogai and prisons beat and 
torture prisoners of conscience more when U.S. officials kowtow and 
appease--and less when we are resolute and serious and penalize 
barbaric behavior.
    The PRC was eventually awarded the Olympics in 2008--over the 
rigorous protests of me and many others--so immediately prior to the 
beginning of the Games, Congressman Frank Wolf and I traveled to 
Beijing to raise the issue of human rights and highlight the fact that 
the CCP was arresting dissidents in and around Beijing to prevent 
contact with journalists.
    It is these issues which our corporate witnesses need to squarely 
address today, and how they can reconcile their ostensible commitment 
to human rights with subsidizing an Olympics held in a country which is 
actively committing human rights abuses up to and including genocide. 
Moral posturing notwithstanding, they need to squarely address why we 
should not conclude that their motive is the short-term pursuit of 
profit, and not the loftier aspirations their submissions are cloaked 
in.
    Granted, these corporations are not as directly complicit in 
China's abuses as, say, Thermo Fisher Scientific, whose DNA sequencers 
were used to collect the biometric data of Uyghurs. Further to that 
point, in 2006, I held a hearing where representatives of Google, 
Cisco, Yahoo! and Microsoft testified as to their role in assisting the 
repression in China.
    The year before, Yahoo! had shared information with China's secret 
police which led to the arrest and imprisonment of cyber dissident Shi 
Tao. Yahoo! also handed over data regarding one of its users, Li Zhi, 
who had criticized corrupt local Chinese Communist Party officials in 
online discussion, for which he was sentenced to eight years in prison.
    While your complicity might not be so direct, your corporate 
involvement in the Olympic Games nonetheless does further the interests 
of the government of China, which will utilize the Olympics as a 
platform to showcase its governance model, all while signaling that 
crimes up to and including genocide should not interfere with business 
as usual.
    I also want to address a claim that we often hear when the issue of 
an Olympic boycott is broached--what about the athletes who have 
sacrificed so hard to make it to the Olympics? Yes, their willingness 
to sacrifice is admirable, exemplified by their commitment to rigorous 
training regimens and time spent away from family and friends. But 
sometimes greater sacrifice is called for, from each of us, athletes 
too.
    I think of Ted Williams, the last baseball player to hit .400. He 
sacrificed about six years during the prime of his career to serve his 
country in both World War II and the Korean War. He flew a jet fighter, 
a Navy F9F Panther, in 39 combat missions in Korea. On one of those 
missions, his plane was hit and badly damaged, forcing him to crash 
land.
    Finally, I want to close by mentioning where this genocidal mania 
against the Uyghurs and other Central Asian Muslim minorities like the 
Kazakhs originates--at the very top. In 2014, Xi Jinping, labeling all 
Uyghurs who dissented as terrorists, told his officials to ``wipe them 
out completely. Destroy root and branch . . . show no mercy.''
    This has led not only to massive internment in concentration camps 
in Xinjiang, but also to the tracking down of Uyghur dissidents from 
around the globe and seeking to have them extradited or renditioned 
back to China, often from Muslim countries such as Egypt and even 
Turkey, which in the past had provided refuge.
    One particularly egregious example of this came to my attention 
yesterday--a 34-year-old Uyghur activist named Yidiresi Aishan, who had 
landed in Morocco from a flight originating in Istanbul, was arrested 
by Moroccan authorities, apparently at the request of Chinese 
government officials. I understand Yidiresi is in imminent danger of 
being repatriated to the People's Republic of China. I intend to reach 
out to the Moroccan foreign ministry to ask that they withhold any 
removal proceedings, given the danger that Yidiresi faces in the PRC. 
Perhaps my colleagues would like to join me.
    One reason I mention this individual is that I would like our 
witnesses to keep in mind that at the end of the day, in this case as 
in so many others, it is a person, with a name, who is being oppressed. 
The fanfare of the Olympics cannot drown that out.
    With that, I look forward to your testimony.

                       Submissions for the Record

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          Uyghurs and Tibetans Locked Out of Airbnb in China's
                 Latest Crackdown on Ethnic Minorities

                  [From The Telegraph, July 27, 2021]

                            (By Sophia Yan)

    Accommodation listings on Airbnb in China at times explicitly ban 
ethnic minority groups such as Uyghurs and Tibetans, a move that rights 
groups say runs counter to the company's non-discrimination policy of 
``inclusion and respect.''
    Some properties also exclude renters from politically sensitive 
places including Hong Kong and Macau, where China has been working to 
snuff out opposition, and Taiwan, a democratically governed island with 
its own leader, currency, and military that Beijing deems a runaway 
province.
    ``This apartment is not able to receive Uyghur visitors due to 
restrictions by the local police,'' reads one listing for a place in 
Sanya, a resort town on an island in southern China.
    Another listing for the city of Chongqing says that it's not able 
to ``receive foreigners, visitors from Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, 
Xinjiang and Tibet.''
    Ethnic minorities from Tibet and Xinjiang, where most Uyghurs in 
China reside, ``should contact us in advance,'' writes another Airbnb 
host for a place in the coastal city of Qinhuangdao.
    These details are peppered within descriptions from hosts that list 
other basic house rules and information about the properties, such as 
``no pets,'' ``no smoking,'' ``free toiletries,'' and ``hair dryer 
available.''
    The Chinese government has ramped up a crackdown against ethnic 
minority groups, including Uyghurs and Tibetans, and has also exerted 
pressure in Hong Kong and Macau, as well as over Taiwan.
    Human rights violations in Xinjiang--where more than one million 
Uyghurs are estimated to have been detained in `re-education' camps--
have been so severe that the UK, US, EU and Canada announced 
coordinated sanctions against Chinese officials in March.
    As such, rights groups have been calling for companies to rethink 
their footprint in China.
    Firms like Airbnb, a corporate sponsor of the 2022 Winter Olympics, 
to be held in China next February, have come under additional pressure 
to pull their support for the Games.
    On Tuesday, the US Congressional-Executive Commission on China will 
hear testimony from American firms sponsoring the Olympics including 
Airbnb, Coca-Cola, Intel, Visa and Proctor & Gamble, a major consumer 
goods company that makes everything from Tide laundry detergent to 
Crest toothpaste.
    ``The fact Airbnb is still deciding to go ahead and sponsor the 
Olympics should make users question whether Airbnb's values of 
inclusion and diversity truly are universal or only apply in regions 
where that's popular socially, where it's considered trendy to be 
inclusive,'' said Pema Doma, campaigns manager at Students for a Free 
Tibet, an advocacy group.
    Airbnb is ``contributing to furthering the repression,'' said 
Zumretay Arkin, program manager at the World Uyghur Congress. ``It 
would be unacceptable in the US, or any other country, if for example 
Airbnb banned black people from booking their listings.''
    ``Uyghurs are already very limited in their freedom of movement; 
many of them don't have passports,'' she said, adding that 
``discriminatory listings'' create yet another hurdle.
    Airbnb said in a comment to the Telegraph: ``Everyone who uses 
Airbnb must agree to our Community Commitment and we apply these 
standards around the world, including in China.
    ``Language in listing descriptions that discriminates against 
members of different minority groups is an unacceptable violation of 
our Community Commitment and we take action to address it.
    ``We regularly scan for discriminatory language in China, and where 
we encounter hosts who are unwilling to remove the language or abide by 
our Non- Discrimination Policy, we have and will remove their listings 
or accounts.''
    For Uyghurs, travelling domestically can mean getting approval from 
the police and constant monitoring while on the go, while travelling 
internationally has before been enough to land a person in a detention 
camp, based on former detainees' testimonies as told to the Telegraph.
    There's a ``tendency from companies like Airbnb to say `we're just 
following local laws,' but what happens when those local laws directly 
discriminate and violate the rights of certain ethnic groups or people, 
like Tibetans and Uyghurs?'' said Ms Doma.
    ``There is clear responsibility for domestic and foreign firms 
under the UN's guiding principles on business and human rights to 
ensure their business practices don't create or contribute to human 
rights violations, like discrimination on the basis of ethnicity, and 
if and when they find it, they are expected to provide some kind of 
remedy,'' said Sophie Richardson, China director at Human Rights Watch.
    Airbnb first entered the China market in 2015, and has encountered 
a number of challenges since as detailed in documents filed by the firm 
before listing publicly in New York last year.
    One issue was how Airbnb would balance the Chinese government's 
data-sharing requirements with consumer privacy concerns, which 
eventually led to one executive resigning, according to a report by the 
Wall Street Journal.
    Airbnb has previously noted before going public that it would be 
difficult to be profitable in China.
    The company website details a nondiscrimination policy saying it's 
``committed to building a world where people from every background feel 
welcome and respected, no matter how far they have traveled from 
home.''
    The policy also says that the company recognises ``some 
jurisdictions permit, or require distinctions among individuals based 
on factors such as national origin, gender, marital status or sexual 
orientation, and it does not require hosts to violate local laws or 
take actions that may subject them to legal liability.''

                  Questions and Answers for the Record

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      Questions for David Holyoke of Airbnb from Senator Lankford

    Question. As a large corporation that conducts business and has 
locations in countries throughout the world, you have a unique 
opportunity to ensure that human rights, particularly the right of all 
people to have a faith, live that faith, change their faith, or have no 
faith, is respected by and within your workplace. What policies does 
your company have in place to ensure that religious freedom is 
protected for your employees?
    Answer. Airbnb is committed to ensuring that our place of work is 
free of all forms of harassment and discrimination. This is embodied in 
our Code of Ethics as well as our Global Harassment, Bullying, 
Discrimination, and Retaliation Prevention Policy, which prohibits 
discrimination, harassment, or unwelcome conduct based on religion. 
Airbnb also provides reasonable accommodations to candidates and 
employees with religion-based work limitations. Finally, our Beijing 
office features a multi-faith prayer room open to all employees to use 
to practice their faiths.

    Question. Further, as corporate sponsors of the Olympic Games in 
Beijing, you have a unique responsibility and honor to leverage your 
sponsorship to uphold and promote human rights, religious liberty, and 
human dignity. All of your written and oral statements expressed your 
company's commitment to human rights. Given the rampant human rights 
violations and the deterioration of freedom in China, how does being an 
International Olympic Committee (IOC) TOP Sponsor of the 2022 Beijing 
Olympic Games fit with Airbnb's commitment to human rights?
    Does Airbnb intend to make a public statement condemning the 
genocide and crimes against humanity happening in China?
    Does Airbnb intend to provide a platform to individuals whose 
unalienable rights have been denied by the Chinese Communist Party? If 
so, how?
    What are the minimum human rights standards for athletes, workers, 
and spectators that Airbnb requires in order to participate in or 
sponsor an event?
    Once you were aware Beijing would be hosting 2022, did Airbnb 
consider removing its sponsorship as a participant in the IOC's TOP 
Programme?
    Answer. As a sponsor of The Olympic Partners (TOP) Programme, we 
are committed to a unique partnership to support both the economic 
empowerment of individual athletes and the role that the Olympics and 
Paralympics have historically played as a global movement to foster 
people-to-people connections. Our partnership, including any 
traditional global marketing campaigns, is designed to support 
athletes, not any particular city or Games. Our approach is based on 
three pillars:

    1. Supporting and empowering athletes, particularly via the 
creation of a specific category of Olympian and Paralympian Hosted 
Experiences to provide them with a platform to share their voices and 
earn extra income.
    2. Providing accommodation support to the Olympic Family.
    3. Supporting the Refugee Olympic and Paralympic Teams.

    To date, we have committed millions of dollars to direct support 
for athletes, including through the creation of the Airbnb Athlete 
Grant, which supports up to 500 athletes a year with direct travel 
credits to help meet their accommodation needs when they travel to 
train or compete. We are proud that more than fifteen different Team 
USA sports teams are finding ways to connect with each other and 
continue their training while staying with Airbnb.
    We are proud to do our small part through this partnership to 
support Olympic and Paralympic athletes as they strive to achieve their 
dreams and inspire the world.

    Question. Does Airbnb's CEO intend to attend the Games?
    Answer. Given the unique nature of our partnership, we will have a 
limited staff presence on the ground in Beijing, just as we had in 
Tokyo. We will continue to monitor the situation, including COVID-19 
related travel restrictions, to inform our staff presence at the Games.

    Question. The IOC has claimed that it cannot be held accountable 
for the domestic policies of the host countries and that it has a 
policy of noninterference. While I understand the desire to remain 
neutral on global political issues, I would argue that Beijing's 
nefarious actions in recent years--from the erosion of Hong Kong's 
autonomy to genocide in Xinjiang--fall outside the scope of domestic 
policy concerns. As an IOC TOP sponsor, has Airbnb asked the IOC to use 
the findings from the March 2020 Recommendations Report to vet host 
countries?
    Has Airbnb asked the IOC to consider another host for 2022?
    Answer. Prior to becoming a sponsor, we discussed a variety of 
issues with the IOC, including human rights. We maintain an open 
dialogue with the IOC on these issues, and we continue to encourage the 
IOC to raise difficult issues directly with host governments and engage 
with relevant stakeholders. This includes the importance of integrating 
human rights into the Games. We have also urged the IOC to be more 
transparent about the host site selection process.

    Question. Does Airbnb take human rights into account before 
deciding whether to sponsor an event in a certain country or whether to 
expand or establish offices or facilities in a certain country?
    Answer. As a company, our values, and principles have long 
reflected our recognition of and respect for human rights, and we are 
committed to enforcing our non-discrimination policies and our 
Community Commitment around the world. Prior to becoming a sponsor, we 
discussed a variety of issues with the IOC, including human rights. We 
maintain an open dialogue with the IOC on these issues.
    Before launching an operating company in China, we evaluated human 
rights impacts with an outside expert and established some foundational 
principles and safeguards for operating in China, like we do in other 
parts of the world. We have continued to consult with human rights 
experts, and we have staff with human rights expertise.

    Question. As a sponsor, what factors informed your decision to 
participate in the IOC's TOP Programme rather than providing direct 
support to U.S. athletes through the United States Olympic and 
Paralympic Committee?
    Answer. We partnered with the IOC because we want to empower the 
Olympic athletes who make the Games great and embody the best of the 
Olympic spirit around the world. Our partnership with the IOC spans 
nine years and encompasses five Olympic and Paralympic Games. It is 
organized around programs that provide dedicated support to individual 
athletes on an ongoing basis, including through the U.S. Olympic and 
Paralympic Committee. Additionally, a key element of the partnership 
includes developing programs to provide longer-term support for refugee 
athletes and the Refugee Olympic Team. And we are proud that nearly 100 
U.S. Olympians and Paralympians have benefited from Airbnb's Athlete 
Travel Grant and more than fifteen Team USA sports teams are finding 
ways to connect with each other and continue their training while 
staying with Airbnb.

    Question. For the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Chinese residents were 
displaced to construct the Olympic venues, while the CCP detained human 
rights demonstrators, censored the internet, restricted media access, 
and limited speech. Although corporate sponsors do not have a direct 
role in the selection of a host country, their tremendous financial 
sway can be leveraged to influence the final outcome. Has Airbnb raised 
concerns directly with officials in the Chinese Communist Party to 
express expectations for human rights leading up to, during, and after 
the Olympic Games?
    What pressure has Airbnb applied to the IOC to date to influence 
the selection of host sites for future Games?
    How does Airbnb intend to leverage its position in future site 
selection processes?
    How does Airbnb intend to apply this same approach to other 
international sporting events?
    Answer. In general, we do not comment on our private conversations 
with governments. Our operations in China are guided by several 
principles, including transparency with our community and being 
thoughtful about safeguards in our product and operations. We have also 
been clear about our non-discrimination policy in China. Everyone who 
uses Airbnb must agree to our Community Commitment, and we have applied 
these standards around the world, including in China.
    Prior to and since becoming a sponsor, we discussed and continue to 
encourage the IOC to raise difficult issues directly with host 
governments and engage with relevant stakeholders. This includes the 
importance of integrating human rights into the Games. We have also 
urged the IOC to be more transparent about the host site selection 
process.

    Question. You have already been asked about the uniforms of the IOC 
staff, which were contracted by a Chinese company that uses Xinjiang-
sourced cotton and manufactures its products at a factory in Xinjiang. 
To the larger issue of forced labor in China, what procedures does 
Airbnb have in place to ensure that its representatives do not receive 
or use any product made with forced labor in China?
    What procedures are in place to make sure Airbnb is not 
manufacturing, selling, or trading products made using forced labor?
    What procedures does Airbnb have in place to ensure that none of 
the products or services you provide during the Olympics are used 
directly or indirectly to further the systemic human rights violations 
in China?
    Answer. Our business is different from many companies with more 
traditional supply chains operating in China. We do not manufacture 
products in China or elsewhere. Stays in China have accounted for 
approximately 1 percent of revenue for the last few years. While China 
has been a very minimal part of our financial success, our current 
presence in the country reflects our purpose of enabling individual 
economic empowerment and bringing people together from communities and 
neighborhoods around the world to bridge cultures. In this context, we 
believe that travel can be a transformative and powerful experience--it 
can break down barriers, help people get to know one another, and 
foster acceptance and belonging, including in China, which is home to 
roughly 20 percent of the world's population. Airbnb has a long track 
record of economically empowering individuals, and we're proud that 
hosting on Airbnb is an important source of income for our Hosts.

    Question. Specifically, how will Airbnb ensure that no person is 
excluded from receiving or purchasing your goods or services based on 
ethnicity or religion?
    Answer. Everyone who uses Airbnb must agree to our Community 
Commitment, and they are expected to understand and comply with local 
laws and regulations, as applicable. We have applied these standards 
around the world, including in China. When we encounter Hosts who are 
unwilling or who fail to abide by our Non-Discrimination Policy, we 
have and will remove their listings. We are constantly working to 
review and improve our policies and procedures.

    Question. How will Airbnb ensure that none of the equipment it is 
using at the Olympics will be used for surveillance purposes by the CCP 
for further human rights abuses?
    Answer. Airbnb will have a limited staff presence on the ground in 
Beijing. We do not anticipate use of any equipment that could be used 
for surveillance purposes.

    Question. During the hearing, many of my colleagues have brought up 
domestic issues where Airbnb has been vocal. While these issues may 
impact Airbnb directly, as it is a company based in the United States, 
it is puzzling why Airbnb chooses to remain silent on the genocide and 
crimes against humanity in China yet engages in politically 
controversial discussions in the United States. Please explain more 
fully why Airbnb engages on domestic matters in the United States but, 
despite being a company that sells its product around the world, does 
not engage on other important international human rights issues and 
abuses.
    Answer. As a global company operating in more than 220 countries 
and regions around the world, we strive to combat discrimination 
anywhere that it exists on our platform. Everyone who uses Airbnb must 
agree to our Community Commitment, a global standard that requires all 
members of our community to affirmatively agree ``to treat everyone in 
the Airbnb community--regardless of their race, religion, national 
origin, ethnicity, skin color, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual 
orientation, or age--with respect, and without judgment or bias.'' This 
Commitment reflects our principles and applies to everyone who uses 
Airbnb around the world, including in the U.S., China, and all the 
countries where the Olympics are scheduled to take place over the 
course of our partnership. On an ongoing basis we have removed listings 
and people from the platform when we find they violate this Community 
Commitment. This is an important part of our work to address bias and 
discrimination on our platform, which are antithetical to our mission 
and values.
    We also work with a range of international organizations to ensure 
that we are promoting belonging and fighting bias and discrimination. 
For example, we are proud to support the UN Standards of Conduct for 
Business on Tackling Discrimination against LGBTQ People. Our core 
values and policies reflect our recognition of and respect for human 
rights, as informed by internationally recognized standards such as the 
Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the United Nations Guiding 
Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs). We plan to build on 
this commitment by ensuring that our policies and procedures continue 
to respect human rights.
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 Questions for David Holyoke of Airbnb from Representative Chris Smith

    In your written testimony, you stated:

        Everyone who uses Airbnb must agree to our Community 
        Commitment, a global standard that requires all members of our 
        community to affirmatively agree ``to treat everyone in the 
        Airbnb community--regardless of their race, religion, national 
        origin, ethnicity, skin color, disability, sex, gender 
        identity, sexual orientation, or age--with respect, and without 
        judgment or bias.'' This Commitment applies to everyone who 
        uses Airbnb around the world. On an ongoing basis, in markets 
        throughout the world--including in all the countries where the 
        Olympics are scheduled to take place over the course of our 
        partnership--we have removed listings and people from the 
        platform when we find that they violate this Community 
        Commitment. This is an important part of our work to address 
        bias and discrimination on our platform, which are antithetical 
        to our mission and values.

    Yet there are credible reports, including a July 20 article 
published by The Telegraph, that Uyghurs and Tibetans still face 
significant discrimination on Airbnb's platform. For example, one such 
listing cited in the article said: ``Another listing for the city of 
Chongqing says that it's not able to `receive foreigners, visitors from 
Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Xinjiang, and Tibet.' ''

    Question. Can you address the accuracy of The Telegraph's reporting 
that racial, ethnic, and religious discrimination is still widespread 
on Airbnb's China platform?
    Answer. We strive to combat discrimination anywhere that it exists 
on our platform. Everyone who uses Airbnb must agree to our Community 
Commitment, and they are expected to understand and comply with local 
laws and regulations, as applicable. We have applied these standards 
around the world, including in China. Listings that discriminate 
against racial, ethnic, or religious minorities have no place on our 
site, and we work hard to identify and remove them.
    More broadly, when we encounter Hosts who are unwilling or who fail 
to abide by our Non-discrimination Policy, we have and will remove 
their listings. We are constantly working to review and improve our 
policies and procedures.

    Question. Given your non-discrimination policy, what would you 
advise an Airbnb Host that didn't want to discriminate against a Uyghur 
or other minority solely on the basis of race, ethnicity, or religion?
    Answer. Please see the response to your previous question. Our 
Community Commitment is a global standard that requires all members of 
our community to affirmatively agree ``to treat everyone in the Airbnb 
community--regardless of their race, religion, national origin, 
ethnicity, skin color, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual 
orientation, or age--with respect, and without judgment or bias.'' This 
Commitment applies to everyone who uses Airbnb around the world, 
including in China.

    Question. Corporate statements to the effect that Airbnb supports 
athletes and not governments notwithstanding, would you agree that the 
willingness of Airbnb to remain a corporate sponsor of the Olympics 
allows the PRC to use the reputation and incredible good will that 
Airbnb and other sponsors have built up over decades to legitimize its 
genocidal acts and create a climate of indifference to their crimes? 
(Per The Telegraph, Zumretay Arkin, program manager at the World Uyghur 
Congress, stated that Airbnb is ``contributing to furthering the 
repression,'' and ``It would be unacceptable in the U.S., or any other 
country, if for example Airbnb banned black people from booking their 
listings.'')
    Answer. As a sponsor of The Olympic Partners (TOP) Programme, we 
are committed to a unique partnership to support both the economic 
empowerment of individual athletes and the role that the Olympics and 
Paralympics have historically played as a global movement to foster 
people-to-people connections. Our partnership, including any 
traditional global marketing campaigns, is designed to support 
athletes, not any particular city or Games. Our approach is based on 
three pillars:

    1. Supporting and empowering athletes, particularly via the 
creation of a specific category of Olympian and Paralympian Hosted 
Experiences to provide them with a platform to share their voices and 
earn extra income.
    2. Providing accommodation support to the Olympic Family.
    3. Supporting the Refugee Olympic and Paralympic Teams.

    To date, we have committed millions of dollars to direct support 
for athletes, including through the creation of the Airbnb Athlete 
Grant, which supports up to 500 athletes a year with direct travel 
credits to help meet their accommodation needs when they travel to 
train or compete. We are proud that more than fifteen different Team 
USA sports teams are finding ways to connect with each other and 
continue their training while staying with Airbnb.
    We are proud to do our small part through this partnership to 
support Olympic and Paralympic athletes as they strive to achieve their 
dreams and inspire the world.

    Question. Does Airbnb have a plan to mitigate the potential for its 
sponsorship of the 2021 Beijing Olympics to help enable or normalize 
the PRC's genocide against the Uyghurs?
    Answer. Prior to becoming an Olympic sponsor, we discussed a 
variety of issues with the IOC, including the importance of values such 
as human rights, and we continue to discuss these issues. We encourage 
the IOC to raise difficult issues with host governments and to engage 
with relevant stakeholders.
    As a TOP Partner, Airbnb's partnership, including any traditional 
global marketing campaigns, is designed to support athletes, not any 
particular city or Games. Airbnb has no formal agreement regarding the 
Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Games, nor with any of the host 
city governments of the Games.
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           Questions for Paul Lalli of The Coca-Cola Company
                    from Representative Chris Smith

    Question. You stated in your testimony that you are proud that you 
have sponsored every Olympics since 1928. In retrospect, would you say 
that Coca-Cola is proud of its sponsorship of the 1936 Berlin Olympics? 
Can you provide us with a complete description of your advertising 
campaigns for the 1936 Berlin Olympics?
    Answer. The 1936 Olympic Games were sponsored by The Coca-Cola 
Company's local German operations. This was a highly localized Games 
and there is no record of promotion outside of Germany.

    Question. In your written testimony, you noted that ``to date, we 
have conducted more than 35,000 human rights assessments at supplier 
and bottler sites, including 2,279 in 2020.'' How many have you 
conducted in China since Beijing was selected as the host city in 2015? 
How many were in Xinjiang?
    Answer. Since 2015, The Coca-Cola Company has conducted 
approximately 1,736 full third-party audits and 951 reassessment audits 
in China. The Company has also conducted 11 third-party audits in 
Xinjiang. The Company has limited operations in the province but has 
audited all bottler, supply chain, and packaging sites in line with its 
Supplier Guiding Principles program and protocols.
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           Questions for Paul Lalli of The Coca-Cola Company
                      from Senator James Lankford

    Question. As a large corporation that conducts business and has 
locations in countries throughout the world, you have a unique 
opportunity to ensure that human rights, particularly the right of all 
people to have a faith, live that faith, change their faith or have no 
faith is respected by and within your workplace. What policies does 
your company have in place to ensure that religious freedom is 
protected for your employees?
    Answer. Respect for human rights is a fundamental value of The 
Coca-Cola Company and is embedded in our culture and strategy. The 
Company's Human Rights Policy expressly prohibits discrimination of any 
type within our own operation, including religious discrimination. This 
prohibition is applied to our supply chain through the Company's 
Supplier Guiding Principles and enforced through a global audit 
program.

    Question. Further, as corporate sponsors of the Olympic Games in 
Beijing, you have a unique responsibility and honor to leverage your 
sponsorship to uphold and promote human rights, religious liberty, and 
human dignity. All of your written and oral statements expressed your 
company's commitment to human rights. Given the rampant human rights 
violations and the deterioration of freedom in China, how does being an 
International Olympic Committee (IOC) TOP Sponsor of the 2022 Beijing 
Olympic Games fit with Coca-Cola's commitment to human rights?
    Answer. The Coca-Cola Company has been a sponsor of Olympic 
athletes for nearly a century. We take seriously our role in helping 
embed respect for human rights in the lifecycle of the Olympics and 
other mega-sporting events which we sponsor. As a sponsor, our 
influence is limited. We therefore seek to collaborate to drive 
meaningful change. We do so through direct engagement with sports 
bodies, other sponsors, and civil society, as well as through critical 
multi-stakeholder initiatives such as the Centre for Sport and Human 
Rights, of which we are a founding member and initial sole funder. We 
also do so by ensuring that our own participation as a sponsor is in 
line with our Human Rights Policy, including the sourcing of any 
products provided by the Company for such events.

    Question. Does Coca-Cola intend to make a public statement 
condemning the genocide and crimes against humanity happening in China?
    Answer. Respect for human rights is a fundamental value of The 
Coca-Cola Company and our commitment is embedded in our culture and 
strategy. Our policies clearly and publicly state our position against 
any type of human rights violation, regardless of where they may occur. 
In line with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and 
Human Rights, our human rights program focuses on ensuring that our own 
operations and those of our business partners avoid negative human 
rights impacts. We do this through a robust policy and training 
program, a vast global audit program, and constant stakeholder 
engagement focused again on our value chain.

    Question. What are the minimum human rights standards for athletes, 
workers, and spectators that Coca-Cola requires in order to participate 
in or sponsor an event?
    Answer. Our touchstone is the United Nations Guiding Principles on 
Business and Human Rights. The Coca-Cola Company was among the first 
companies voluntarily to commit to the Guiding Principles, under which 
businesses are expected to do their best to identify and address human 
rights risks to individuals and communities across their value chain--
from supplier to consumer. Realizing these ideals requires constant 
vigilance for continuous improvement.
    In the context of global sporting events, we strive to align our 
actions with the Guiding Principles through the Centre for Sport and 
Human Rights. The international world of sport is vast and complex, 
with many stakeholders, including governments, civil society, and the 
private sector. The Centre provides a unique multi-stakeholder platform 
to galvanize engagement and meaningful progress in the ethical conduct 
of global sporting events.

    Question. Once you were aware that Beijing would be hosting 2022, 
did Coca-Cola consider removing its sponsorship as a participant in the 
IOC's TOP Programme?
    Answer. The Coca-Cola Company has no impact or vote on site 
selections made by the IOC. Our sponsorship is contractually agreed 
until 2032.

    Question. Does Coca-Cola's CEO intend to attend the Games?
    Answer. We will continue to support athletes across the globe while 
Coca-Cola China will activate locally as the host market of the 2022 
Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

    Question. The IOC has claimed that it cannot be held accountable 
for the domestic policies of the host countries and that it has a 
policy of noninterference. While I understand the desire to remain 
neutral on global political issues, I would argue that Beijing's 
nefarious actions in recent years--from the erosion of Hong Kong's 
autonomy to genocide in Xinjiang--fall outside the scope of domestic 
policy concerns. As an IOC TOP sponsor, has Coca-Cola asked the IOC to 
use the findings from the March 2020 Recommendations Report to vet host 
countries?
    Answer. The Coca-Cola Company has long been engaging the IOC and 
other sports bodies on the importance of embedding respect for human 
rights into the lifecycle of mega-sporting events, and we were pleased 
that the IOC implemented many of the recommendations included in the 
2020 report as part of its future host city selection process.

    Question. Has Coca-Cola asked the IOC to consider another host for 
2022?
    Answer. The Coca-Cola Company has no impact or vote on site 
selections made by the IOC. As a sponsor, The Coca-Cola Company is not 
involved in the selection of the host country for Olympic events or in 
any decisions to relocate Games. We recognize the importance of the 
Games being run in a responsible manner and respecting the human rights 
of all involved regardless of where they are held. We remain active in 
multi-stakeholder efforts to embed respect for human rights in all 
facets of the event.

    Question. Does Coca-Cola take human rights into account before 
deciding whether to sponsor an event in a certain country or whether to 
expand or establish offices or facilities in a certain country?
    Answer. As a global company, we seek to provide our beverages in 
all markets where the U.S. Government authorizes American companies to 
do business. Respect for human rights is a fundamental value of The 
Coca-Cola Company and our commitment is embedded in our culture and 
strategy. Our touchstone is the United Nations Guiding Principles on 
Business and Human Rights, the global benchmark for corporate human 
rights responsibility. The Coca-Cola Company was among the first 
companies voluntarily to commit to the Guiding Principles, under which 
businesses are expected to do their best to identify and address human 
rights risks to individuals and communities across their value chain--
from supplier to consumer.
    The Coca-Cola Company embeds respect for human rights across our 
system with a coherent and comprehensive framework of policies, due 
diligence, and remediation processes aligned with the Guiding 
Principles. Our Human Rights Policy captures our overall commitment to 
human rights and applies to all our operations. We expect the same of 
all our suppliers and bottling partners. Our Supplier Guiding 
Principles and our Principles for Sustainable Agriculture are 
contractually binding on suppliers, with clear and strict human rights 
expectations.

    Question. As a sponsor, what factors informed your decision to 
participate in the IOC's TOP Programme rather than providing direct 
support to U.S. athletes through the United States Olympic and 
Paralympic Committee?
    Answer. The Coca-Cola Company has supported Olympic Games around 
the world for over 90 years. The vast majority of our sponsorship, 90 
percent, goes directly to national Olympic committees--like Team USA--
and the IOC Refugee Olympic Team. Our support for sport comes from a 
commitment to athletes and we ensure that most of our funding flows to 
the participants--and aspiring participants--themselves.

    Question. For the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Chinese residents were 
displaced to construct the Olympic venues, while the CCP detained human 
rights demonstrators, censored the internet, restricted media access, 
and limited speech. Although corporate sponsors do not have a direct 
role in the selection of a host country, their tremendous financial 
sway can be leveraged to influence the final outcome. Has Coca-Cola 
raised concerns directly with officials in the Chinese Communist Party 
to express expectations for human rights leading up to, during, and 
after the Olympic Games?
    Answer. The Coca-Cola Company's Human Rights Policy unequivocally 
states our unwavering commitment to respect for human rights in our own 
operations and throughout our value chain. We demonstrate this 
commitment by operating in line with our policy around the world and 
requiring our business partners to do the same. With respect to the 
Olympics and other mega-sporting events which it sponsors, the Company 
has made clear to sports bodies its expectations that such events 
respect human rights throughout their respective lifecycles. This 
expectation is made both through direct dialogue with key stakeholders 
and, most importantly, through active involvement with the multi-
stakeholder initiatives such as the Centre for Sport and Human Rights.

    Question. What pressure has Coca-Cola applied to the IOC to date to 
influence the selection of host sites for future Games?
    Answer. With respect to the Olympics and other mega-sporting events 
which it sponsors, the Company has made clear to sports bodies its 
expectations that such events respect human rights throughout their 
respective lifecycles. This expectation is made both through direct 
dialogue with key stakeholders and, most importantly, through active 
involvement with the multi-stakeholder initiatives such as the Centre 
for Sport and Human Rights.

    Question. How does Coca-Cola intend to leverage its position in 
future site selection processes?
    Answer. With respect to the Olympics and other mega-sporting events 
which it sponsors, the Company has made clear to sports bodies its 
expectations that such events respect human rights throughout their 
respective lifecycles. This expectation is made both through direct 
dialogue with key stakeholders and, most importantly, through active 
involvement with the multi-stakeholder initiatives such as the Centre 
for Sport and Human Rights.

    Question. How does Coca-Cola intend to apply this same approach to 
other international sporting events?
    Answer. With respect to the Olympics and other mega-sporting events 
which it sponsors, the Company has made clear to sports bodies its 
expectations that such events respect human rights throughout their 
respective lifecycles. This expectation is made both through direct 
dialogue with key stakeholders and, most importantly, through active 
involvement with the multi-stakeholder initiatives such as the Centre 
for Sport and Human Rights.

    Question. You have already been asked about the uniforms of the IOC 
staff, which were contracted by a Chinese company that uses Xinjiang-
sourced cotton and manufactures its products at a factory in Xinjiang. 
To the larger issue of forced labor in China, what procedures does 
Coca-Cola have in place to ensure that its representatives do not 
receive or use any product made with forced labor in China?
    Answer. We expect our global suppliers and system partners, 
wherever they operate, to embrace responsible workplace practices and 
uphold the principles of our Human Rights Policy, including an express 
prohibition on any form of forced labor. We communicate these 
expectations through our Supplier Guiding Principles (SGP). The SGP are 
aligned with our Human Rights Policy and are a part of all contractual 
agreements between The Coca-Cola Company and our direct and authorized 
suppliers. We expect our suppliers to develop and implement appropriate 
internal business processes in compliance with the SGP. We closely 
monitor the implementation of the SGP by direct, authorized suppliers 
and apply the equivalent audits to independent bottlers. The Company 
utilizes independent third parties to assess supplier and bottler 
compliance. Assessments include confidential interviews with employees 
and onsite contract workers. If a supplier or bottler fails to uphold 
any aspect of the audit requirements, including failing to abide by our 
express prohibition on any form of forced labor, the failure must be 
systemically corrected, and remediation conducted where applicable, to 
continue doing business with the Company.
    The SGP program also includes regular training of suppliers and 
bottlers on the Company's human rights principles, with a focus on 
forced and child labor. The Company also triangulates information from 
audits through regular engagement with civil society stakeholders and 
government officials, to ensure that its program is continuously 
improving in its quest to detect and prevent human rights harm within 
the Company's value chain.

    Question. What procedures are in place to make sure Coca-Cola is 
not manufacturing, selling, or trading products made using forced 
labor?
    Answer. We expect our global suppliers and system partners, 
wherever they operate, to embrace responsible workplace practices and 
uphold the principles of our Human Rights Policy, including an express 
prohibition on any form of forced labor. We communicate these 
expectations through our Supplier Guiding Principles (SGP). The SGP are 
aligned with our Human Rights Policy and are a part of all contractual 
agreements between The Coca-Cola Company and our direct and authorized 
suppliers. We expect our suppliers to develop and implement appropriate 
internal business processes in compliance with the SGP. We closely 
monitor the implementation of the SGP by direct, authorized suppliers 
and apply the equivalent audits to independent bottlers. The Company 
utilizes independent third parties to assess supplier and bottler 
compliance. Assessments include confidential interviews with employees 
and onsite contract workers. If a supplier or bottler fails to uphold 
any aspect of the audit requirements, including failing to abide by our 
express prohibition on any form of forced labor, the failure must be 
systemically corrected, and remediation conducted where applicable, to 
continue doing business with the Company.
    The SGP program also includes regular training of suppliers and 
bottlers on the Company's human rights principles, with a focus on 
forced and child labor. The Company also triangulates information from 
audits through regular engagement with civil society stakeholders and 
government officials, to ensure that its program is continuously 
improving in its quest to detect and prevent human rights harm within 
the Company's value chain.

    Question. What procedures does Coca-Cola have in place to ensure 
that none of the products or services you provide during the Olympics 
are used directly or indirectly to further the systemic human rights 
violations in China?
    Answer. We expect our global suppliers and system partners, 
wherever they operate, to embrace responsible workplace practices and 
uphold the principles of our Human Rights Policy, including an express 
prohibition on any form of forced labor. We communicate these 
expectations through our Supplier Guiding Principles (SGP). The SGP are 
aligned with our Human Rights Policy and are a part of all contractual 
agreements between The Coca-Cola Company and our direct and authorized 
suppliers. We expect our suppliers to develop and implement appropriate 
internal business processes in compliance with the SGP. We closely 
monitor the implementation of the SGP by direct, authorized suppliers 
and apply the equivalent audits to independent bottlers. The Company 
utilizes independent third parties to assess supplier and bottler 
compliance.

    Question. Specifically, how will Coca-Cola ensure that no person is 
excluded from receiving or purchasing your goods or services based on 
ethnicity or religion?
    Answer. The Coca-Cola Company is a global business that operates 
locally in every community where we source, produce, and sell our 
products. We are proud that The Coca-Cola Company's value chain spans 
to more than 200 countries and territories across the globe. That scale 
is possible because consumers the world over--of all backgrounds, 
beliefs, and income levels--can and do enjoy our array of drinks.

    Question. How will Coca-Cola ensure that none of the equipment it 
is using at the Olympics will be used for surveillance purposes by the 
CCP for further human rights abuses?
    Answer. The Coca-Cola Company markets, manufactures, and sells 
beverage concentrates, syrups and finished beverages (including 
sparkling soft drinks; water and sports drinks; juice, dairy, and 
plant-based drinks; and tea and coffee). We do not produce equipment 
that could be used for surveillance purposes.

    Question. During the hearing, many of my colleagues have brought up 
domestic issues where Coca-Cola has been vocal. While these issues may 
impact Coca-Cola directly, as it is a company based in the United 
States, it is puzzling why Coca-Cola chooses to remain silent on the 
genocide and crimes against humanity in China yet engages in 
politically controversial discussions in the United States. Please 
explain more fully why Coca-Cola engages on domestic matters in the 
United States but, despite being a company that sells its product 
around the world, does not engage on other important international 
human rights issues and abuses.
    Answer. As a business, we recognize that our role is important, but 
it is also inherently and appropriately limited. While Coca-Cola 
operates in 200+ countries and territories, we were founded and remain 
headquartered in the U.S. The Coca-Cola Company has been engaged in the 
public policy debates surrounding voting rights in the United States 
since 1965.
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                Questions for Steven R. Rodgers of Intel
                         from Senator Lankford

    Question. As a large corporation that conducts business and has 
locations in countries throughout the world, you have a unique 
opportunity to ensure that human rights, particularly the right of all 
people to have a faith, live that faith, change their faith or have no 
faith is respected by and within your workplace. What policies does 
your company have in place to ensure that religious freedom is 
protected for your employees?
    Answer. Intel respects, values, and welcomes diversity in its 
workforce. We strive to provide an environment where employees from 
diverse backgrounds--including religious backgrounds--are valued, 
respected, acknowledged, and rewarded so they can achieve their 
potential and fulfill their career aspirations. We encourage employee 
connection and engagement through our network of Intel Chartered 
Employee Resource Groups, which include a number of faith-based groups. 
These groups unite around a significant common affinity or element of 
their personal identity and are focused on internal and external 
activities that build an environment of inclusion.
    This year, Intel was proud to be recognized as the most religiously 
inclusive workplace among the United States' 200 largest companies, 
according to the 2021 Corporate Religious Equity, Diversity and 
Inclusion (REDI) Index.\1\ This award also earned Intel a Gold Medal 
and the highest award among the 2021 Global Business and Interfaith 
Peace Award Winners.
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    Further, Intel does not discriminate based on race, color, 
religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, 
physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, 
military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender 
expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other 
characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance. 
Specifically, Intel maintains an Equal Employment & Opportunity 
Guideline which sets forth Intel's commitment not to discriminate 
against employees or applicants on the basis of religion. Intel 
maintains the following additional policies and tools designed to 
ensure that religious freedom for Intel employees is protected and that 
individuals have mechanisms to report concerns or potential violations 
of law or company policy, including discrimination.

      Intel's Code of Conduct
      Intel's Global Human Rights Principles
      Intel's Anti-harassment Policy
      Intel's Non-retaliation Policy
      Intel's Integrity Line, which serves as an anonymous 
mechanism that individuals can use anywhere around the world to report 
any allegations of misconduct, including potential violations of law.

    Question. Further, as corporate sponsors of the Olympic Games in 
Beijing, you have a unique responsibility and honor to leverage your 
sponsorship to uphold and promote human rights, religious liberty, and 
human dignity. All of your written and oral statements expressed your 
company's commitment to human rights. Given the rampant human rights 
violations and the deterioration of freedom in China, how does being an 
International Olympic Committee (IOC) TOP Sponsor of the 2022 Beijing 
Olympic Games fit with Intel's commitment to human rights?
    Answer. Intel's sponsorship of the Olympics supports the Games' 
overarching mission to bring athletes together from every corner of the 
world to compete vigorously and peacefully, to experience fellowship, 
and to participate in the symbolic nature of a diverse, inclusive, and 
global event that celebrates excellence among us. Consistent with our 
mission to create world-changing technology that enriches the lives of 
every person on earth, our sponsorship of the Olympics provides Intel 
with the opportunity to develop technology that delivers unique 
experiences to the Olympic athletes and those who support them.
    Intel respects and promotes human rights globally, has a 
longstanding record as a leader in human rights, and condemns all 
abuses of human rights anywhere they occur. Intel's Global Human Rights 
Principles were first adopted in 2009 and apply to all employees and 
contingent workers, employees of our subsidiaries, our products and 
services, and our business relationships, including our partners and 
supply chain. They embody common principles reflected in international 
frameworks such as the United Nations (UN) Global Compact, the 
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the UN Guiding Principles on 
Business and Human Rights, core International Labour Organization 
Conventions, and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and 
Development Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. We regularly 
assess human rights-related risks and potential impacts, review our 
policies and management processes, and seek input from stakeholders on 
our approach. We also support the advancement of human rights through 
our global efforts to help bridge the digital divide, expand education 
and technology access, promote social innovation, and improve 
conditions in our supply chain. We are committed to being a responsible 
member of the communities in which we live and work.

    Question. Does Intel intend to make a public statement condemning 
the genocide and crimes against humanity happening in China?
    Answer. Intel is aware of the U.S. State Department's 
determinations regarding the Xinjiang Region, and we are also aware of 
the U.S. Government's ban on the importation of certain products 
sourced from the Xinjiang region.
    Intel's commitment to respecting human rights is set forth in 
Intel's Global Human Rights Principles, which are publicly available on 
Intel.com. \2\ Intel does not condone human rights violations anywhere 
in the world, and we follow the rule of law and seek to operate 
ethically everywhere we do business. This includes taking steps to 
ensure that we work to prevent, detect, and mitigate the risk of Intel 
being complicit in human rights abuses globally.
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    Question. Does Intel intend to provide a platform to individuals 
whose unalienable rights have been denied by the Chinese Communist 
Party? If so, how?
    Answer. Intel provides channels for any individual to report 
concerns of possible violations of law, the Intel Code of Conduct, or 
other company policies or procedures via Intel's anonymous reporting 
line, available publicly from Intel's website. \3\
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    Question. What are the minimum human rights standards for athletes, 
workers, and spectators that Intel requires in order to participate in 
or sponsor an event?
    Answer. We hold ourselves, our suppliers and business partners to 
high ethical business standards, including to our Global Human Rights 
Principles, and we engage in cross-industry organizations and with 
external human rights experts to continuously improve our processes in 
order to mitigate the risk of human rights violations in our 
operations, supply chain, business partnerships, and products.
    Our Global Human Rights Principles formalize Intel's commitment to 
respect human rights and embody common principles reflected in the 
United Nations (UN) Global Compact, the Universal Declaration of Human 
Rights, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, core 
International Labour Organization Conventions, the Organization for 
Economic Co-operation and Development Guidelines for Multinational 
Enterprises, and the laws of the countries in which we operate.

    Question. Once you were aware that Beijing would be hosting 2022, 
did Intel consider removing its sponsorship as a participant in the 
IOC's TOP Programme?
    Answer. Intel's sponsorship of the Olympics spans across multiple 
Games and cities, including PyeongChang, Tokyo, Beijing and Paris.
    Our Olympic partnership is not an endorsement of any specific host 
country. We're supportive of the Games' mission to bring together 
athletes from all over the world to compete, peacefully, and of the 
symbolism of such a diverse, global event.

    Question. Does Intel's CEO intend to attend the Games?
    Answer. At this time, Intel's CEO plans to attend the opening 
ceremony of the Games, conditions permitting.

    Question. The IOC has claimed that it cannot be held accountable 
for the domestic policies of the host countries and that it has a 
policy of noninterference. While I understand the desire to remain 
neutral on global political issues, I would argue that Beijing's 
nefarious actions in recent years--from the erosion of Hong Kong's 
autonomy to genocide in Xinjiang--fall outside the scope of domestic 
policy concerns. As an IOC TOP Sponsor, has Intel asked the IOC to use 
the findings from the March 2020 Recommendations Report to vet host 
countries?
    Answer. Earlier this year, Intel's CEO met with the President of 
the IOC and raised the issue of human rights concerns and the 2022 
Beijing Games directly, as well as the pressure created for Sponsors of 
the Olympic Games overall. More recently, Intel has reinforced the 
issue of human rights with the IOC in several follow-up conversations.
    Additionally, Intel participates in the Centre for Sport and Human 
Rights (CSHR) as a way to collaborate across many stakeholders and 
engage on issues related to human rights and sports globally.
    We will continue to engage with the IOC and other stakeholders on 
the topic of human rights.

    Question. Has Intel asked the IOC to consider another host for 
2022?
    Answer. We respect the mission of the Games and the role of the 
IOC, and have spoken to the IOC concerning human rights. The IOC is 
better positioned to determine the status of the Games as it relates to 
host countries.

    Question. Does Intel take human rights into account before deciding 
whether to sponsor an event in a certain country or whether to expand 
or establish offices or facilities in a certain country?
    Answer. Intel respects and promotes human rights globally, condemns 
all abuses of human rights, and does not support or tolerate our 
products being used to violate human rights. Intel's Global Human 
Rights Principles first adopted in 2009 apply to all employees and 
contingent workers, employees of our subsidiaries, our products and 
services, and our business relationships, including our supply chain. 
We regularly assess human rights-related risks and potential impacts, 
review our policies and management processes, and seek input from 
stakeholders on our approach. We have established an integrated 
approach to managing human rights across our business which includes 
board-level oversight.
    Intel conducts human rights due diligence globally consistent with 
the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. As a company, 
we focus on our most salient human rights risks, some of which include 
forced labor in our supply chain and ensuring the responsible use of 
Intel's products. Multiple teams across our organization coordinate and 
are responsible for conducting due diligence and risk assessments, 
remediating any findings, and implementing controls and procedures to 
prevent future issues. We hold ourselves, our suppliers and business 
partners to high ethical business standards, and we engage in cross-
industry organizations and with external human rights experts to 
continuously improve our processes in order to mitigate the risk of 
human rights violations in our operations, supply chain, business 
partnerships, and products.

    Question. As a sponsor, what factors informed your decision to 
participate in the IOC's TOP Programme rather than providing direct 
support to U.S. athletes through the United States Olympic and 
Paralympic Committee?
    Answer. Intel's sponsorship of the Olympics supports the Games' 
overarching mission to bring athletes together to compete vigorously 
and peacefully, to experience fellowship, and to participate in the 
symbolic nature of a diverse, inclusive, and global event that 
celebrates excellence among us. Our sponsorship of the Olympic Games 
provides Intel with an opportunity to deliver unique experiences to the 
Olympic athletes and those who support them.
     In addition to our support of the Games and athletes as a TOP 
Level Sponsor, Intel supports and sponsors athletes directly through 
our Athlete365 program, \4\ by which we provide mentoring and 
professional development training to athletes worldwide.
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    Question. For the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Chinese residents were 
displaced to construct the Olympic venues, while the CCP detained human 
rights demonstrators, censored the internet, restricted media access, 
and limited speech. Although corporate sponsors do not have a direct 
role in the selection of a host country, their tremendous financial 
sway can be leveraged to influence the final outcome. Has Intel raised 
concerns directly with officials in the Chinese Communist Party to 
express expectations for human rights leading up to, during, and after 
the Olympic Games?
    Answer. Intel respects and promotes human rights globally and does 
not condone human rights violations anywhere in the world. We conduct 
human rights due diligence consistent with the UN Guiding Principles on 
Business and Human Rights.

    Question. What pressure has Intel applied to the IOC to date to 
influence the selection of host sites for future Games?
    Answer. Intel respects the mission of the Games and the role of the 
IOC in the site selection process. Our sponsorship of the Games spans 
multiple years and multiple cities, and our sponsorship is not an 
endorsement of any specific host country.
    Intel has spoken to the IOC concerning human rights. Earlier this 
year, Intel's CEO met with the IOC President and raised the issue of 
human rights concerns and the 2022 Beijing Games directly, as well as 
the pressure created for Sponsors of the Olympic Games overall. More 
recently, Intel has reinforced the issue of human rights with the IOC 
in several follow-up conversations.
    We will continue to engage with the IOC on these issues.

    Question. How does Intel intend to leverage its position in future 
site selection processes?
    Answer. Intel's sponsorship of the Olympics supports the Games' 
mission to bring athletes together to compete, experience fellowship, 
and to participate in the symbolic nature of a global event that 
celebrates diversity and excellence among us. As mentioned in the 
previous response, we respect the role of the IOC in the site selection 
process, and our sponsorship of the Games is not an endorsement of any 
specific host country or of any of the activities that may occur in any 
specific host country.
    Per our previous response, we will continue to engage with the IOC 
on issues related to human rights.

    Question. How does Intel intend to apply this same approach to 
other international sporting events?
    Answer. At this time, Intel does not sponsor other international 
sporting events at this scale. Should Intel sponsor another 
international sporting event, we would hold ourselves, our suppliers 
and business partners to high ethical business standards, including to 
our Global Human Rights Principles, and engage in cross-industry 
organizations and with external human rights experts to monitor and 
mitigate the risk of human rights violations in our operations, supply 
chain, business partnerships, and products.

    Question. You have already been asked about the uniforms of the IOC 
staff, which were contracted by a Chinese company that uses Xinjiang-
sourced cotton and manufactures its products at a factory in Xinjiang. 
To the larger issue of forced labor in China, what procedures does 
Intel have in place to ensure that its representatives do not receive 
or use any product made with forced labor in China?
    Answer. Intel conducts human rights due diligence globally 
consistent with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. 
As a company, we focus on our most salient human rights risks, some of 
which include forced labor in our supply chain and ensuring the 
responsible use of Intel's products.
    For over a decade, Intel has maintained an extensive global Supply 
Chain Responsibility program which includes many risk assessments and 
audits of suppliers globally to validate conformance to the Responsible 
Business Alliance (RBA) and Intel Code of Conduct. Through this effort, 
we have worked with suppliers to remediate and close forced labor 
findings. Intel developed a robust supplier capacity building program 
in 2012 and has engaged with suppliers globally to help increase their 
understanding of our expectations relative to human rights and other 
critical corporate social responsibility (CSR) topics. We led multi-
stakeholder summits focused on CSR in Shanghai for several years, with 
strong engagement from our suppliers, to improve supplier maturity 
level and provide resources to help them increase their conformance to 
the RBA and Intel Code of Conduct, which include extensive human rights 
elements.
    After conducting due diligence, we have confirmed that Intel does 
not use any labor or source goods or services from the Xinjiang region.

    Question. What procedures are in place to make sure Intel is not 
manufacturing, selling, or trading products made using forced labor?
    Answer. Over the past decade, we have directly engaged with our 
suppliers to ensure compliance with our corporate responsibility 
expectations and build capacity to address risks of forced and bonded 
labor and other human rights issues. Our 2030 goals significantly 
expand the number of suppliers covered by our engagement activities to 
deepen accountability for human rights throughout our global supply 
chain. As mentioned in the previous response, Intel has maintained an 
extensive global Supply Chain Responsibility program which includes 
many risk assessments and audits of suppliers to validate conformance 
to both the Intel and the RBA Code of Conduct, and we have worked with 
suppliers to remediate and close forced labor findings.
    At Intel, we believe that collaboration is key to addressing broad, 
longstanding issues. Intel cofounded and serves on the working group of 
the multi-industry, multi-stakeholder Responsible Labor Initiative 
(RLI), which aims to protect and promote the rights of vulnerable 
workers globally.

    Question. What procedures does Intel have in place to ensure that 
none of the products or services you provide during the Olympics are 
used directly or indirectly to further the systemic human rights 
violations in China?
    Answer. Intel's focus is on developing technology that can improve 
people's lives, such as by supporting education, medicine, 
transportation, scientific research, commercial Internet services and 
more. Our sponsorship of the Olympic Games provides Intel with an 
opportunity to develop technologies to deliver unique experiences to 
the Olympic athletes and those who support them.
    While we do not always know nor can we control what products our 
customers create or the applications end-users may develop, Intel does 
not support or tolerate our products being used to violate human 
rights. Where we become aware of a concern that Intel products are 
being used by a business partner in connection with abuses of human 
rights, we will restrict or cease business with the third party until 
and unless we have high confidence that Intel's products are not being 
used to violate human rights.

    Question. Specifically, how will Intel ensure that no person is 
excluded from receiving or purchasing your goods or services based on 
ethnicity or religion?
    Answer. Inclusion is a core Intel value. While we do not always 
know nor can we control what products our customers create or how they 
will be deployed, Intel does not support or tolerate our products being 
used to violate human rights. Where we become aware of a concern that 
Intel products are being used by a business partner in connection with 
abuses of human rights, we will restrict or cease business with the 
third party until and unless we have high confidence that Intel's 
products are not being used to violate human rights.

    Question. How will Intel ensure that none of the equipment it is 
using at the Olympics will be used for surveillance purposes by the CCP 
for further human rights abuses?
    Answer. The Olympics presents an opportunity for Intel to showcase 
and deploy our technologies for the benefit of athletes and spectators. 
None of the technologies deployed at the Games track or enable 
identification of individuals. The technology that will be deployed at 
the Games includes:

      broadcasting technology (5G-based wireless cameras used 
in TV broadcasts; 8k broadcasting/streaming);
      a VR entertainment center;
      a digital education platform for schools;
      autonomous driving systems (mapping/sensing) for use on 
buses (these cameras can classify objects by categories but cannot 
identify individuals);
      AI that can analyze athlete performance and body motion 
based on images (without being able to identify individuals); and
      laptops provided to Team USA athletes.

    While we do not always know nor can we control what products our 
customers create or the applications end-users may develop, where we 
become aware of a concern that Intel products are being used by a 
business partner in connection with abuses of human rights, including 
surveillance, we will restrict or cease business with the third party 
until and unless we have high confidence that Intel's products are not 
being used to violate human rights. This policy applies to all 
technology deployed at the Olympics.

    Question. During the hearing, many of my colleagues have brought up 
domestic issues where Intel has been vocal. While these issues may 
impact Intel directly, as it is a company based in the United States, 
it is puzzling why Intel chooses to remain silent on the genocide and 
crimes against humanity in China, yet engages in politically 
controversial discussions in the United States. Please explain more 
fully why Intel engages on domestic matters in the United States but, 
despite being a company that sells its products around the world, does 
not engage on other important international human rights issues and 
abuses.
    Answer. Intel engages on social issues in the United States because 
we are an American company, and half of our global workforce and more 
than half of our manufacturing and R&D is in the U.S.--far more than in 
any other country.
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            Questions for Sean Mulvaney of Procter & Gamble
                         from Senator Lankford

    Question. As a large corporation that conducts business and has 
locations in countries throughout the world, you have a unique 
opportunity to ensure that human rights, particularly the right of all 
people to have a faith, live that faith, change their faith or have no 
faith is respected by and within your workplace. What policies does 
your company have in place to ensure that religious freedom is 
protected for your employees?
    Answer. The Procter & Gamble Company (``P&G'') recognizes diversity 
as a source of strength and is committed to providing equal 
opportunities in employment. P&G's Non-Discrimination Policy states 
that it does not discriminate on the basis of religion or other 
protected factors in recruiting, hiring, training, salary, and 
promotion. Likewise, we set the same non-discrimination expectations in 
our Responsible Sourcing Expectations for External Business Partners. 
We have an anonymous reporting system, including a helpline staffed 24/
7 by an independent third party, that we encourage employees, partners, 
NGOs, and other stakeholders to use to report potential violations of 
these policies.

    Question. Further, as corporate sponsors of the Olympic Games in 
Beijing, you have a unique responsibility and honor to leverage your 
sponsorship to uphold and promote human rights, religious liberty, and 
human dignity. All of your written and oral statements expressed your 
company's commitment to human rights. Given the rampant human rights 
violations and the deterioration of freedom in China, how does being an 
International Olympic Committee (IOC) TOP Sponsor of the 2022 Beijing 
Olympic Games fit with Procter & Gamble's commitment to human rights?
    Answer. P&G believes in the promise and potential of the Olympic 
movement to unite the world through sport. That is why we initiated our 
long-term global IOC sponsorship in 2012, and it is that promise we 
stand behind as a sponsor. As part of a commitment that will span more 
than two decades--beginning with our sponsorship of Team USA at the 
2010 Vancouver Games and continuing through the 2028 Los Angeles 
Games--P&G has supported Olympic athletes and their families. We 
recognize that respecting human rights is foundational to the Olympic 
movement and to realizing its ambition. As an Olympic sponsor, we have 
supported various efforts aimed at strengthening the IOC's approach to 
human rights, including its efforts to implement the UN Guiding 
Principles on Business and Human Rights.

    Question. Does Procter & Gamble intend to make a public statement 
condemning the genocide and crimes against humanity happening in China?
    Answer. P&G supports human rights all around the world in our 
operations. We believe it is the role and responsibility of government 
to make these determinations.

    Question. Does Procter & Gamble intend to provide a platform to 
individuals whose unalienable rights have been denied by the Chinese 
Communist Party? If so, how?
    Answer. Respecting human rights is fundamental to P&G's business, 
and P&G believes that freedom of expression is an essential human 
right. As an Olympic sponsor and a founding member of the Centre for 
Sport and Human Rights, P&G has urged the IOC to provide protections on 
free press and expression rights in the IOC's work with all host city 
Olympic organization committees.

    Question. What are the minimum human rights standards for athletes, 
workers, and spectators that Procter & Gamble requires in order to 
participate in or sponsor an event?
    Answer. P&G expects our external business partners to maintain 
policies that respect internationally recognized human rights, ensure 
compliance with all applicable laws, and operate consistently with the 
UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

    Question. Once you were aware that Beijing would be hosting 2022, 
did Procter & Gamble consider removing its sponsorship as a participant 
in the IOC's TOP Programme?
    Answer. P&G's longstanding support for the Olympics has always 
focused on supporting athletes and their families in the United States 
and around the world. We believe in the promise and potential of the 
global Olympic movement and that is why we initiated our multi-game, 
global IOC sponsorship in 2012. Our focus from the very start of our 
Olympics sponsorship has been to serve athletes and their families, who 
rely on this funding to compete--before, during, and after the Games.
    As an Olympic sponsor, P&G has no role in choosing where the 
Olympic Games take place, nor are we able to force the IOC to make any 
particular decision or choice about its own operations. Nonetheless, 
our sponsorship contract requires the IOC to maintain policies 
concerning compliance with applicable laws and respect for human 
rights. In particular, both directly and in our work as a founding 
member of the Centre for Sport and Human Rights, we have urged the IOC 
to maintain human rights policies consistent with international 
standards, including by integrating the UN Guiding Principles on 
Business and Human Rights into the IOC's operations and host city 
contracts and adopting human rights policies, practices, and 
recommendations authored by internationally recognized human rights 
experts.

    Question. Does Procter & Gamble's CEO intend to attend the Games?
    Answer. P&G has not yet determined whether members of the company's 
senior leadership team will attend the 2022 Olympic Games.

    Question. The IOC has claimed that it cannot be held accountable 
for the domestic policies of the host countries and that it has a 
policy of noninterference. While I understand the desire to remain 
neutral on global political issues, I would argue that Beijing's 
nefarious actions in recent years--from the erosion of Hong Kong's 
autonomy to genocide in Xinjiang--fall outside the scope of domestic 
policy concerns. As an IOC TOP Sponsor, has Procter & Gamble asked the 
IOC to use the findings from the March 2020 Recommendations Report to 
vet host countries?
    Answer. Both directly and as a founding member of the Centre for 
Sport and Human Rights, P&G has urged the IOC to implement the March 
2020 ``Recommendations for an IOC Human Rights Strategy'' authored by 
Rachel Davis and Prince Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein. Specifically, these 
recommendations include:

      Articulating the IOC's human rights responsibilities, 
specifically by amending the Olympic Charter to explicitly address 
human rights and incorporating human rights into key IOC governing 
documents;
      Embedding respect for human rights within the IOC 
organization, including by building human rights expertise and 
capability within the IOC;
      Identifying and addressing human rights risks, including 
by strengthening due diligence;
      Tracking and communicating progress to stakeholders; and
      Strengthening the remedy ecosystem in sport.

    Question. Has Procter & Gamble asked the IOC to consider another 
host for 2022?
    Answer. As an Olympic sponsor, P&G has no role in choosing where 
the Olympic Games take place, nor are we able to force the IOC to make 
any particular decision or choice about its own operations.

    Question. Does Procter & Gamble take human rights into account 
before deciding whether to sponsor an event in a certain country or 
whether to expand or establish offices or facilities in a certain 
country?
    Answer. Yes. Respecting human rights is fundamental to our business 
at P&G. Addressing human rights issues is not optional or a ``nice to 
have,'' but a critical part of how we operate and manage our business. 
Our commitment to respecting and prioritizing human rights is central 
to our values as a company.
    We have adopted policies to identify, mitigate, and address human 
rights impacts that may occur across our global operations. We assess 
direct suppliers on a number of parameters to identify high-risk 
suppliers. We use independent third-party auditors and an industry-
standard methodology to conduct targeted supplier audits focused on 
labor standards, health and safety, and business practices. We 
encourage reporting of human rights concerns and take every report of a 
potential human rights violation seriously.

    Question. As a sponsor, what factors informed your decision to 
participate in the IOC's TOP Programme rather than providing direct 
support to U.S. athletes through the United States Olympic and 
Paralympic Committee?
    Answer. Our decade-long support for the Olympics has always focused 
on supporting athletes and their families in the United States and 
around the world. We believe in the promise and potential of the global 
Olympic movement and that is why we initiated our multi-game, global 
IOC sponsorship in 2012. Our focus from the very start of our Olympics 
sponsorship has been to serve athletes and their families, who rely on 
this funding to compete--before, during, and after the Games. As an 
Olympic sponsor, we have provided sponsorships and programs that give 
valuable economic support to more than 400 global athletes, including 
more than 100 Team USA athletes and their families--wherever they 
compete.

    Question. For the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Chinese residents were 
displaced to construct the Olympic venues, while the CCP detained human 
rights demonstrators, censored the internet, restricted media access, 
and limited speech. Although corporate sponsors do not have a direct 
role in the selection of a host country, their tremendous financial 
sway can be leveraged to influence the final outcome. Has Procter & 
Gamble raised concerns directly with officials in the Chinese Communist 
Party to express expectations for human rights leading up to, during, 
and after the Olympic Games?
    Answer. As an Olympic sponsor, P&G has no role in choosing where 
the Olympic Games take place, nor can we force the IOC to make any 
particular decision or choice about its business operations. However, 
our sponsorship contract requires the IOC to maintain policies 
concerning compliance with applicable laws and respect for human 
rights. Both directly and in our work as a founding member of the 
Centre for Sport and Human Rights, we have urged the IOC to integrate 
the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights into its 
operations and host city contracts.

    Question. What pressure has Procter & Gamble applied to the IOC to 
date to influence the selection of host sites for future Games? How 
does Procter & Gamble intend to leverage its position in future site 
selection processes?
    Answer. As an Olympic sponsor, P&G has no role in choosing where 
the Olympic Games take place, nor can we force the IOC to make any 
particular decision or choice about its business operations. However, 
our sponsorship contract requires the IOC to maintain policies 
concerning compliance with applicable laws and respect for human 
rights. Both directly and in our work as a founding member of the 
Centre for Sport and Human Rights, we have urged the IOC to integrate 
the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights into its 
operations and host city contracts.

    Question. How does Procter & Gamble intend to apply this same 
approach to other international sporting events?
    Answer. As a member of the Centre for Sport and Human Rights' 
Advisory Board and Mega-Sporting Event working group, P&G has worked 
with other private companies, non-governmental organizations, and sport 
governing bodies to increase awareness of human rights issues in the 
sporting world and to build capacity to address them.

    Question. You have already been asked about the uniforms of the IOC 
staff, which were contracted by a Chinese company that uses Xinjiang-
sourced cotton and manufactures its products at a factory in Xinjiang. 
To the larger issue of forced labor in China, what procedures does 
Procter & Gamble have in place to ensure that its representatives do 
not receive or use any product made with forced labor in China?
    Answer. Respecting human rights is fundamental to our business at 
P&G. Addressing human rights issues is a critical part of how we 
operate and manage our business. Our commitment to respecting and 
prioritizing human rights is central to our values as a company.
    In particular, P&G's Responsible Sourcing Expectations for External 
Business Partners include prohibitions on the use of forced or child 
labor, as well as a prohibition of coercion, harassment, or punishment 
of workers. We have implemented protocols to help us identify 
violations of these expectations, including an open and anonymous 
reporting line, a self-assessment process, an investigations process, 
and targeted risk-based auditing of suppliers in industries with 
potential negative human rights impacts. We also encourage our partners 
to set similar expectations with their own suppliers.

    Question. What procedures are in place to make sure Procter & 
Gamble is not manufacturing, selling, or trading products made using 
forced labor?
    Answer. P&G is committed to respecting and prioritizing human 
rights in every area of the world in which we operate.
    More broadly, we have adopted policies to identify, mitigate, and 
address human rights impacts that may occur across our global 
operations. We assess direct suppliers on a number of parameters to 
identify high-risk suppliers. We use independent third-party auditors 
and an industry-standard methodology to conduct targeted supplier 
audits focused on labor standards, health and safety, and business 
practices. We encourage reporting of human rights concerns and take 
every report of a potential human rights violation seriously.

    Question. What procedures does Procter & Gamble have in place to 
ensure that none of the products or services you provide during the 
Olympics are used directly or indirectly to further the systemic human 
rights violations in China? Specifically, how will Procter & Gamble 
ensure that no person is excluded from receiving or purchasing your 
goods or services based on ethnicity or religion?
    Answer. P&G is committed to respecting and prioritizing human 
rights in every area of the world in which we operate. P&G supports the 
human rights of all people and strives to ensure that all people, 
regardless of ethnicity or religion, have equal access to our products. 
P&G encourages anyone who is aware of a potential human rights concern 
related to our business to report those concerns, and we take every 
report of a potential human rights violation seriously.

    Question. How will Procter & Gamble ensure that none of the 
equipment it is using at the Olympics will be used for surveillance 
purposes by the CCP for further human rights abuses?
    Answer. P&G is committed to respecting and prioritizing human 
rights in every area of the world in which we operate. This includes 
respecting employee and consumer privacy.
    We have adopted policies to identify, mitigate, and address human 
rights impacts that may occur across our global operations. We assess 
direct suppliers on a number of parameters to identify high-risk 
suppliers. We use independent third-party auditors and an industry-
standard methodology to conduct targeted supplier audits focused on 
labor standards, health and safety, and business practices. We 
encourage reporting of human rights concerns and take every report of a 
potential human rights violation seriously.

    Question. During the hearing, many of my colleagues have brought up 
domestic issues where Procter & Gamble has been vocal. While these 
issues may impact Procter & Gamble directly, as it is a company based 
in the United States, it is puzzling why Procter & Gamble chooses to 
remain silent on the genocide and crimes against humanity in China yet 
engages in politically controversial discussions in the United States. 
Please explain more fully why Procter & Gamble engages on domestic 
matters in the United States but, despite being a company that sells 
its products around the world, does not engage on other important 
international human rights issues and abuses.
    Answer. P&G's efforts to promote human rights, equality, and 
inclusion are fundamental to our business worldwide. With 65 brands 
operating in 70 countries, and products available in 180 countries, our 
engagement may not look the same in every country. As an American 
company, we are and will continue to be actively engaged in our home 
country. In the context of the Olympics, we believe that we can best 
advance our human rights work by shining a light on the varied and 
diverse experiences of athletes and their families. This includes 
working as an active partner with the IOC and other TOP sponsors to 
support the human rights of athletes as they engage in sport and 
encouraging and supporting the IOC's efforts to integrate the UN 
Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights into IOC operations and 
host city contracts.
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              Questions for Andrea Fairchild of Visa Inc.
                         from Senator Lankford

    Question. As a large corporation that conducts business and has 
locations in countries throughout the world, you have a unique 
opportunity to ensure that human rights, particularly the right of all 
people to have a faith, live that faith, change their faith or have no 
faith is respected by and within your workplace. What policies does 
your company have in place to ensure that religious freedom is 
protected for your employees?
    Answer. At Visa, having a diverse and inclusive workplace--enhanced 
by the varied backgrounds and perspectives of our worldwide teams--is 
critical to having a competitive advantage in the global economy. We 
embrace a broad definition of diversity that includes religion, race, 
ethnicity, and gender. We are strongly committed to equal opportunity 
in all employment decisions and promote a culture where everyone is 
treated with dignity and respect.
    Our approach to respecting human rights in our company is guided by 
international frameworks, including the Universal Declaration of Human 
Rights (UDHR) and the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and 
Human Rights. Article 18 of the UDHR addresses religious freedom, 
providing that ``[e]veryone has the right to freedom of thought, 
conscience and religion'' and the right ``includes freedom to change 
[a] religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with 
others and in public or private, to manifest [a] religion or belief in 
teaching, practice, worship and observance.''
    Finally, Visa prohibits any form of harassment or discrimination on 
the basis of religion, creed, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, 
gender identity or expression, age, marital status, national origin, 
ancestry, pregnancy, medical condition, veteran status, citizenship, 
physical or mental disability, and any other characteristic protected 
by law.

    Question. Further, as corporate sponsors of the Olympic Games in 
Beijing, you have a unique responsibility and honor to leverage your 
sponsorship to uphold and promote human rights, religious liberty, and 
human dignity. All of your written and oral statements expressed your 
company's commitment to human rights. Given the rampant human rights 
violations and the deterioration of freedom in China, how does being an 
International Olympic Committee (IOC) TOP Sponsor of the 2022 Beijing 
Olympic Games fit with Visa's commitment to human rights?
    Does Visa intend to make a public statement condemning the genocide 
and crimes against humanity happening in China?
    Does Visa intend to provide a platform to individuals whose 
unalienable rights have been denied by the Chinese Communist Party? If 
so, how?
    What are the minimum human rights standards for athletes, workers, 
and spectators that Visa requires in order to participate in or sponsor 
an event?
    Once you were aware Beijing that would be hosting 2022, did Visa 
consider removing its sponsorship as a participant in the IOC's TOP 
Programme?
    Does Visa's CEO intend to attend the Games?
    Answer. For more than 35 years, our partnership with the Olympic 
Movement has been rooted in a shared commitment to make a positive, 
transformational impact on the world, and in supporting the athletes. 
The foundation of our worldwide sponsorship has always been supporting 
the incredible Olympic and Paralympic athletes and making sure they 
have the support and resources to compete. As long as governments allow 
athletes to compete in the Games, Visa will be there to support them.
    Visa supports human rights and the rule of law in every market 
where we operate worldwide, and supports the UN Guiding Principles for 
Business and Human Rights. Visa conducts a corporate-level human rights 
impact assessment to identify salient human rights issues across our 
business. Our human rights strategy, informed by these assessments, 
focuses on our role as an employer, a purchaser, an e-payments enabler 
and a business partner and sponsor. The assessment is conducted on a 
triennial basis by an independent third party. The last assessment was 
conducted in 2020 and confirmed that Visa is focusing on addressing 
risks in the right areas.
    Specifically with respect to sports, Visa is a founding supporter 
and Advisory Council member of the Centre for Sport and Human Rights, 
which is dedicated to advancing a vision of a world of sport that fully 
respects and promotes human rights through knowledge sharing, capacity 
building, and stronger accountability among stakeholders involved in 
the sports ecosystem.
    Visa has not yet decided which company officials might attend the 
Beijing Games.

    Question. The IOC has claimed that it cannot be held accountable 
for the domestic policies of the host countries and that it has a 
policy of noninterference. While I understand the desire to remain 
neutral on global political issues, I would argue that Beijing's 
nefarious actions in recent years--from the erosion of Hong Kong's 
autonomy to genocide in Xinjiang--fall outside the scope of domestic 
policy concerns. As an IOC TOP Sponsor, has Visa asked the IOC to use 
the findings from the March 2020 Recommendations Report to vet host 
countries?
    Has Visa asked the IOC to consider another host for 2022?
    Does Visa take human rights into account before deciding whether to 
sponsor an event in a certain country or whether to expand or establish 
offices or facilities in a certain country?
    As a sponsor, what factors informed your decision to participate in 
the IOC's TOP Programme rather than providing direct support to U.S. 
athletes through the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee?
    Answer. Visa is a founding member of The Olympic Partner (TOP) 
program, a global sponsorship program that was created by the IOC in 
1985 with the goal of establishing long-term partnerships to directly 
benefit athletes, who are at the heart of the Olympic Movement. Visa 
also became the first global partner of the International Paralympic 
Committee (IPC) in 2003.
    The TOP Program is the highest level of Olympic and Paralympic 
sponsorship, through which partners support the athletes competing at 
the Summer, Winter, and Youth Olympic Games and Paralympic Games as 
part of a long-term, multi-Games partnership. Our sponsorship extends 
through 2032 and supports the Olympic Movement broadly, and it is far 
broader than any particular Games in a particular city. Visa does not 
sponsor individual Games. Furthermore, as a sponsor, Visa has no role 
in the site selection process of where the Olympics are held. This has 
been true for the entirety of our 35-year partnership with the IOC and 
is true today. That decision sits entirely with the IOC.
    Funding from these sponsorships goes directly to support the 206 
National Olympic Committees (NOCs), dozens of International Sports 
Federations (IFs), and every Organizing Committee of the Olympic and 
Paralympic Games. In addition, sponsors develop global marketing 
campaigns that promote Olympic and Paralympic values, encourage 
participation in sport and build support for athletes and teams.
    As noted in Answer 2, Visa supports human rights and the rule of 
law in every market where we operate, as well as the UN Guiding 
Principles for Business and Human Rights. Visa conducts a corporate-
level human rights impact assessment to identify salient human rights 
issues across our business. Our human rights strategy, informed by 
these assessments, focuses on our role as an employer, a purchaser, an 
e-payments enabler and a business partner and sponsor. The assessment 
is conducted on a triennial basis by an independent third party. The 
last assessment was conducted in 2020 and confirmed that Visa is 
focusing on addressing risks in the right areas.
    Along with other TOP sponsors, Visa has had engagement with the IOC 
regarding human rights. We have encouraged the IOC to adopt the 
recommendations contained in its December 2020 report on Human Rights 
Strategy.

    Question. For the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Chinese residents were 
displaced to construct the Olympic venues, while the CCP detained human 
rights demonstrators, censored the internet, restricted media access, 
and limited speech. Although corporate sponsors do not have a direct 
role in the selection of a host country, their tremendous financial 
sway can be leveraged to influence the final outcome. Has Visa raised 
concerns directly with officials in the Chinese Communist Party to 
express expectations for human rights leading up to, during, and after 
the Olympic Games?
    What pressure has Visa applied to the IOC to date to influence the 
selection of host sites for future Games?
    How does Visa intend to leverage its position in future site 
selection processes?
    How does Visa intend to apply this same approach to other 
international sporting events?
    Answer. We agree that TOP sponsors have an important role and voice 
in supporting policies that advance our values. For that reason, Visa 
has encouraged the IOC to adopt the recommendations contained in its 
December 2020 report on Human Rights Strategy, which require an 
intentional embedding of human rights into the culture and structure of 
the organization and more accountability and transparency on this 
issue.
    Visa is a founding supporter and Advisory Council member of the 
Centre for Sport and Human Rights, which is dedicated to advancing a 
vision of a world of sport that fully respects and promotes human 
rights through knowledge sharing, capacity building, and stronger 
accountability among stakeholders involved in the sports ecosystem. We 
have encouraged the IOC to join the Centre and actively engage with 
relevant stakeholders on human rights issues, including sponsors, human 
rights groups and government bodies. As noted above, our sponsorship 
supports the Olympic Movement broadly, and not any particular Games at 
a particular location.

    Question. You have already been asked about the uniforms of the IOC 
staff, which were contracted by a Chinese company that uses Xinjiang-
sourced cotton and manufactures its products at a factory in Xinjiang. 
To the larger issue of forced labor in China, what procedures does Visa 
have in place to ensure that its representatives do not receive or use 
any product made with forced labor in China?
    What procedures are in place to make sure Visa is not 
manufacturing, selling, or trading products made using forced labor?
    What procedures does Visa have in place to ensure that none of the 
products or services you provide during the Olympics are used directly 
or indirectly to further the systemic human rights violations in China?
    Specifically, how will Visa ensure that no person is excluded from 
receiving or purchasing your goods or services based on ethnicity or 
religion?
    How will Visa ensure that none of the equipment it is using at the 
Olympics will be used for surveillance purposes by the CCP for further 
human rights abuses?
    Answer. Through our global Supplier Code of Conduct, we outline our 
expectations in areas including human rights, employment practices, 
environmental impact, supplier diversity, conflicts of interest and 
other areas of responsible business. Further, we expect our suppliers 
to champion these values in their own supply chains.
    Visa does not have any facilities in the Xinjiang region.

    Question. During the hearing, many of my colleagues have brought up 
domestic issues where Visa has been vocal. While these issues may 
impact Visa directly, as it is a company based in the United States, it 
is puzzling why Visa chooses to remain silent on the genocide and 
crimes against humanity in China yet engages in politically 
controversial discussions in the United States. Please explain more 
fully why Visa engages on domestic matters in the United States but, 
despite being a company that sells its products around the world, does 
not engage on other important international human rights issues and 
abuses.
    Answer. Visa has earned a reputation as one of the most trusted 
brands globally and has been named as one of the world's most ethical, 
responsible, and sustainable companies.\1\ In markets where we operate, 
Visa regularly engages with governments and stakeholders on a range of 
matters important to the company. Visa also publishes an annual 
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report,\2\ which provides an 
update on progress on our commitments to corporate responsibility, 
sustainability, and ethical leadership against Visa's most important 
ESG goals. The report is publicly available, and it summarizes and 
assesses our efforts to be an industry leader in environmental, social, 
and governance excellence.
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    \1\ Morning Consult, Most Trusted Brands 2021; Ethisphere, 2021 
World's Most Ethical Companies.
    \2\ ``Visa 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance Report.''
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    At Visa, we recognize our responsibility to respect, advance, and 
maintain global human rights across our company and operations, and in 
connection with our global sponsorship programs. Our approach to 
respecting human rights in our company is guided by international 
frameworks, including the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business 
and Human Rights.
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                          Witness Biographies

    David Holyoke, Head of Olympics and Paralympics Partnerships, 
Airbnb

    David Holyoke leads the strategic direction, execution and 
operation of the company's Experiences, Airbnb for Work, and the 
Olympics/Paralympics Partnership teams. Under his leadership, his teams 
power the growth and development of the Experiences platform to ensure 
that the best accommodations solutions are built for the professional 
community. He also oversees the team behind the IOC/IPC partnership to 
ensure that the company's economic empowerment goal extends to the 
athlete community. Prior to Airbnb, Mr. Holyoke established and built 
Travel Leaders Corporate into one of the nation's largest travel 
management companies. He began his career in sales at American 
Airlines, eventually leading international sales and marketing efforts 
at the airline's Boston, New York, and Miami hubs.

    Paul Lalli, Global Vice President for Human Rights, The Coca-Cola 
Company

    As Global Vice President for Human Rights, Paul Lalli sets company 
policy, leads engagement with civil society on human rights issues, and 
oversees the Company's global value chain due diligence program. He 
regularly engages with the Board of Directors on the company's human 
rights and supplier auditing programs. Lalli also serves as the 
Manufacturer Co-chair of the Consumer Goods Forum Human Rights 
Coalition--Working to End Forced Labour (HRC). Prior to joining The 
Coca-Cola Company, he served as GE's Global Counsel for Labor and Human 
Rights. He is a graduate of Emory University and the University of 
Pennsylvania Law School.

    Steven R. Rodgers, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, 
Intel Corporation

    Intel's legal, government, and China groups report to Rodgers. He 
also serves on Intel's senior executive team and reports to the chief 
executive officer. Before joining Intel, Rodgers was a litigation 
partner at Brown & Bain, P.A. After completing law school, he served as 
law clerk to Chief Judge David K. Winder of the U.S. District Court for 
the District of Utah. Rodgers received his bachelor's and law degrees 
from the University of Utah. During law school, Rodgers was elected 
editor-in-chief of the Utah Law Review. Rodgers is a member of the 
American Law Institute.

    Sean Mulvaney, Senior Director, Global Government Relations and 
Public Policy, The Procter & Gamble Company

    Before joining Procter & Gamble, Sean Mulvaney served as a member 
of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United 
States from June 2011 until July 2015. Prior to his service at the 
Export-Import Bank, Mr. Mulvaney served as director of the Economic 
Policy Program at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. During 
the Administration of President George W. Bush, he worked for the U.S. 
Agency for International Development as Assistant Administrator for 
Management. In addition to his service in the executive branch, Mr. 
Mulvaney has ten years of legislative experience on Capitol Hill, 
serving various members working on trade and other policy issues. He 
received a B.A.S. in Economics and French from Washington University in 
St. Louis in 1990 and a master's degree in International Management 
from Thunderbird, the American Graduate School of Global Management in 
1997.

    Andrea Fairchild, Senior Vice President of Global Sponsorship 
Strategy, Visa Inc.

    Ms. Fairchild joined Visa in 2021 as the SVP, Global Sponsorship 
Strategy where she is responsible for leading Visa's global sponsorship 
portfolio and activity to deliver Visa's brand, product, and client 
objectives, in order to drive business and brand outcomes. Prior to 
joining Visa, she provided brand building services for elite athletes 
and for businesses that work with athletes, such as The Players' 
Tribune. Ms. Fairchild led the effort to grow the Kobe Inc. multi-media 
company aimed at using sports stories to inspire and educate young 
athletes across multiple platforms. She previously spent over five 
years with Gatorade and over ten years with Nike.

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