The Chemours Company

Wilmington, Delaware
Materials

Corporate Bias Rating

Expand Summary

Risk Level:

Rating - Danger
High Risk

Summary:

The Chemours Company (Chemours) is High Risk. The company yields to political activism in shaping corporate governance, potentially alienating consumers, dividing employees, and harming shareholders. The company implements race and identity-based policies that replace merit, excellence, and integrity with preferential treatment and outcomes. Chemours embraces corporate initiatives that redirect its central focus from business goals to partisan policies and divisive issues. This approach fails to safeguard free exercise, free speech, and free enterprise.

View Full Corporate Bias Ratings Report
Criteria
Risk Level
Rationale
Corporate Weaponization
Criteria

Has canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.

Risk Level
Rationale

Chemours received a score of 85 on the 2026 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a political stakeholder group. The company recruits employees based on sexual identity issues. The company discriminates against vendors that do not promote divisive sex and gender policies, indicating it prioritizes sexual issues over merit (1)(2)(3). Chemours received a score of 85 on the 2025 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a political stakeholder group. The company recruits employees based on sexual identity issues. The company discriminates against vendors that do not promote divisive sex and gender policies, indicating it prioritizes sexual issues over merit (4)(5). The company integrates ESG into its business practices. From its 2023 Sustainability Report: “We expect our suppliers to fully comply with applicable laws and to adhere to internationally recognized ESG standards. We also expect our suppliers to work with their suppliers and subcontractors to implement these standards” (6). However, the company has not publicly canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs (7).

Criteria

Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.

Risk Level
Rationale

Chemours’HRC 2026 CEI rating indicates the company will not donate to non-religious charities unless they embrace controversial sexual identity policies (1)(2)(3). Chemours’ HRC 2025 CEI rating indicates the company will not donate to non-religious charities unless they embrace controversial sexual identity policies (4)(5). However, the company does not appear to discriminate against religious organizations based on views or beliefs (6).

Criteria

Employment policies fail to protect against viewpoint or other discrimination and/or are ideological in nature.

Risk Level
Rationale

Chemours’ HRC 2026 CEI rating indicates the company forces employees to attend at least one, controversial training on gender identity, sexual orientation, transgender issues, and divisive racial ideology. The company provides gender transition guidelines for its employees (1)(2)(3). Chemours’ HRC 2025 CEI rating indicates the company forces employees to attend multiple, controversial trainings on gender identity, sexual orientation, transgender issues, and divisive racial ideology. The company provides gender transition guidelines for its employees and a specific benefits guide with a comprehensive explanation of transgender services funded by the company (4)(5). The company appears to prioritize diversity over merit in its business structure through the establishment of gender and racial targets for its recruitment, hiring, and leadership composition. The company is seeking “50% women director level positions and above”, “35% women globally”, and “30% U.S. ethnic diversity” by 2030 (6). The company does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (7).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

Uses corporate reputation to support causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

Risk Level
Rationale

Chemours’ HRC 2026 CEI rating indicates the company potentially agrees to allow a controversial stakeholder group focused on sexual identity issues to dictate marketing or advertising strategy. By doing so, the company risks dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders (1)(2)(3). Chemours’ HRC 2025 CEI rating indicates the company agrees to allow a controversial stakeholder group focused on sexual identity issues to dictate marketing or advertising strategy. By doing so, the company risks dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders (4)(5). The company supports DEI within its business practices. From its 2023 Sustainability Report: “We foster a rewarding and productive workplace culture by investing in development; prioritizing inclusion, diversity, and equity (ID&E); and living our company values” (6). The company is committed to reducing carbon emissions by 50% across all US sites by 2030 (7). The company scored a 60 out of 100 on the 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a political stakeholder group (8)(9).

Criteria

Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

Risk Level
Rationale

Chemours’ HRC 2026 CEI rating indicates the company has potentially pledged philanthropic support of at least one organization or event that promotes sex and gender ideology. By allowing a political stakeholder group to dictate operations, the company increases health care costs and risks dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders (1)(2)(3)(4). Chemours’ HRC 2025 CEI rating indicates the company covers transgender related costs for its employees and their children, including paid short-term leave, puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, chest surgeries, genital surgeries, medical visits and lab monitoring, travel and lodging. Additionally, the company has pledged philanthropic support of at least one organization or event that promotes sex and gender ideology. By allowing a political stakeholder group to dictate operations, the company increases health care costs and risks dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders (5)(6). Otherwise, there are no publicly known cases of Chemours using corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (7).

Criteria

Uses corporate political actions and/or financial contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.

Risk Level
Rationale

Chemours’ HRC 2025 CEI rating indicates the company publicly advocated for controversial sex and gender ideology through local, state or federal legislation or initiatives. By allowing a political stakeholder group to dictate operations, the company risks dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders (1)(2). Chemours has not used its PAC donations or lobbying for ideological purposes (3)(4)(5).

Board Bias

Expand Summary

1792 Exchange has not yet compiled data about the board of directors or political contributions of leadership for this company.

Generate Reports
Clear
Toast