The American Company
A national standard for corporate civic responsibility.
Incorporating in America is not the same as acting American.
For decades geography was the whole test: incorporate here, hire here, pay taxes here, and the label was yours. That test has failed. Companies that pass it advance agendas their own customers reject, punish the lawful speech of their employees, and treat the country that made their success possible as a market rather than a home. The American Company replaces the geographic test with a conduct standard.
An American company acts as a responsible steward of its institutional power. It upholds constitutional values, protects the rights of its employees and customers, serves the national interest, and refuses to become an instrument of ideological coercion.
Three pillars, one conduct standard
Judgment rests on the documented record — measured against published criteria.
Civic Identity
- Treats American workers, communities, and customers as the primary beneficiaries of its operations.
- Participates in the civic life of the nation through action, not statement.
- Honors American history and national symbols with sincerity.
- Takes public pride in the country whose system made its success possible.
Constitutional Stewardship
Pass / Fail- Protects the lawful expression of employees and customers regardless of viewpoint.
- Applies its rules evenly across viewpoints in hiring, promotion, and vendor relationships.
- Respects religious liberty and refuses to compel ideological conformity.
- Treats due process as a value, not only a legal requirement.
Economic Patriotism
- Prioritizes American labor, supply chains, and manufacturing where feasible.
- Does not use labor or regulatory arbitrage in ways that harm American workers.
- Invests in American communities rather than extracting value from them.
- Treats obligations to American workers as real constraints on the pursuit of profit.
The same research that already rates corporate America
1792 Exchange maintains the Corporate Bias Ratings: more than 4,500 companies assessed on employment policies, public statements, corporate sponsorships, and political donations, every rating built from public records. It is the largest database of its kind in the country, and it is used by elected officials, institutional investors, journalists, and consumers.
The American Company is measured with the same research and the same discipline.
Explore the Corporate Bias Ratings →The name is earned, not claimed
Every company says it is American. This is what it takes to be recognized as one.
The Standard
The standard is written down and published in full, so a company can read exactly what is asked before anyone measures it against it. The same criteria apply to a family manufacturer and a global platform.
Read the Charter →How a company earns it
Someone who knows the company puts it forward: an employee, a customer, a vendor, a neighbor. 1792 Exchange vets every submission against the published criteria and the public record before a company is recognized.
Earned, and Kept
The aim is a standard credible enough that customers and employees come to expect it. A company that falls short can see from the published criteria exactly where, and is welcome to come back. Recognition reflects current conduct: a company whose conduct changes does not keep the name.
Two ways a company is honored
Certified American Company
Publicly nominated. 1792 Exchange verifies independently against the public record before anyone is recognized.
The American Stewardship Award
Selected by committee. Never purchased.
The first requisite of a good citizen in this Republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his weight.Theodore RooseveltNew York State Chamber of Commerce, 1902
Tell us about it.
Nominations are open to anyone: employees, customers, vendors, shareholders, neighbors. Every submission is checked against the public record.