APA Corporation

Apache Corporation
Texas
Energy

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

APA Corporation vets vendors for LGBTQ policies and does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees. However, it has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. The company requires unconscious bias, allyship, micro-aggression, and DEI training for its workforce. However, it does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving and has not used its corporate funds or PAC contributions for ideological purposes. For these reasons, APA Corporation receives a Lower Risk rating.

Criteria
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Corporate Weaponization
Criteria

Has denied service to 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

APA’s Supplier Code of Conduct has a written pledge to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies (1). APA Corporation integrates ESG into all of its business practices. Its “Board of Directors is actively involved in ESG issues” and they “engage directly with ESG-focused shareholders to gain external perspectives on key ESG issues” (2). However, the company has not publicly fired employees, suppliers, or vendors based on views or beliefs.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

APA Corporation does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. It focuses on sustainable communities, environmental stewardship, and access to energy (1)(2)(3).

Criteria

Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.

Risk Level
Rationale

APA Corporation does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.

Risk Level
Rationale

APA Corporation requires unconscious bias, allyship, micro-aggression, and DEI training for its workforce (1). APA Corporation has advocated for LGBT causes through its social media accounts (3).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

APA Corporation does not use corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (1)(2).

Criteria

Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.

Risk Level
Rationale

APA Corporation has not used its PAC contributions for ideological purposes and ha not reported on its lobbying (1)(2).

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November 6, 2023

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