Duke Energy has not publicly terminated business relationships due to religious beliefs or political views. The company received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index. Among other requirements, this means Duke Energy has pledged to vet vendors based on LGBTQ policies (1)(2).

Duke Energy’s gift-matching program does not discriminate against religious organizations (1). However, Duke Energy’s charitable grant program prohibits grants to “religious or evangelical organizations” (2).

Duke Energy does not protect its employees from viewpoint discrimination (1). Progress Energy does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (2).

Duke Energy was a corporate sponsor of a “compromise bill” that would replace North Carolina’s 2015 HB 2 “bathroom bill” (1). Duke Energy signed a public letter in support of the Equality Act (2). Its CEO Lynn Good is a member of the Business Roundtable and signed its 2019 Statement on the Purpose of Corporation, which promotes stakeholder capitalism over traditional obligations to shareholders and customers (3)(4). She also signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge, which includes a commitment to promote DEI through bias education training in the workplace (5).

Duke Energy has a perfect score on the HRC’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index. This score indicates the company covers the cost of “medically necessary transition-related care” for its employees and their children (1)(2). Duke Energy pledged over $1 million to the Black Lives Matter movement and related causes (3)(4).

Duke Energy has not used its PAC donations or lobbying for ideological purposes (1)(2).