Fluor Corporation - 1792 Exchange

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Medium Risk

Summary:

Fluor 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. Fluor is a signatory of the Business Roundtable's 2019 Statement on the Purpose of Corporation, which promotes stakeholder capitalism. However, it does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving and has not used its corporate funds or political contributions for ideological purposes. For these reasons, Fluor receives a Medium Risk rating.

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Corporate Weaponization

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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.

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Fluor has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs. Fluor received a score of 80 on the Corporate Equality Index. Among other requirements, this means that Fluor vets suppliers according to their LGBT policies (1)(2).

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

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Fluor does not appear to discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving (1).

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

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

Corporate Governance and Public Policy

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

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Former Fluor CEO, Carlos M. Hernandez, signed the Business Roundtable’s 2019 Statement on the Purpose of Corporation, which promotes stakeholder capitalism over traditional obligations to shareholders and customers (1). Fluor has also advocated for LGBT causes on its social media accounts (2).

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

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Fluor’s HRC CEI profile indicates the company covers the cost of “medically necessary transition-related care” for its employees and their children (1)(2). Otherwise, it has not used corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (3)(4).

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

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Fluor has not used its PAC donations or lobbying for ideological purposes (1)(2)(3)(4).

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December 6, 2023

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