FPL

Florida
Utilities

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

Summary:

Florida Power & Light (FPL) is the primary subsidiary of NextEra Energy, providing millions of people in Florida with electrical services. Though the company does not protect employees from viewpoint discrimination, FPL has not publicly terminated employees or suppliers due to political differences. The company has also avoided lending any endorsement or funding to ideological organizations hostile to freedom of expression, and the company does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. For these reasons, FPL earns a Lower Risk rating.

Criteria
Risk Level
Rationale
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

Neither NextEra Energy nor FPL has terminated business relationships due to ideological differences.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

FPL and NextEra Energy do not discriminate against religious organizations in charitable giving.

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

NextEra Energy and FPL do not provide protections from viewpoint discrimination (1).

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

The Florida Power & Light PAC has donated in a bipartisan manner in accordance with business interests (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

NextEra Energy is a member of the Business Roundtable (1). However, the company and its subsidiaries have not specifically used their corporate reputation to advocate for ideological causes or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

FPL has not dispensed corporate funds to ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression.

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March 23, 2023

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