GQG Partners - 1792 Exchange

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Lower Risk

Summary:

GQG Partners integrates ESG into all its business practices but has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. GQG Partners advocates for carbon neutrality by 2050. However, it protects its employees against viewpoint discrimination, does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving, and has not used its corporate funds for ideological purposes. For these reasons, GQG Partners receives a Lower Risk rating.

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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

GQG Partners integrates ESG into all of its business practices, stating that it has “always been an innate practice, part of our ethos” (1)(2). However, the company has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs (3).

Criteria

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

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Rationale

GQG Partners does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving (1). It donates to the Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association, which is a religious organization (2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level

Rationale

GQG Partners protects its employees against viewpoint discrimination (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

GQG Partners advocates for net zero carbon emissions by 2050 (1)(2). Otherwise, it has not supported ideological causes or policies (3).

Criteria

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

Risk Level

Rationale

GQG Partners has not used corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level

N/A

Rationale

GQG Partners does not operate a PAC or engage in lobbying at this time (1)(2)(3).

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October 30, 2023

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