Kinder Morgan

Texas
Energy

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

Summary:

Kinder Morgan has not publicly terminated business relationships due to religious or political views. The company also has not used its reputation or corporate dollars to advance ideological causes or groups hostile to freedom of expression. For these reasons, Kinder Morgan 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

Kinder Morgan has no written policy requiring suppliers and partners to have any LGBTQ non-discrimination policies, and the company has no history of terminating any business relationships due to political or religious differences (1).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

The Kinder Morgan Foundation focuses exclusively on providing educational opportunities in STEM to traditionally underprivileged groups, and as such, the Foundation only matches donations that contribute to that specific mission (1).

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

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Rationale

Kinder Morgan does not protect employees from 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

Kinder Morgan has not used its corporate reputation to advance ideological agendas (1).

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

Risk Level
Rationale

There are no publicly known cases of Kinder Morgan having donated, directly or indirectly, to any ideological organizations, as  its partnerships and its charitable giving revolve around providing STEM education and employment opportunities for underserved groups (1)(2).

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

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Rationale

Kinder Morgan does not have a PAC, and it only lobbies with trade associations focused on the company’s business interests (1).

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March 24, 2023

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