Marathon Oil - 1792 Exchange

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Medium Risk

Summary:

Marathon Oil, an independent exploration and production (E&P) company, does not provide its employees with protections against viewpoint discrimination. However, it has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. The company offers DEI training courses for all of its employees. Marathon Oil supports ESG within its business practices and is a signatory of the Business Roundtable's 2019 Statement on the Purpose of Corporation, which promotes stakeholder capitalism. The company partners with LGBTQ Engineers to explore ways to better support underrepresented talent. However it does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving and has not used its political contributions for ideological purposes. For these reasons, Marathon Oil receives a Medium 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

Marathon Oil has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs (1). The company explicitly will “not make employment decisions based on Protected Characteristics” (2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level

Rationale

Marathon Oil does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. The company focuses on funding “public health, safety, education and the environment” (1)(2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level

Rationale

Marathon Oil does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (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

Marathon Oil offers DEI training courses for all of its employees (1)(2). CEO Lee M. Tillman signed the Business Roundtable’s 2019 Statement on the Purpose of Corporation, which promotes stakeholder capitalism over traditional obligations to shareholders and customers (3). The company supports ESG within its business practices. ESG “excellence [is] foundational to [its] framework for success” (4).

Criteria

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

Risk Level

Rationale

Marathon Oil partners with LGBTQ Engineers to explore ways to better support underrepresented talent in our workforce and in our communities (1). Otherwise, it has not used corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level

Rationale

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

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November 30, 2023

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