TC Energy
Corprate Bias Ratings
Risk Level:
Summary:
TC Energy, vets vendors for LGBTQ policies and does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees. However, the company has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. TC Energy provides inclusion and diversity training for its employees and discriminates against religious groups in its charitable giving. The company regularly supports ESG and LGBTQ Pride within its business practices. TC Energy is a corporate partner of the Greater Houston LGBT Chamber of Commerce in the US and partners with Pride at Work Canada. However, it has not lobbied for ideological purposes. For these reasons, TC Energy receives a Medium Risk rating.
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.
TC Energy has a written policy pledging to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies. Its Contractor Code of Conduct requires contractors to include sexual orientation and gender identity in its nondiscrimination policy (1). However, the company has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs.
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
TC Energy will not fund “religious groups” (1).
Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.
TC Energy does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (1).
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
TC Energy provides inclusion and diversity training for its employees. The company supports ESG within its business practices (1). TC Energy also supports LGBTQ Pride (2)(3). The CEO of TC Energy, Russell Girling, is a member of the Business Roundtable and signed its 2019 Statement on the Purpose of Corporation, which promotes stakeholder capitalism over traditional obligations to shareholders and customers (4)(5).
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
TC Energy is a corporate partner of the Greater Houston LGBT Chamber of Commerce in the US. It also partners with Pride at Work Canada (1).
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November 30, 2023
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