Ameresco - 1792 Exchange

Rating Overview

Ameresco is Lower Risk.

Ameresco, Inc. is Lower Risk. The company does not yield to political activism in shaping corporate governance, preventing initiatives that potentially alienate consumers, divide employees, and harm shareholders. The company implements race and identity-based policies that replace merit, excellence, and integrity with preferential treatment and outcomes. Overall, Ameresco does not embrace corporate initiatives that redirect its central focus from business goals to partisan policies and divisive issues. This approach protects free exercise, free speech, and free enterprise.

Rating Criteria

Corporate Weaponization Risk Levels
Criteria	Risk Level
Cancellations	Lower Risk
Discriminatory Philanthropy	Lower Risk
Employment Protection	High Risk

Corporate Weaponization ⓘ

Corporate Governance and Public Policy Risk Levels
Criteria	Risk Level
Advocacy Bias	High Risk
Funding	Lower Risk
Political Actions	Lower Risk

Corporate Governance and Public Policy ⓘ

Rating Criteria Detail

Criteria Risk Level Rationale

Corporate Weaponization

Criteria:

Has canceled 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:

Lower

Rationale:

Ameresco has not publicly canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs (1).

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

Lower

Rationale:

Ameresco does not appear to discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or beliefs (1).

Criteria:

Employment policies fail to protect against viewpoint or other discrimination and/or are ideological in nature.

Risk Level:

High

Rationale:

Ameresco requires its employees to take diversity awareness trainings (1). The company appears to prioritize diversity over merit in its hiring. From its Impact Report 2023: “We challenge ourselves to better support our diverse employee groups and are committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce and implementing practices that support each employee throughout their career with Ameresco” (2). The company does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (3).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy

Criteria:

Uses corporate reputation to support causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

Risk Level:

High

Rationale:

Ameresco is committed to net zero emissions by 2050 (1). The company supports DEI within its business practices. From its Impact Report 2023: “To educate, support, and promote the culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice at Ameresco, diversity in the workplace is discussed at all levels in the organization” (2). Ameresco supports ESG within its business practices. From its Impact Report 2023: “The EMT incorporates all aspects of the Company’s ESG initiatives into their annual goals, further elevating the attention and focus on achieving these goals throughout the Company” (3)(4).

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

Lower

Rationale:

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

Criteria:

Uses corporate political actions and/or financial contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.

Risk Level:

Lower

Rationale:

Ameresco does not operate a PAC at this time and has not lobbied for ideological purposes (1)(2)(3).