Beazer Homes USA - 1792 Exchange

Rating Overview

Beazer Homes USA is Medium Risk.

Beazer Homes USA often yields to political activism in shaping corporate governance, potentially alienating consumers, dividing employees, and harming shareholders. The company implements race and identity-based policies that replace merit, excellence, and integrity with preferential treatment and outcomes. Beazer Homes USA occasionally embraces corporate initiatives that redirect its central focus from business goals to partisan policies and divisive issues at times. This approach fails to safeguard free exercise, free speech, and free enterprise.

Rating Criteria

Corporate Weaponization Risk Levels
Criteria	Risk Level
Cancellations	Medium 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:

Medium

Rationale:

Beazer Homes USA incorporates ESG into its business practices. From its 2021 ESG Summary: “We view our ESG program as a key focus of our strategic planning” (1). However, Beazer Homes USA has not publicly canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs (2)(3).

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

Lower

Rationale:

The Beazer Charity Foundation 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:

Beazer Homes USA implements unconscious bias training for its management (1). Beazer Homes USA does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (2)(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:

Beazer Homes USA supports DEI within its business practices. From its 2023 Sustainability Report: “We believe that by fostering a culture of inclusion, diversity and belonging, we are better positioned to serve our team members, customers, partners and greater community” (1). The company supports ESG within its business practices. From its 2021 ESG Summary: “We view our ESG program as a key focus of our strategic planning and risk oversight responsibilities and a process of continuous improvement” (2).

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

Lower

Rationale:

Beazer Homes USA 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:

Beazer Homes USA has not used its PAC donations for ideological purposes and does not engage in lobbying at this time (1)(2)(3).