Bow River Capital
Rating Overview
Rating Criteria
Rating Criteria Detail
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:
LowerRationale:
Bow River has a history of divisive corporate policies and practices using its reputation to support divisive practices. However, in 2025, the company removed ESG language from its ESG page. To date, the company has not publicly addressed this change, leaving shareholders without clarity regarding the company’s reasoning or future direction (1)(2). However, the company has not canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs (3).
Criteria:
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
Risk Level:
LowerRationale:
Bow River 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:
MediumRationale:
Bow River Capital does not publish a nondiscrimination policy (1).
Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria:
Uses corporate reputation to support causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Risk Level:
LowerRationale:
Bow River has a history of divisive corporate policies and practices using its reputation to support divisive practices. However, in 2025, the company removed ESG policies from its ESG page. To date, the company has not publicly addressed this change, leaving shareholders without clarity regarding the company’s reasoning or future directionsupports ESG within its business practices, hosting an ESG Committee (1)(2). Otherwise, the company has not supported ideological causes or policies (3).
Criteria:
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Risk Level:
LowerRationale:
Bow River has not used corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (1).