Cheniere Energy - 1792 Exchange

Rating Overview

Cheniere Energy is Medium Risk.

Cheniere Energy often yields to political activism in shaping corporate governance, potentially alienating consumers, dividing employees, and harming shareholders. The company elevates merit, excellence, and integrity ahead of race and identity-based policies. Cheniere Energy 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	Medium 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:

Cheniere Energy, Inc. has not publicly canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs (1)(2). Cheniere Energy, Inc. integrates ESG into all of its business practices (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:

Cheniere Energy, Inc. does not appear to discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or beliefs (1). Cheniere Energy, Inc. has an employee matching program, but nonprofit eligibility details are not publicly available (2).

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

High

Rationale:

Cheniere Energy, Inc. does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (1)(2). Cheniere Energy, Inc. holds unconscious bias training for all employees and inclusive leadership training for leaders (2).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

Medium

Rationale:

Cheniere Energy, Inc. integrates ESG into all of its business practices, such as tying 30% of annual performance compensation scorecard for all employees to ESG metrics (1).

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

Lower

Rationale:

Cheniere Energy has not used corporate funds to support ideological groups, organizations, or causes (1).

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

Lower

Rationale:

Cheniere Energy, Inc. has not used its PAC donations for ideological purposes and does not engage in lobbying at this time (1)(2)(3).