Clarios - 1792 Exchange

Rating Overview

Clarios is Lower Risk.

Clarios 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, Clarios 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	Medium Risk
Discriminatory Philanthropy	Lower Risk
Employment Protection	Medium Risk

Corporate Weaponization ⓘ

Corporate Governance and Public Policy Risk Levels
Criteria	Risk Level
Advocacy Bias	Medium Risk
Funding	Lower Risk
Political Actions	No Data

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:

Clarios promotes divisive sex and gender policies. Its Human Rights Policy requires international vendors to include sexual orientation and gender in their nondiscrimination policy (1). The company integrates ESG into all of its business practices. The company stated, “These processes empower the team to initiate, implement, interact and integrate ESG across our business and continue to deliver value while meeting increasing expectations and demands” (2). Clarios has not publicly 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:

Lower

Rationale:

Clarios does not discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or beliefs. Clario Foundation’s charitable giving focus areas are children’s health and environment, circular economy innovation and entrepreneurship, and sustainable communities where we live and work (1).

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

Medium

Rationale:

Clarios does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (1)(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:

Clarios supports DEI within its business practices. From its 2025 Sustainability report: “Inclusion and diversity are fundamental principles that shape our organizational culture and drive performance across all areas of our business” (1). The company has not supported ideological causes or policies (2). Clarios pledged to invest $6 Billion into Manufacturing expansion and innovation acceleration (3)(4).

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

Lower

Rationale:

Clarios has not used corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (1)(2).

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

N/A

Rationale:

Clarios does not operate a PAC or report on its lobbying at this time (1)(2)(3).