Distribution Solutions Group, Inc.

Rating Overview

Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. is Medium Risk.

Distribution Solutions Group is Medium Risk. The company 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. The company 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	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:

Distribution Solutions Group integrates ESG into its business practices. From its Supplier Code of Conduct: “Supplier shall be sensitive to its impact on the environment, including but not limited to air emissions, water discharge, hazardous waste handling and non-hazardous waste recycling and disposal” (1). However, the company has not canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs (2).

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

Lower

Rationale:

Distribution Solutions Group 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:

Distribution Solutions appears to prioritize diversity over merit in its leadership composition. From its Board Diversity Policy: “To support this, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will, when identifying candidates to recommend for appointment/election to the Board:… consider diversity criteria including gender, age, ethnicity and geographic background” (1). The company does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (2).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

High

Rationale:

Distribution Solutions Group supports ESG within its business practices. From its Social and Environmental Policy: “Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. is committed to understanding, monitoring and managing our social and environmental impact, and we recognize the importance of this responsibility as a discipline that helps us manage risks” (1). The company supports DEI within its business practices. From its 2025 Annual Report: The company and its subsidiaries “supports a culture of continuous improvement, integrity and diversity” (2).

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

Lower

Rationale:

Distribution Solutions Group 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:

N/A

Rationale:

Distribution Solutions Group does not operate a PAC or engage in lobbying at this time (1)(2)(3).