Egan-Jones
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:
Egan-Jones has not publicly canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs (1).
Criteria:
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
Risk Level:
N/ARationale:
Egan-Jones does not publish charitable giving guidelines (1).
Criteria:
Employment policies fail to protect against viewpoint or other discrimination and/or are ideological in nature.
Risk Level:
HighRationale:
Egan-Jones appears to prioritize diversity over merit in its proxy voting recommendations on leadership composition. From its 2025 Wealth-Focused Policy Overview: “We generally recommend AGAINST voting for decreased director diversity because according to our policy, a diversified board would encourage good governance and enhance shareholder value. Bringing together a diverse range of skills and experience is necessary in building a constructive and challenging board” (1). The company appears to prioritize diversity over merit in its proxy voting recommendations for DEI efforts. From its 2025 Wealth-Focused Policy Overview: “We generally recommend a vote AGAINST rescinding the racial equity audit because, according to our policy, the proposed rescinding of the racial audit undermines efforts to assess the impacts of the Company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices. Racial audits are essential in identifying and addressing disparities, and reversing this initiative would limit shareholders’ ability to evaluate the materiality and effectiveness of the Company’s DEI efforts” (2). The company does not publish a nondiscrimination policy (3).
Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria:
Uses corporate reputation to support causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Risk Level:
LowerRationale:
Egan-Jones has not supported ideological causes or policies (1).
Criteria:
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Risk Level:
LowerRationale:
Egan-Jones has not used corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (1).