Expeditors Intl. of Washington

Rating Overview

Expeditors Intl. of Washington is Medium Risk.

Expeditors International of Washington 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:

Expeditors integrates ESG into its business practices. From its 2024 Sustainability Report: “Through our Materiality Assessments, we identified the following items as the material ESG factors for our Company… We have embedded these priorities into Company strategy, and we hold ourselves accountable for our
commitment to the pursuit and adoption of these sustainable business practices through the work we do every day” (1). Otherwise, the company has not publicly 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:

Expeditors does not appear to discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or beliefs (1)(2).

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

High

Rationale:

Expeditors appears to prioritize diversity over merit in its leadership composition. From its 2026 Proxy Statement: the company takes into consideration “the diverse experiences, qualifications, and perspectives each potential [Director] succession candidate can bring to the
Company including gender, race, and ethnicity” (1). The company appears to prioritize diversity over merit in its recruitment. From its 2023 Sustainability Report: “We have formalized in our governing principles that qualified female and
racially/ ethnically diverse individuals must be included as part of any
candidate search.
We proactively pursue diversity in our recruitment process” (2). Expeditors does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (3).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

High

Rationale:

Expeditors supports DEI within its business practices. From its 2023 Sustainability Report: “Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) are fundamental to our vision of unlimited
opportunity for our employees” (1). The company supports ESG within its business practices. From its 2024 Sustainability Report: the report “shares how Environmental, Social, and Governance fit into our company’s culture, mission, and goals, and how we are making consistent progress
through our initiatives, policies, and procedures” (2).

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

Lower

Rationale:

Expeditors 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:

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