Interface - 1792 Exchange

Rating Overview

Interface is Medium Risk.

Interface Inc. is Medium Risk. The company often yields to political activism in shaping corporate governance, potentially alienating consumers, dividing employees, and harming shareholders. Interface 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	No Data
Employment Protection	Medium 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:

Interface integrates ESG into its business practices. From its 2024 Impact Report: “Interface participates in the Scope 3 Peer Group, a cross-industry, global collective of peers tasked with supply chain emissions reductions. The Group aims to help organizations make better decisions, investments, and actions to reduce their Scope 3 emissions by providing the best practices, case studies, and plans needed to help drive change” (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:

N/A

Rationale:

Interface 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:

Medium

Rationale:

Interface appears to prioritize diversity over merit in its leadership composition. From its Corporate Governance Guidelines: “The Nominating & Governance Committee has adopted a process for filling vacancies on the Board. This process will include an analysis of Directors’ and potential nominees’ qualifications, independence, as well as consideration of diversity, age, knowledge & skills, and experience in the context of the needs of the Board or committee, as applicable” (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:

Interface is committed to net zero carbon emissions by 2040 (1). The company supports DEI within its business practices. From its Social Responsibility page: “We continue our commitment to conduct business ethically and responsibly and do our part to advance human rights, belonging, and inclusion” (2). Interface supports ESG within its business practices. From its 2024 Impact Report: “The 2024 Impact Report highlights our commitment to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria. It details our continued efforts toward reducing our environmental footprint, making Interface a great place to work, supporting our surrounding communities, and conducting our business ethically and responsibly” (3).

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

Lower

Rationale:

Interface 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:

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