Netskope - 1792 Exchange

Rating Overview

Netskope is Medium Risk.

Netskope 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:

Netskope integrates ESG into its business practices. From its CSR Webpage: “Netskope’s commitments to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and diversity, equality, and inclusion (DE&I) initiatives have been core to our culture since the day we were founded” (1). The company integrates DEI into its supply chain. From its CSR webpage: “Our supplier questionnaire and code of conduct guide us to work with our suppliers to have mutual goals toward furthering diversity, equality, and inclusion, as well as sustainability” (2). However, the company has not 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:

Netskope 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:

Netskope appears to prioritize diversity over merit in its mentorship program. From its Company Values webpage: “We also collaborate with educational institutions on internship programs that nurture diverse talent at Maryville University, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Saint Louis University, and Webster University” (1). The company operates a supplier diversity program. “We are committed to recruit and develop diverse businesses and provide access to opportunities for those that are majority owned as small businesses, woman-owned businesses, minority-owned businesses, veteran-owned businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned businesses, and businesses in historically underutilized business (HUB) zones” (2). The company 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:

Netskope supports DEI within its business practices, hosting a DEI Committee (1). The company supports DEI within its business practices. From its CSR webpage: “Netskope’s approach to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) initiatives foster inclusivity and collaboration in the workplace by embracing differences in gender, ethnicity, beliefs, ability, and identity” (2). The company supports ESG within its business practices. From its Climate Risk Report: “At the management level, responsibility for climaterelated activities is coordinated through the ESG Committee and the Environmental Taskforce. They lead climate-related risk assessments, facilitate data collection, decarbonization initiatives, supplier engagement, and policy development” (3).

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

Lower

Rationale:

Netskope 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:

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