Origin Materials, Inc. - 1792 Exchange

Rating Overview

Origin Materials, Inc. is Lower Risk.

Origin Materials, Inc. is Lower Risk. The company does not yield to political activism in shaping corporate governance, preventing initiatives that potentially alienate consumers, divide employees, and harm shareholders. The company implements race and identity-based policies that replace merit, excellence, and integrity with preferential treatment and outcomes. Overall, the company does not embrace corporate initiatives that redirect its central focus from business goals to partisan policies and divisive issues. This approach protects free exercise, free speech, and free enterprise.

Rating Criteria

Corporate Weaponization Risk Levels
Criteria	Risk Level
Cancellations	Lower Risk
Discriminatory Philanthropy	Lower Risk
Employment Protection	Medium Risk

Corporate Weaponization ⓘ

Corporate Governance and Public Policy Risk Levels
Criteria	Risk Level
Advocacy Bias	No Data
Funding	Lower Risk
Political Actions	Lower Risk

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:

Lower

Rationale:

Origin Materials 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:

Lower

Rationale:

Origin Materials 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:

Medium

Rationale:

Origin Materials appears to prioritize diversity over merit in its leadership composition. From its 2025 Proxy Statement and Annual Report: “While we do not have a formal diversity policy in place, our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers the diversity of our board of directors overall with respect to age, disability, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, military veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, and other backgrounds and experiences” (1). The company does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (2)(3).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

N/A

Rationale:

Origin Materials supports DEI within its business practices, hosting a DEI Committee (1). The company supports ESG within its business practices. From its 2025 Proxy Statement and Annual Report: “Specific responsibilities of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee include… overseeing and advising the board of directors on our goals, strategies, and commitments related to sustainability and ESG matters… including climate risks and opportunities… and diversity and inclusion” (2). It supports DEI within its business practices. From its 2021 Registaration Statement: “we hired a leading DE&I consulting firm, to help us map out our DE&I strategy and operationalize our DE&I goals” (3).

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

Lower

Rationale:

Origin Materials 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:

Lower

Rationale:

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