Spok Holdings - 1792 Exchange

Rating Overview

Spok Holdings is Lower Risk.

Spok Holdings, 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. Spok Holdings 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	High Risk

Corporate Weaponization ⓘ

Corporate Governance and Public Policy Risk Levels
Criteria	Risk Level
Advocacy Bias	Medium 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:

Lower

Rationale:

Spok Holdings integrates ESG into its business practices. From its 2023 ESG Report: “We continued to integrate our ESG strategy into strategic and operational decision-making to make us a stronger, more resilient company. Critical to this commitment is prioritizing ESG values that matter most to our stakeholders and incorporating these into the DNA of our Company” (1). The company has a history of divisive corporate practices using reputation to support divisive policies. However, in 2024, the company removed ESG language and stopped publishing its 2023 ESG report. To date, the company has not publicly addressed these changes, leaving shareholders without clarity regarding the company’s reasoning or future direction (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:

Spok Holdings 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:

High

Rationale:

Spok Holdings requires its employees to take “attend and complete annual diversity awareness training” (1). The company appears to prioritize diversity over merit in its recruitment, hiring, promotions, leadership composition, supply chain, etc. From its DEI Policy: “Spok, Inc.’s diversity initiatives are applicable—but not limited—to our practices and policies on recruitment and selection; compensation and benefits; professional development and training; promotions; transfers; social and recreational programs; layoffs; terminations; and the ongoing development of a work environment built on the premise of gender and diversity equity” (2). Spok Holdings appears to prioritize diversity over merit in its supply chain. From its Vendor/Supplier Diversity Policy: “Our policy is to promote the inclusion of small, disadvantaged, HUBZone businesses, as well as minority, women, veteran, LGBTQA, and service-disabled businesses to contribute to the success of Spok – whether as suppliers, contractors, or other business partners” (3). The company protects its employees against viewpoint discrimination (4).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

Medium

Rationale:

Spok Holdings supports DEI within its business practices, hosting a Diversity and Inclusion Council, which rebranded to their “Inclusion Council” in 2025 (1). The company supports ESG within its business practices. From its 2023 ESG Report: “Guided by our mission and the values of our stakeholders, customers, communities, and others, we are committed to being an industry leader with respect to ESG” (2). Spok Holdings has a history of divisive corporate policies using their reputation to support divisive practices. However, in 2024, the company removed ESG language from its Sustainability Report. To date, the company has not publicly addressed these changes, leaving shareholders without clarity regarding the company’s reasoning or future direction (3). Otherwise, the company has not supported ideological causes or policies (4).

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

Lower

Rationale:

Spok Holdings 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:

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