Tactile Medical - 1792 Exchange

Rating Overview

Tactile Medical is Medium Risk.

Tactile Systems Technology, Inc. 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:

Tactile Medical promotes divisive sex and gender policies. Its Supplier Code of Conduct requires international vendors to include sexual orientation and gender identity in their nondiscrimination policy (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:

Lower

Rationale:

Tactile Medical 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:

Tactile Medical requires its employees to take cultural diversity training (1). The company appears to prioritize diversity over merit in its hiring and mentorship programs. From its 2023 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Report: “We continue to incorporate diversity, equity and inclusion practices into our hiring, interviewing, development, and talent processes” (2). Tactile Medical appears to prioritize diversity over merit in its leadership composition. From its 2026 Proxy Statement: “Board candidates are considered based on various criteria, including breadth and depth of relevant business and board skills and experiences, judgment and integrity, reputation, diversity (including geographic, occupational, gender, race and age)” (3). The company has a history of divisive corporate policies and practices. However, in 2024, the company removed DEI language and training from its Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Report. To date, the company has not publicly addressed these changes, leaving shareholders without clarity regarding the company’s reasoning or future direction (4). Tactile Medical does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (5).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

High

Rationale:

Tactile Medical’s former CEO Daniel Reuvers signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge, which includes a commitment to promote DEI through bias education training in the workplace, strategize on DEI programs/initiatives with other signatories, and engage boards of directors when developing and evaluating DEI strategies (1)(2). The company supports DEI within its business practices. From its 2024 Proxy Statement: The company seeks to “embrace diversity and continue to create a culture of inclusion by elevating employee engagement and seeking feedback on diversity, equity, and inclusion specific to our organization” (3). Tactile Medical supports ESG within its business practices. From its 2026 Proxy Statement: “Tactile Medical is focused more than ever on continuous improvement and our commitment to environmental, social, and corporate governance (“ESG”) matters” (4). The company has a history of divisive corporate policies and practices. However, in 2025, the company removed DEI language from its Proxy Statement. To date, the company has not publicly addressed this change, leaving shareholders without clarity regarding the company’s reasoning or future direction (5).

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

Lower

Rationale:

Tactile Medical 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:

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