Talos Energy - 1792 Exchange

Rating Overview

Talos Energy is Medium Risk.

Talos Energy 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	Medium Risk

Corporate Weaponization ⓘ

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

Medium

Rationale:

Talos Energy integrates ESG into its business practices. From its 2024 Annual Report: “The Board’s SSCR Committee is the primary committee responsible for overseeing and managing our ESG initiatives” (1). The company integrates DEI into its supply chain. From its Vendor Code of Conduct: “We expect our Vendors to treat people with respect and dignity, encourage diversity, promote equal opportunity for all, and help create an inclusive and ethical culture” (2). Talos Energy promotes divisive sex and gender policies. Its Supplier Code of Conduct require international vendors to include sexual orientation in their nondiscrimination policy (3). However, the company has not canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs (4).

Criteria:

Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.

Risk Level:

Lower

Rationale:

Talos Energy 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:

Talos appears to prioritize diversity over merit in its recruitment. From its 2024 Sustainability Report: “As part of our Talos Culture Roadmap, Talos aims to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in our Company. To support this commitment, we’ve developed relationships to recruit a diverse candidate pool candidate pool and enhance our recruiting efforts” (1). The company protects its employees against viewpoint discrimination (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:

Talos Energy supports DEI within its business practices. From its Code of Conduct: “Talos fosters an inclusive culture where we recognize and respect diversity as the spectrum of human differences. We want our employees to feel connected and valued, and our inclusive culture creates a positive environment where employees feel comfortable sharing thoughts, ideas and opinions” (1). The company supports ESG within its business practices. From its 2024 Annual Report: “The Board’s SSCR Committee is the primary committee responsible for overseeing and managing our ESG initiatives” (2).

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

Lower

Rationale:

Talos Energy 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:

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