Tetra Tech, Inc. - 1792 Exchange

Rating Overview

Tetra Tech, Inc. is Medium Risk.

Tetra Tech, 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	Medium 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:

The company integrates ESG into its business practices. From its Sustainability Report 2024: “We monitor environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics throughout our global operations, and in 2023 we have seen progress against 21 of the metrics we track” (1). The company integrates DEI into its supply chain. From its 2024 Sustainability Report: “We are committed to: Engaging with our vendors and suppliers to promote responsible sourcing and support climate action and diversity in our supply chain” (2). However, Tetra Tech has not publicly 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:

Medium

Rationale:

Tetra Tech’s employee matching guidelines require that organizations abide by its nondiscrimination policy, including on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, thereby excluding some religious charities (1)(2).

Criteria:

Employment policies fail to protect against viewpoint or other discrimination and/or are ideological in nature.

Risk Level:

High

Rationale:

Tetra Tech appears to prioritize diversity over merit in its recruitment, leadership composition, supply chain, mentorship program. From its Sustainability Report 2024: “Tetra Tech’s DEI Program is holistic and interconnected with our Wellness Program and Health and Safety Programs, as well as core functions of the company like recruiting, business practices, and operations” and “Our DEI Council and eight global ERGs support our company-wide goals of increasing employee diversity, fostering inclusivity, and supporting professional and leadership development of employees from historically marginalized groups”. The company offers DEI training to its employees (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:

Tetra Tech supports DEI within its business practices, hosting a DEI Council (1). The company supports DEI within its business practices. From its Sustainability Report 2024: “Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are among Tetra Tech’s core values” (2). The company supports ESG within its business practices. From its Sustainability Report 2024: “We monitor environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics throughout our global operations, and in 2023 we have seen progress against 21 of the metrics we track” (3).

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

Lower

Rationale:

Tetra Tech, Inc. 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:

Tetra Tech, Inc. does not operate a PAC or report on its lobbying at this time (1)(2)(3).