The MITRE Corporation - 1792 Exchange

Rating Overview

The MITRE Corporation is Medium Risk.

The MITRE Corporation 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	Medium 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:

Mitre integrates ESG into its business practices. From its 2023 Sustainability Report: “MITRE’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) approach aims to forge a sustainable future by integrating ESG principles into our operations” (1). The company has a history of divisive corporate policies and practices. However, in recent years, the company removed DEI and ESG language and reports from its website. To date, the company has not publicly addressed this change, leaving shareholders without clarity regarding the company’s reasoning or future direction (2). However, MITRE 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:

MITRE does not appear to discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or beliefs (1)(2).

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

Medium

Rationale:

MITRE does not publish a nondiscrimination policy (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

High

Rationale:

MITRE’s former CEO Jason Providakes 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, employing a DEI Officer and hosting a DEI Committee (3). MITRE supports DEI within its business practices. From its 2023 Sustainability Report: “At MITRE, we recognize that innovation thrives in diverse and inclusive environments. Our commitment to I&D goes beyond rhetoric—it’s a driving force that fuels our success” (4). The company supports ESG within its business practices. From its 2023 Sustainability Report: “The 2023 MITRE Sustainability Report embodies our organization’s steadfast commitment to driving positive change. Through rigorous adherence to Environmental, Social, and Governance principles, we’ve not only measured our progress but also demonstrated our responsibility as a steward of meaningful impact” (5). Otherwise, MITRE has not supported ideological causes or policies (6).

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

Medium

Rationale:

MITRE was a Copper sponsor of Out & Equal (1). Otherwise, there are no publicly known cases of the company using corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (2).

Criteria:

Uses corporate political actions and/or financial contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.

Risk Level:

N/A

Rationale:

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