Tucows - 1792 Exchange

Rating Overview

Tucows is Lower Risk.

Tucows 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. The company 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	No Data
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:

Tucows integrates ESG into its business practices. From its Preliminary ESG Report: “To create more positive change in our world, we are committed to expanding our ESG practice, applying intentional benchmarks, and better communicating our efforts in this space” (1). The company has a history of divisive corporate policies using ESG to support divisive practices. However, in 2024, the company removed ESG language and policies from their reports. To date, the company has not publicly addressed these changes, leaving shareholders without clarity regarding the company’s reasoning or future direction (2). However, Tucows 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:

N/A

Rationale:

Tucows does not publish charitable giving guidelines (1).

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

High

Rationale:

Tucows requires its managers to take bias training (1). The company appears to prioritize diversity over merit in its hiring. From its Inclusion webpage: “To ensure that open positions reach a diverse applicant pool, we ask applicants to complete a voluntary employment equity survey after submitting an application. We also leverage tools, such as Textio, to remove subliminally biased language from job postings” (2). Tucows appears to prioritize diversity over merit in its recruitment. From its Inclusion webpage: “To ensure that open positions reach a diverse applicant pool, we ask applicants to complete a voluntary employment equity survey after submitting an application. We also leverage tools, such as Textio, to remove subliminally biased language from job postings.” (3). The company does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (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:

Tucows supports DEI within its business practices. From its Inclusion webpage: “Diversity without inclusion is futile. We believe in data but not benchmarks. Diversity isn’t an end goal in itself, but it is a vital part of building an intentionally inclusive culture” (1). From its Inclusion webpage: “With this in mind, at Tucows, we believe in prioritizing an inclusive culture over mere metrics.” (2). Otherwise, tTucows has not used corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (1).he company has not supported ideological causes or policies (3).

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

Lower

Rationale:

Tucows 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:

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