Unusual Machines
Rating Overview
Rating Criteria
Rating Criteria Detail
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:
LowerRationale:
Unusual Machines has not publicly canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs (1).
Criteria:
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
Risk Level:
N/ARationale:
Unusual Machines 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:
HighRationale:
Unusual Machines appears to prioritize diversity over merit in its leadership composition. From its 2023 Annual Report: “While we do not have a formal policy on diversity, the Board considers diversity to include race,ethnicity, genderas wellas the skillset, background, reputation, type and length of business experience of the Board members as wellas a particular nominee’s contributions to that mix” The company has a history of divisive corporate policies and practices. However, in 2025, the company removed DEI language from its 2025 Annual Report. To date, the company has not publicly addressed this change, leaving shareholders without clarity regarding the company’s reasoning or future direction (2). Unusual Machines does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (3).
Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria:
Uses corporate reputation to support causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Risk Level:
LowerRationale:
Unusual Machines has not supported ideological causes or policies (1).
Criteria:
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Risk Level:
LowerRationale:
Unusual Machines has not used corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (1).