Writer - 1792 Exchange

Rating Overview

Writer is Lower Risk.

Writer, 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 elevates merit, excellence, and integrity ahead of race and identity-based policies. 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	Medium 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:

Lower

Rationale:

Writer 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/A

Rationale:

Wrtier 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:

Medium

Rationale:

Writer does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (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:

Writer supports DEI within its business practices. From its Writer’s Room blog: “Even from our early days, we’ve strived to do the right thing for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)… We found that the Human Rights Campaign has a great framework — the Corporate Equality Index (CEI) — for measuring progress for LGBTQ+-inclusive companies. While it’s targeted at companies a bit bigger than we are, it’s a great goal to strive for as we grow. To make sure we’re on track and hold ourselves accountable, we’ll be measuring ourselves against the criteria within” (1). The company posted an article on its blog titled: “How generative AI can be a force for equity and inclusion in the workplace.” The article states, “The workplace is often seen as a battlefield. That’s especially true for people who are historically “othered”, such as BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, non-native language speakers, neurodivergent people, women, and more. Amid the buzz of meetings, deadlines, and Slack notifications, there’s a constant struggle for equity, inclusion, and respect” (2). Writer offers frameworks for generative AI that foster “integrat[ing] AI with comprehensive DEI strategies.” (3). Otherwise, the company has not supported ideological causes or policies (4).

Criteria:

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

Risk Level:

Lower

Rationale:

Writer 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:

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