Constellation Energy Corp.

Constellation Energy received a score of 100 on the 2026 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a political stakeholder group. The company recruits employees based on sexual identity issues. The company discriminates against vendors that do not promote divisive sex and gender policies, indicating it prioritizes sexual issues over merit (1)(2)(3). Constellation Energy Corp. received a score of 100 on the 2025 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a political stakeholder group. The company recruits employees based on sexual identity issues. The company discriminates against vendors that do not promote divisive sex and gender policies, indicating it prioritizes sexual issues over merit (4)(5). The company integrates ESG into its business practices. From its 2024 Corporate Sustainability Report: “We are committed to a carbon-free future while maintaining a strong balance sheet, advancing our environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives and investing in clean energy solutions. As our CEO Joe Dominguez said, “at Constellation, ESG is both the commitment and the strategy.”… Our ESG principles are core to our purpose and business strategy of supporting the transition to a carbon-free future, and we believe these attributes make us the premier ESG company in the power sector” (6). However, the company has not canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs (7).

Constellation Energy’s HRC 2026 CEI rating indicates the company will not donate to non-religious charities unless they embrace controversial sexual identity policies (1)(2)(3). Constellation Energy’s HRC 2025 CEI rating indicates the company will not donate to non-religious charities unless they embrace controversial sexual identity policies (4)(5). The company will not give to religious organizations: “We do not contribute to… churches, religious causes… or organizations that actively oppose the company’s position on issues” (6).

Constellation Enrgy’s HRC 2026 CEI rating indicates the company forces employees to attend at least one, controversial training on gender identity, sexual orientation, transgender issues, and divisive racial ideology. The company provides gender transition guidelines for its employees and a specific benefits guide with a comprehensive explanation of transgender services funded by the company (1)(2)(3). Constellation Energy’s HRC 2025 CEI rating indicates the company forces employees to attend multiple, controversial trainings on gender identity, sexual orientation, transgender issues, and divisive racial ideology. The company provides gender transition guidelines for its employees and a specific benefits guide with a comprehensive explanation of transgender services funded by the company (4)(5). The company offers unconscious bias training to its employees (6). Constellation appears to prioritize diversity over merit in its recruitment and hiring. From its 2022 Sustainability Report: “Our DEI Strategic Priorities[:]… To be intentional in our sourcing efforts to attract talent and focus more effectively on diverse populations via relationships, technology and manual efforts to increase diversity in our talent pipelines, applicant pools, interview slates and hires” (7). Constellation operates a supplier diversity program. “We are committed to mentoring, promoting, and engaging diverse businesses resulting in greater representation, employment, and economic advancement for minorities, woman, veterans, small disadvantage business concerns, disabled and LGBTQ communities… To be considered diverse, a business must be at least 51% owned by one or more individuals in the following classifications (Minority, Women, Veteran, Service-Disabled Veteran, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender, Disabled, or small disadvantage business). In addition, the owners must control the management and daily operations of the business” (8). The company does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (9).

Constellation Energy’s ‘s HRC 2026 CEI rating indicates the company potentially agrees to allow a controversial stakeholder group focused on sexual identity issues to dictate marketing or advertising strategy. By doing so, the company risks dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders (1)(2)(3). Constellation Energy’s HRC 2025 CEI rating indicates the company agrees to allow a controversial stakeholder group focused on sexual identity issues to dictate marketing or advertising strategy. By doing so, the company risks dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders (4)(5). The company’s CEO Joseph Dominguez is a member of the Business Roundtable, which supports stakeholder capitalism over traditional shareholder obligations (6). The company’s CEO Joseph Dominguez 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 (7)(8). Constellation is a member of the “Don’t Ban Equality” business coalition, which advocates against any abortion restrictions because they are “bad for business” (9). The company is committed to net zero carbon emissions by 2040 (10). The company scored an 85 out of 100 on the 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a political stakeholder group (11)(12). Constellation supports DEI within its business practices. From its 2022 Sustainability Report: “Our commitment to DEI extends to our corporate giving and our inclusive leadership model. More than 84 percent of Constellation’s giving went to organizations and programs that target diverse and underrepresented populations… our senior leaders have DEI performance goals, and we offer DEI training to all employees. Among our priorities as a new company was to establish a DEI Center of Excellence focused on racial and gender equity” (13).

Constellation Energy’s HRC 2026 CEI rating indicates the company covers transgender related costs for its employees and their children, including paid short-term leave, puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, chest surgeries, genital surgeries, medical visits, lab monitoring, and mental health benefits. The company also covers at least five of the following services: reconstructive hair removal, cosmetic hair removal, tracheal shave or reduction, facial surgeries, voice modification surgery, voice modification therapy, lipoplasty or filling for body masculinization or feminization, and travel and lodging expenses. Additionally, the company has potentially pledged philanthropic support of at least one organization or event that promotes sex and gender ideology. By allowing a political stakeholder group to dictate operations, the company increases health care costs and risks dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders (1)(2)(3)(4). Constellation Energy’s HRC 2025 CEI rating indicates the company covers transgender related costs for its employees and their children, including paid short-term leave, puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, chest surgeries, genital surgeries, medical visits and lab monitoring, travel and lodging. Additionally, the company has pledged philanthropic support of at least one organization or event that promotes sex and gender ideology. By allowing a political stakeholder group to dictate operations, the company increases health care costs and risks dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders (5)(6). The company is a corporate partner of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (7). Otherwise, there are no publicly known cases of Constellation using corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (8).

Constellation Energy’s HRC 2025 CEI rating indicates the company publicly advocated for controversial sex and gender ideology through local, state or federal legislation or initiatives. By allowing a political stakeholder group to dictate operations, the company risks dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders (1)(2). The company has not used its PAC donations or lobbying for ideological purposes (3)(4)(5).