Kansas
27 Companies Headquartered in Kansas
AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc., ARE Corp, Bark Media, Black & Veatch, CommunityAmerica Credit Union, Compass Minerals International, Creative Planning, Equity Bank, Euronet Worldwide, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas
Kansas Average CBR Summary
Avg. Company Rating
Avg. Rating Criteria
| Criteria | Risk Level |
|---|---|
| Cancellations | Lower Risk |
| Discriminatory Philanthropy | Medium Risk |
| Employment Protection | Medium Risk |
Corporate Weaponization
| Criteria | Risk Level |
|---|---|
| Advocacy Bias | Medium Risk |
| Funding | Medium Risk |
| Political Actions | Medium Risk |
Corporate Governance and Public Policy
State Leadership
State Pension Fund Summary
Kansas has three main public pension systems: the Kansas Public Employee Retirement System (KPERS), the Kansas Police and Firemen’s Retirement System, and the Kansas Retirement System for Judges. KPERS oversees the investment of these systems.
- The KPERS board represents state and local public employees; the board consists of 9 members: 1 Ex Officio (State Treasurer); 4 appointed by the Governor; 2 appointed by legislative leaders; 2 elected by retirement system members.
- According to its 2024 Annual Report, KPERS’ general investment consultant is Meketa.
The “By Asset Manager” and “Asset Manager Voting” tables show the proxy voting records of the state’s asset managers who manage the pensions’ stock market portfolio through index, exchange-traded, or mutual funds. Since these are externally managed funds, the asset managers typically retain and exercise proxy voting privileges. This data is used to calculate the state’s pro-ESG and anti-ESG scores to see how the state leverages its externally managed funds in proxy voting.
The “State Voting” table shows KPERS’ proxy voting records for directly owned securities through pension fund portfolios. This data was obtained by a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request since Kansas does not publicly disclose this information to its pensioners. The 1792 Exchange encourages Kansas to publish its proxy voting records instead of keeping its pensioners in the dark about how the state votes on ESG issues with their money.
Both tables are important to show a comprehensive picture of the state’s proxy voting record.