The Financial Freedom Index (FFI) represents an ongoing collaboration with K-Squared Capital, The Human Rights Foundation, and the Reynolds Foundation to develop a methodologically rigorous, but easily accessible rating system for major U.S-traded companies regarding the degree to which their activities promote freedom and democracy across the globe. We envision this tool to empower both individual investors and finance managers with a reference regarding which companies are more enmeshed within democratic versus autocratic countries and committed to upholding freedom through their actions and financial commitments. 

The index takes into account a wide range of information about companies including the geographic spread of their operations and supply chain, potential involvement in human rights abuses, research partners and activities, and financial flows to and from the companies. Each variable is calculated based on up to thousands of data points accessed from the leading financial database providers. The variables weigh these various connections across countries and apply penalties to involvements and connections with authoritarian governments as well as human rights issues.  

 FFI score for the top 100 U.S.-traded companies are set to be released in January 2026.