
Organization
Spire Inc. earns an overall Lower Risk rating because it largely avoids letting political activism dictate its governance and keeps its focus on business rather than divisive social causes. While it scores well on funding, political actions, and discriminatory philanthropy, it shows some weaker areas like advocacy bias, cancellations, and employment protection that keep it from a uniformly low-risk profile.
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Spire Inc. is a regional public utility holding company based in St. Louis, Missouri. It provides natural gas service as a regulated utility; it also pursues other profit-making businesses. Its primary subsidiary, Laclede Gas Company, is the largest natural gas distribution utility in Missouri, serving about 631,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in the city of St. Louis and ten counties in eastern Missouri. Its corporate headquarters is in the 700 Market building in downtown St. Louis.