Is Ameren Woke?

Ameren Corporation, the St. Louis-based utility serving 2.4 million electric customers and 900,000+ gas customers across Missouri and Illinois, scores 90 out of 100 on the Buy Woke Free woke scale. The company has been ranked as one of the nation's top utilities for diversity, equity, and inclusion for 14 consecutive years by DiversityInc, earning the #1 utility ranking three times. Ameren pledged $10 million over five years to nonprofits working for racial equity and opportunity, holds annual DE&I summits, and invested a record $900 million on projects delivered by women-owned businesses through its supplier diversity program.

Ameren has scored a perfect 100% on the HRC Corporate Equality Index for at least seven consecutive years and maintains the GLEAN (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Employees & Allies Network) employee resource group alongside five other ERGs. The company hosts and participates in River City Pride Fest and Pride Kick-Off Party events, demonstrating active LGBTQ+ community engagement in its service territory. Ameren has also received a perfect 100% on the Disability Equality Index for seven consecutive years.

As a CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion signatory, Ameren has implemented notable programs including the "Inclusion Cruiser" — a mobile vehicle designed to promote DEI learning across work locations — and a company-wide video training series called "Discussion Across Differences." The company targets net-zero carbon emissions by 2045 with aggressive interim targets and publishes annual ESG/sustainability reports. While Ameren's political contributions are balanced between parties (typical of regulated utilities), its comprehensive woke profile across every other dimension makes it a prime example of corporate activism embedded in essential services that captive utility customers cannot easily avoid.