Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

Appian Corporation is a software company that provides a low-code automation platform, and its revenue is generated through subscription fees and professional services. It does not offer lending or deposit services to consumers, nor does it provide debt products or manage customer finance data directly. Therefore, all KPIs related to direct financial services, such as underserved client share, pricing fairness, exploitative fee exposure, inclusion initiatives, data accessibility, wealth building outcomes, financial literacy initiatives, debt burden ratio, geographic inclusion, and product simplicity, are not applicable.

While Appian offers governance, risk, and compliance solutions to financial institutions, there is no evidence that Appian itself is regulated as a lender or has a fair-lending history, nor has it incurred fines for discriminatory or unfair lending practices.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

Appian's CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio for the 2024 fiscal year was 7:1

, with the CEO's total compensation at $1,150,276 and the median employee pay at $161,267 . This ratio is significantly lower than the 2023 average S&P 500 CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 268:1 . Employee satisfaction is rated 3.6 out of 5 stars (72%) based on 712 Glassdoor reviews , and 3.5 out of 5 (70%) overall . Payscale.com reported an Overall Satisfaction of 3.7 out of 5 (74%) . The company was named a Top Workplace in the Washington, D.C. area by The Washington Post for seven consecutive years through 2020 , an award based on employee feedback . Appian offers benefits including health insurance , life insurance , a 401(k) plan , and profit sharing . However, an anonymous review from December 2025 raised concerns about sexism and racism , limited advancement opportunities , and high turnover, noting five women left within a single year . Payscale.com also reported an "Appreciation" score of 2.8 out of 5 . Appian claims its turnover rate is "far below" the tech industry average of 13.2% .

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

Appian Corporation, a software company providing a low-code automation platform, generates revenue from subscription fees and professional services. Given its business model, it does not procure or trade physical commodities, making the 'fair_trade_cert_share' and 'materials_risk_index' KPIs not applicable.

The company's Modern Slavery Act Statement indicates that standard contracts include provisions allowing Appian to terminate agreements with suppliers or partners for compliance breaches. However, no percentage of suppliers covered by such enforceable ethical-sourcing clauses is provided, resulting in a score of -100 for 'ethical_clause_coverage'.

Honest & Fair Business

The provided articles state that Appian Corporation has a whistleblower policy and an anti-corruption policy.

Appian Europe Limited, a subsidiary, also details its code of conduct, anti-corruption policies, employee training programs, and due diligence procedures for vendors and partners, including the use of LSEG World-Check for compliance monitoring. However, no specific quantitative data or sufficiently detailed qualitative information is provided for any of the KPIs, such as the strength or effectiveness of these policies, regulatory fines, transparency scores, financial restatements, audit coverage, or complaint resolution times for the entire company. Therefore, no KPIs can be scored against the rubric's quantitative thresholds.

No War, No Weapons

Appian Corporation was awarded a $145.9 million contract by the Department of Defense (DoD) for software, hardware, and maintenance support.

This contract has a five-year ordering period. Based on Appian's 2022 revenue of $468 million, the annualized value of this contract is approximately $29.18 million, representing about 6.23% of its annual revenue. This falls within the 5-10% range for defense logistics and support services.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

The provided articles do not contain specific, quantifiable evidence for any of the KPIs related to 'Respect for Cultures & Communities'. Information available primarily focuses on internal diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, employee ratings, and general cultural appreciation within the company, rather than concrete actions, partnerships, or investments directly impacting external indigenous or local communities, cultural preservation, or grievance mechanisms for community concerns.

Mentions of 'AppianHeritage' refer to an internal affinity group and its activities within the company, not external community engagement. Plans for unconscious bias training are noted, but there is no evidence of completed training or its scope.

Safe & Smart Tech

Appian has no documented data breaches.

The company has a Responsible AI Statement outlining principles of transparency, fairness, and accountability, and states it does not perform automated decision-making or profiling on website data. It also logs and audits AI-driven decisions. Appian holds numerous privacy and security certifications, including FedRAMP High (for AGC) and Moderate (for Appian Cloud for 10 years), DoD Impact Level 5, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, HIPAA, PCI DSS, HITRUST, StateRAMP, Canada Protected B, UK Cyber Essentials Plus, Spain’s National Security Framework (ENS), NIST, FDA 21 CFR Part 11, and adheres to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. It also has an A+ rating from Qualys SSL Labs. Appian Protect offers end-to-end encryption and supports multiple authentication protocols, including LDAP, SAML, and OpenID Connect. The company has security measures to prevent unauthorized data access and procedures for data breach response. Appian's privacy policy details user rights for data access, correction, erasure, and portability, and provides a privacy portal. Data retention is based on legal and business requirements, and the company states it does not sell personal data. Appian Engineering employees are required to take comprehensive security training, including on OWASP Top 10 for LLMs. The company performs comprehensive antivirus scans of file uploads and uses a SOAR solution for incident detection and response. Appian also conducts regular audits of features by internal and external security groups.

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

Appian's London office recycled 68% of its waste.

The company implemented an initiative to switch coffee machines, which prevents 96,000 non-recyclable K-cups from going to a landfill annually. Appian has not reported any waste disposal violations in the past three years. The company has committed to submitting targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) within 24 months and plans to publicly disclose emissions data and progress annually after SBTi validation.