By complying with the HRC’s controversial demands, Sysco increases the risk of dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders. The company covers transgender-related medical costs for its employees and their children. It also uses sex and gender ideology criteria in vendor selection and marketing. Sysco forces employees to undergo multiple ideological trainings and uses its reputation, corporate funds, and political influence to support controversial sex and gender ideologies, organizations, and legislation. Sysco vets international vendors for LGBTQ policies. The company supports the Equality Act and is a corporate partner of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce. The company opposed various state and local legislation intended to protect parental rights, girls’ sports, bathroom facilities, and gendered spaces. Sysco does not discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or beliefs and has not used its PAC contributions for ideological purposes. For these reasons, Sysco receives a Medium Risk rating.