Cushman & Wakefield cut ties with former President Donald Trump, refusing to handle the leasing of his properties after January 6th, 2021. Cushman & Wakefield scored a 100 on the 2023 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a political stakeholder group. By complying with the HRC’s controversial demands, Cushman & Wakefield increases the risk of dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders. The company provides a benefits package for employees which covers travel/lodging costs for an abortion and transgender medical procedures for covered employees and dependents, including children. It also uses sex and gender ideology criteria in employee recruitment, vendor selection, marketing, and philanthropic support. Cushman & Wakefield 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. Cushman & Wakefield is a corporate partner of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce. The company signed the Orlando Economic Partnership's DEI pledge, endorsing DEI as a strategic imperative in its business practices. For these reasons, Cushman & Wakefield receives a High Risk rating.