Caribou Coffee scored a 60 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, the company increases the risk of dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders. The company provides a benefits package for employees which covers transgender medical procedures for covered employees and dependents, including children. Caribou Coffee 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. Caribou Coffee does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees but has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. The company vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies, though. The company does not discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or beliefs. For these reasons, Caribou Coffee receives a Medium Risk rating.