A&F received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign. Among other requirements, this means the company has pledged to vet vendors based on LGBTQ policies (1). There are no publicly known cases of A&F terminating business relationships due to religious or political beliefs.

A&F does not have a rule prohibiting donations to faith-based organizations and supports faith-based charities such as Habitat for Humanity (1).

While A&F’s Code of Conduct does not explicitly protect its employees from viewpoint discrimination, the company’s Vendor Code of Conduct requires suppliers not to discriminate on political opinion or affiliation. Such protections are “aligned with A&F’s principles and values” (1)(2).

A&F has a perfect score on the HRC’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index. This score indicates the company covers the cost of “medically necessary transition-related care” for its employees and their children (1)(2). The company advocates for the Equality Act and features items in accordance with the Trevor Project, such as “Pride Hoodie,” “Pride Fierce Cologne,” and “Pride Pins” (3)(4). A&F has launched the Abercrombie Equity Project to “actively recruit and hire in an effort to create a more diverse and inclusive workplace that improves upon industry statistics,” implying the presence of unconscious bias training (5).

A&F is a regular supporter of the Trevor Project, which has advocated for the inclusion of children in various gender- and sexuality-related movements (1). A&F also donates to GLSEN (2).

A&F has not used its PAC for ideological purposes (1).