By complying with the HRC’s controversial demands, Akamai increases the risk of dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders. The company covers transgender-related medical costs for its employees and their children and provides specific sexual orientation and gender identity-based benefits. It also uses sex and gender ideology criteria in employee recruitment, vendor selection, marketing, and philanthropic support. Akamai uses its reputation, corporate funds, and political influence to support controversial sex and gender ideologies, organizations, and legislation. However, the company has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. Akamai supports the Equality Act and is a Ceres Network Member, committed to carbon neutrality by 2040. The company denounced various states’ legislative efforts to protect election integrity and security. For these reasons, Akamai Technologies receives a Medium Risk rating.