Ameren scored a 75 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, Ameren increases the risk of dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders. It also uses sex and gender ideology criteria in employee recruitment, vendor selection, marketing, and philanthropic support. Ameren vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies and does not protect its employees against viewpoint discrimination. Ameren has used its reputation and corporate funds to support controversial sex and gender ideologies, organizations, and legislation. Ameren is a corporate partner of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce and has donated $500,00 to The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis. For these reasons, Ameren receives a High Risk rating.