Apple has canceled apps for their political views or other ideological reasons. Apple terminated an employee who sued the company for political discrimination. Apple has engaged in censorship activity in China and Taiwan and has been accused of colluding with the Chinese Communist Party. Apple scored a 100 out of 100 on the 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a political stakeholder group. By complying with the HRC’s controversial demands, Apple 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. Apple 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. 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. The company leverages its corporate reputation and funds to support and solicit support for groups hostile to freedom of expression, like the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). Apple's CEO Tim Cook is a signatory of the Business Roundtable's 2019 Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation, which promotes stakeholder capitalism over traditional shareholder obligations. Apple has pledged $100 million to BLM and related causes and is a silver partner of PFLAG. Apple is a member of the MCCA, indicating its focus on recruiting, retaining, and promoting employees based on race. Apple's Entrepreneur Camp Program bars applicants based on race, not allowing White or Asian applicants. The company is a Ceres Network Member and is committed to carbon neutrality by 2030. Apple opposed various state and local legislation intended to protect parental rights, girls’ sports, bathroom facilities, and gendered spaces. Apple signed an open letter in support of the Equality Act, a controversial bill and has lobbied for the Respect for Marriage Act, which restricted religious freedoms. For these reasons, Apple receives a High Risk rating.