Apple has canceled apps for their political views or other ideological reasons. Apple terminated an employee who sued the company for political discrimination. Apple scored a 100 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, Apple 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. 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. Apple has engaged in censorship activity in China and Taiwan and has been accused of colluding with the Chinese Communist Party. 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). Tim Cook, the CEO, has referred to religious freedom legislation as "pro-discrimination" and is a signatory of the Business Roundtable's 2019 Statement on the Purpose of Corporation, which promotes stakeholder capitalism. Apple has pledged $100 million to BLM and related causes and its medical benefits cover travel costs for employee abortions. The company covers the cost of "medically necessary transition-related care” for its employees and their children. Apple is committed to carbon neutrality by 2030. Apple is a silver partner of PFLAG. The company is a member of the MCCA, indicating its focus on recruiting, retaining, and promoting employees based on race. Apple's CEO is a signatory of the Business Roundtable's 2019 Statement on the Purpose of Corporation, which promotes stakeholder capitalism over traditional shareholder obligations. The company is a Ceres Network Member and committed to carbon neutrality by 2040. For these reasons, Apple receives a High Risk rating.