Burlington uses sex and gender ideology criteria in employee recruitment, vendor selection, marketing, and philanthropic support. Burlington 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. Burlington Store provides a benefits package for employees which covers travel/lodging costs for an abortion. The company provides Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) training for its employees. Burlington’s CEO, Michael O’ Sullivan, signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge, which includes a commitment to promote DEI through bias education training in the workplace. The company denounced various states’ legislative efforts to protect election integrity and security. Burlington is a member of the MCCA, indicating its focus on recruiting, retaining, and promoting employees based on race. For these reasons, Burlington receives a High Risk rating.