Cigna allegedly discriminates against potential hires based on their inherent characteristics and belief systems. By classifying Christian beliefs as a form of privilege, Cigna has demonstrated that it prioritizes hiring people of other belief systems through its diversity initiatives. Cigna scored a 100 on the 2023 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a political stakeholder group. By complying with Human Rights Campaign’s controversial demands, Cigna 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. Cigna 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. Cigna'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 supports the Equality Act and is a corporate partner of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce. Cigna is a member of the MCCA, indicating its focus on recruiting, retaining, and promoting employees based on race. For these reasons, Cigna receives a High Risk rating.