Dick's Sporting Goods (DSG) 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, DSG 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. DSG 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. DSG 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 stopped selling certain gun accessories and "assault-style" weapons in 2018. America First Legal filed a letter with the EEOC requesting a civil rights investigation into DSG over discriminatory practices in hiring. 100% of the company’s employees participated in unconscious bias training. The company’s CEO, Lauren Hobart, signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge, which includes a commitment to promote DEI through bias education training in the workplace. America First Legal opened a civil rights investigation against the company for violating the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 by covering abortion costs but not maternity leave for mothers who choose life. DSG is a corporate partner of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce. For these reasons, Dick's Sporting Goods receives a High Risk rating.