By complying with the HRC’s controversial demands, Dollar Tree 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, and philanthropic support. Dollar Tree forces employees to undergo multiple ideological trainings and uses its corporate funds to support controversial sex and gender ideologies. Dollar Tree has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. The company does not discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or beliefs, but does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees. Dollar Tree has not used its corporate reputation or political contributions to advance ideological causes. For these reasons, Dollar Tree receives a Medium Risk rating.