Eddie Bauer's parent company SPARC Group LLC scored an 80 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, the company increases the risk of dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders. The company provides a benefits package for employees which covers transgender medical procedures for covered employees and dependents, including children. It also uses sex and gender ideology criteria in employee recruitment, marketing, and philanthropic support. Eddie Bauer likely 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. Eddie Bauer does not provide its employees with protections against viewpoint discrimination, but has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. For these reasons, Eddie Bauer receives a Medium Risk rating.