Edward Jones 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, Edward Jones 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, vendor selection, marketing, and philanthropic support. Edward Jones 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. Edward Jones provides a four-week unconscious bias training course for its employees. The company supports the Equality Act. Edward Jones CEO, Penny Pennington, signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge, which includes a commitment to promote DEI through bias education training in the workplace. The company contributed $1 million to a NUL campaign and $200,000 to the organization's St. Louis local affiliate. For these reasons, Edward Jones receives a High Risk rating.