Ghirardelli Chocolate Company, a subsidiary of Lindt, scored a 90 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, 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 marketing. Ghirardelli 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. Ghirardelli promotes divisive sex and gender policies. Its Supplier Code of Conduct requires international vendors to include sexual identity in their nondiscrimination policy. Ghirardelli will not give to "Political, religious, or ethnic" organizations. Ghirardelli advocates for DEI implementation throughout its corporate structure. However, Ghirardelli protects its employees against viewpoint discrimination and has not publicly canceled business relationships based on views or beliefs. For these reasons, Ghirardelli Chocolate Company receives a High Risk rating.