Guardian Life Insurance Company 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, Guardian Life Insurance Company (Guardian Life), 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. Guardian Life 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. The company supports the Equality Act. CEO Andrew McMahon is a member of the Business Roundtable and Former CEO Deanna Mulligan signed its 2019 Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation, which promotes stakeholder capitalism over traditional obligations to shareholders. Guardian Life’s former CEO, Deanna Mulligan, signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge, which includes a commitment to promote DEI through bias education training in the workplace. The company is a Bronze Partner of the HRC and a copper sponsor of Out & Equal. Guardian Life has lobbied for the Equality Act. For these reasons, Guardian Life Insurance receives a High Risk rating.