Korn Ferry scored a 100 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, Korn Ferry 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, marketing, and philanthropic support. Korn Ferry 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. Korn Ferry integrates ESG into business practices. Korn Ferry celebrated Pride Month by publishing LGBTQ+ educational articles and implemented a conscious inclusion program. Korn Ferry advocated for the BLM movement and is a member of the Business Coalition for the Equality Act. Korn Ferry has donated to The Trevor Project, Trans Lifeline, and Out & Equal. For these reasons, Korn Ferry receives a High Risk rating.