LKQ Corporation
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LKQ scored a 90 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, LKQ Corporation 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. LKQ uses its reputation, corporate funds, and political influence to support controversial sex and gender ideologies, organizations, and legislation. LKQ does not protect employees from viewpoint discrimination. For these reasons, LKQ receives a High Risk rating.