Portland General Electric Co. (PGE) 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, 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 employee recruitment, vendor selection, marketing, and philanthropic support. PGE 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. PGE requires implicit bias training for its managers and supports diversity over merit in its business structure, including its recruitment and leadership composition. The company supports DEI within its business practices and states that "Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is core to [its] values". PGE supports ESG within its business practices and states that "ESG values are deeply embedded in [its] daily work and operations". The company has hosted a DEI summit, with workshops on equity and privilege. PGE is a member of the “Don’t Ban Equality” business coalition, which advocates against any abortion restrictions because they are “bad for business”. The company supports the Equality Act, a controversial bill. PGE is committed to net zero emissions by 2040. The company’s CEO, Maria Pope, signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge, which includes a commitment to promote DEI through bias education training in the workplace. PGE has given to the Pride Foundation, an LGBT advocacy organization. For these reasons, Portland General Electric receives a High Risk rating.