Wells Fargo has canceled clients and cut off financing to some legal industries. The bank quit doing business with a private detention company, halted donations to Florida school scholarships due to religious differences, and cut off partnerships with oil and gas groups. In July 2022, West Virginia placed Wells Fargo on its Restricted Financial Institutions List for its “boycott of energy companies” according to its ESG policies and publicly available statements. Wells Fargo received a score of 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, Wells Fargo increases the risk of dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders. The company provides a benefits package for employees which covers travel/lodging costs for an abortion and 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. Wells Fargo 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. Wells Fargo is a member of Glasgow's Net Zero Alliance. The company opposed various state and local legislation intended to protect parental rights, girls’ sports, bathroom facilities, and gendered spaces. The company is a member of the MCCA, indicating its focus on recruiting, retaining, and promoting employees based on race. For these reasons, Wells Fargo receives a High Risk rating.