Williams-Sonoma received a score of 85 on the 2023 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC). By complying with HRC's controversial demands, Williams-Sonoma increases the risk of dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders. The company covers transgender-related medical costs for its employees and their children. It also uses sex and gender ideology criteria in employee recruitment, vendor selection, marketing, and philanthropic support. Williams-Sonoma 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. Williams-Sonoma corporately funds the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and supports the Equality Act. For these reasons, Williams-Sonoma receives a High Risk rating.