Marsh & McLennan

Marsh & McLennan received a score of 100 on the 2025 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a political stakeholder group. The company recruits employees based on sexual identity issues. The company discriminates against vendors that do not promote divisive sex and gender policies, indicating it prioritizes sexual issues over merit (1)(2). The company integrates ESG into its business practices, tying executive compensation to ESG metrics (3). However, the company has not canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs (4).

Marsh & McLennan’s HRC 2025 CEI rating indicates the company will not donate to non-religious charities unless they embrace controversial sexual identity policies (1)(2). Marsh & McLennan likely uses Benevity as its charitable giving platform. Benevity vets charities according to the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Hate List, which includes mainstream libertarian, conservative, family, and religious advocacy organizations (3)(4)(5).

Marsh & McLennan’s HRC 2025 CEI rating indicates the company forces employees to attend multiple, controversial trainings on gender identity, sexual orientation, transgender issues, and divisive racial ideology. The company provides gender transition guidelines for its employees and a specific benefits guide with a comprehensive explanation of transgender services funded by the company (1)(2). Marsh & McLennan’s President and CEO signed Catalyst’s Champions for Change pledge, indicating its support of DEI in its leadership composition through the establishment of gender and racial targets (3)(4). The company provides unconscious bias training and Allyship workshops for its employees (5). Marsh & McLennan does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (6).

Marsh & McLennan’s HRC 2025 CEI rating indicates the company agrees to allow a controversial stakeholder group focused on sexual identity issues to dictate marketing or advertising strategy. By doing so, the company risks dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders (1)(2). Marsh & McLennan signed an open letter endorsing the Equality Act, a contentious proposal to amend the 1964 Civil Rights Act by adding sexual orientation and so-called gender identity as protected categories. The legislation would, among other implications, grant biological men access to women-only spaces such as sports teams and public restrooms, and compel healthcare providers to deliver sex-denying healthcare and opposed multiple anti-LGBTQ legislation (3)(4) The company opposed the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act, which would prohibit teaching gender identity and sexual orientation to kids in K-3rd grade (5). Marsh & McLennan is a member of Out Leadership (6). The company hired a Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer, and its CEO is a member of the Business Roundtable, which supports stakeholder capitalism over traditional shareholder obligations (7)(8). Marsh & McLennan opposed various state and local legislation intended to protect parental rights, girls’ sports, bathroom facilities, and gendered spaces (9)(10). The company opposed legislation in Iowa intended to protect parental rights, girls’ sports, bathroom facilities, and gendered spaces (11). Marsh & McLennan’s former CEO, Daniel S. Glaser, signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge, which includes a commitment to promote DEI through bias education training in the workplace, strategize on DEI programs/initiatives with other signatories, and engage boards of directors when developing and evaluating DEI strategies (12)(13).

March & McLennan provides a benefits package for employees that covers travel/lodging costs for an abortion and transgender medical procedures for covered employees and dependents, including children (1)(2)(3). The company’s HRC 2025 CEI rating indicates the company covers transgender related costs for its employees and their children, including paid short-term leave, puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, chest surgeries, genital surgeries, medical visits and lab monitoring, travel and lodging. Additionally, the company has pledged philanthropic support of at least one organization or event that promotes sex and gender ideology. By allowing a political stakeholder group to dictate operations, the company increases health care costs and risks dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders (4)(5). Marsh & McLennan has donated $5 million to BLM. It also raised $1 million for 68 different racial justice organizations through an employee matching program, though it is unclear which organizations money went to (6)(7). The company is a Bronze sponsor of Out and Equal (8). Marsh & McLennan corporate partner of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (9). The company is a partner of the HRC’s Foundation (10). Otherwise, there are no publicly known cases of the company using corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (11)

March & McLennan’s HRC 2025 CEI rating indicates the company publicly advocated for controversial sex and gender ideology through local, state or federal legislation or initiatives. By allowing a political stakeholder group to dictate operations, the company risks dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders (1)(2). The company donated to the Equality PAC but has not lobbied for ideological purposes (3)(4)(5).