Savills

Savills received a score of 100 on the 2026 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)(3). Savills 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 (4)(5). The company integrates ESG into its business practices. From its ESG Climate page: “Savills plc maintains focus on delivering its commitment to achieving net zero for its operations (Scope 1 and 2) in 2030 and for its value chain (Scope 3) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2040” (6). However, the company has not canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs (7).

Savills’ HRC 2026 CEI rating indicates the company will not donate to non-religious charities unless they embrace controversial sexual identity policies (1)(2)(3). Savills’ HRC 2025 CEI rating indicates the company will not donate to non-religious charities unless they embrace controversial sexual identity policies (4)(5). The company does not appear to discriminate against religious organizations based on views or beliefs. The company’s charitable giving focus areas are education, sustainable cities and communities, and environmental issues (6).

Savills’ HRC 2026 CEI rating indicates the company forces employees to attend at least one, controversial training 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)(3). Savills’ 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 (4)(5). The company appears to prioritize diversity over merit in its recruitment, hiring, promotions, and supply chain. From its 2024 Group Diversity and Inclusion Policy: “We therefore actively promote diversity and inclusion and seek to understand the impact of unconscious bias in order to ensure equal treatment across all employment practices and policies, including (but not limited to) recruitment and selection, training and development, appraisal, pay and promotion, working practices (for example, hours of work or parental leave), disciplinary practices, dismissal (including selection for redundancy) or retirement. Savills also seeks to build business relationships with a diverse vendor community” (6). The company appears to prioritize diversity over merit in its business structure through the establishment of gender and racial targets for its recruitment, hiring, and leadership composition. The company is seeking “To employ 100 apprentices across Savills UK, with a 50-50 male to female ratio” and “To achieve minority ethnic recruitment for apprentices and graduates in line with the ethnic mix of the working age population (currently 19%)” and “To ensure that the percentage of female directors increases from 20% to 25% by end 2023” (7). The company requires its hiring managers to take unconscious bias training (8). The company does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (9).

Savills’ HRC 2026 CEI rating indicates the company potentially 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)(3). Savills’ 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 (4)(5). The company’s former CEO Mitchell Rudin 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 (6)(7). The company is committed to net zero emissions by 2030 (8). The company supports DEI within its business practices, hosting a D&I Steering Committee (9). The company supports DEI within its business practices. From its 2024 Group Diversity and Inclusion Policy: “we are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse working environment for all employees… where diversity is positively promoted and people are able to be their true, whole selves” (10). The company supports ESG within its business practices. From its Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures: “the Group Risk Committee and Group Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) Committee, supported by the Savills TCFD Working Group, are responsible for overseeing climate risk assessment and other aspects of our corporate sustainability and ESG agenda and reporting into the GEB” (11). Savills Investment Management was part of the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative prior to NZAM’s suspension in 2025. Its membership indicated a commitment to carbon neutrality with its investments by 2050 (12)(13)(14). Savills Investment Management is a signatory of the 2026 relaunch of the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative, which provides resources to asset managers to aid in setting climate goals. Based on the company’s NZAM profile page, it has individually committed to net zero by 2040 (15)(16)(17).

Savills’ HRC 2026 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, lab monitoring, and mental health benefits. The company also covers at least five of the following services: reconstructive hair removal, cosmetic hair removal, tracheal shave or reduction, facial surgeries, voice modification surgery, voice modification therapy, lipoplasty or filling for body masculinization or feminization, and travel and lodging expenses. Additionally, the company has potentially 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 (1)(2)(3)(4). Savills’ 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 (5)(6). Otherwise, there are no publicly known cases of the company using corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (7).

Savills’ 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 does not operate a PAC or report on its lobbying at this time (3)(4)(5).