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Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation.

BGFV.US | Retail sale of sporting equipment in specialized stores

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation is a leading sporting goods retailer in the western United States. The company operates a chain of retail stores that offer a wide assortment of products, including athletic shoes, apparel, and accessories, as well as a broad selection of outdoor and athletic equipme...Show More

Ethical Profile

Mixed.

Big 5 Sporting Goods receives a mixed ethical rating. While the company complies with the California Consumer Privacy Act and reports no significant data breaches in the last three years, critics point to its sale of hunting and fishing equipment as conflicting with animal welfare and "No War, No Weapons" values. The retailer's public disclosures on environmental initiatives are limited, with reports suggesting it performs below industry standards for "Planet-Friendly Business." While some products, like an Adidas backpack with 53% recycled content and recycled golf balls, show efforts towards sustainability, comprehensive data on waste reduction and sustainable sourcing is largely unavailable. Many other areas, including fair pay, ethical sourcing, and community respect, lack sufficient public information for a full assessment.

Value Scores

Better Health for All0
-100100
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity0
-100100
Fair Pay & Worker Respect-40
-100100
Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing0
-100100
Honest & Fair Business0
-100100
Kind to Animals0
-100100
No War, No Weapons0
-100100
Planet-Friendly Business0
-100100
Respect for Cultures & Communities0
-100100
Safe & Smart Tech10
-100100
Zero Waste & Sustainable Products0
-100100

Better Health for All

0

No evidence available to assess Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation on Better Health for All.

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

0

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation is identified as a sporting goods retailer.

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The ethical value 'Fair Money & Economic Opportunity' and its associated KPIs are designed to assess financial institutions that lend, insure, move, or store money. As a retailer, the company's core business does not involve offering financial services or products such as loans, credit, or deposit accounts to consumers.
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Therefore, all KPIs related to financial services, including underserved client share, pricing fairness, exploitative fees, inclusion initiatives, data accessibility for financial data, fair lending compliance, wealth building outcomes, profit reinvestment in community finance, financial literacy initiatives, debt burden ratio, geographic inclusion for banking services, and product simplicity for financial products, are not applicable to its operations. The company's business model directly aligns with the '0' tier for each KPI, indicating that it does not engage in the activities these KPIs measure.
3

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

-40

Approximately 380 hourly employees in the distribution center and select stores are represented by Local 986 (Teamsters), out of approximately 7,900 active employees as of December 31, 2023.

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This represents about 4.81% of the workforce. The company's overall employee satisfaction rating is 3.1 out of 5, which translates to 62%.
2
The company's Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) was 5.2 per 200,000 hours in 2023. In March 2023, two PAGA actions were filed alleging various labor code violations, including failures to provide minimum wages, compliant meal/rest periods, accurate wage statements, and proper compensation for time worked.
3
The company has reached a tentative settlement for these cases and established a cumulative indemnity reserve of $1.5 million.
4
The company offers a good benefits package, with medical and dental plans described as reasonable for full-time employees, and 45-55% of staff are covered by health plans.

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

0

No evidence available to assess Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation on Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing.

Honest & Fair Business

0

No evidence available to assess Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation on Honest & Fair Business.

Kind to Animals

0

No evidence was found in the provided articles regarding Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation's practices or policies related to animal welfare, cruelty-free certifications, animal testing, ethical sourcing of animal-derived materials, or wildlife conservation efforts. The articles primarily focus on company overview, product catalogs, and compliance with human supply chain regulations.

No War, No Weapons

0

No evidence available to assess Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation on No War, No Weapons.

Planet-Friendly Business

0

No evidence available to assess Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation on Planet-Friendly Business.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

0

The provided articles offer no specific, concrete data points for any of the KPIs related to 'Respect for Cultures & Communities'. Article 0 is a 404 error.

1
Article 1 mentions "$1.2 million in local charity donations (2023)" against a "Total Revenue (2023)" of "$2.47 billion", which calculates to approximately 0.048% of revenue.
2
This percentage does not align with any of the defined quantitative thresholds for 'revenue_reinvested_local' in the rubric, nor does it meet the qualitative conditions of the closest negative tier. Articles 2 and 3 focus on supply chain compliance and general donation policies, respectively, without providing information relevant to cultural respect, community engagement, or indigenous relations. Therefore, all KPIs must be omitted due to a lack of applicable evidence.

Safe & Smart Tech

10

The company's California Privacy Notice, updated December 30, 2024, outlines that users can access, correct, delete, and limit the use of their sensitive data, and opt-out of targeted advertising and sales.

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Requests can be submitted via email, phone, or in-store.
2
The company explicitly states compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
3
Data is retained until a deletion request is made, and then only as needed for legal or business purposes.
4

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

0

No specific, quantifiable data is available in the provided articles regarding Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation's waste diversion rate, product recyclability, packaging sustainability, recycled content percentage, single-use plastic reduction, take-back programs, circular design principles, waste reduction initiatives, hazardous waste management, product durability, repairability score, waste audit frequency, zero waste certification, waste disposal violations, material efficiency, packaging-to-product ratio, waste reduction targets, supplier waste requirements, or customer waste education programs. Information about products sold by Big 5, such as an Adidas backpack with recycled content

1
or recycled golf balls
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, does not apply to Big 5's company-wide performance or its own products.

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