Better Health for All

Casey's General Stores sells tobacco products, which cause severe, widespread health damage. The company's presence in rural Illinois counties shows a correlation with adult obesity rates and is identified as a potential contributor to poor nutrition outcomes due to the availability of less healthy food options in food deserts and food swamps.

Casey's supports food banks and programs addressing hunger in rural communities, providing 7.5 million meals and giving back $5.7 million to communities. The company also provides support to first responders and healthcare workers.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

For Fiscal Year 2025, the CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 589:1, with the CEO earning $10,680,190 and the median employee earning $18,148.

The company is not a party to any collective bargaining agreements with its team members. Casey's General Stores has faced two lawsuits, *McColley v. Casey’s General Stores, Inc.* and *Kessler v. Casey’s Marketing Company, et al.*, alleging misclassification of approximately 1,950 store managers as exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), seeking unpaid wages and liquidated damages. As of April 30, 2025, all 23,338 full-time team members are eligible for competitive health and welfare benefits, including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance. This represents 47.36% of the total workforce of 49,272 (23,338 full-time + 25,934 part-time).

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

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Other articles discuss internal labor proposals or general supplier operational procedures without providing relevant ethical sourcing performance data.

Honest & Fair Business

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Kind to Animals

Casey's General Stores has committed to sourcing 100% cage-free eggs by 2025, a pledge initially made in 2016.

As of March 9, 2023, approximately 14% of all eggs sold at retail are cage-free, and 100% of hardboiled eggs were converted to cage-free during the 2023 fiscal year. The company was ranked highest among nine convenience store chains in The Humane League's 2025 Eggsposé report for reporting progress on cage-free egg pledges, receiving an 'upward thumb' indicating some progress. This commitment and progress demonstrate an ethical consideration within animal agriculture. To support this transition, Casey's has engaged in internal meetings, discussions with its primary supplier, retained a third-party consultant, and completed a consumer case study and product testing.

No War, No Weapons

Casey's General Stores, Inc. operates convenience stores,

and its primary revenue streams are from fuel sales, grocery and other merchandise sales, and prepared food and fountain sales. There is no evidence to suggest any revenue is derived from arms or defense contracts. While the company supports military families and veterans through donations and partnerships, these activities do not fall under the rubric's definition of peacebuilding or disarmament initiatives, nor do they indicate involvement in the arms or defense industry.

Planet-Friendly Business

Casey's General Stores has not set greenhouse gas reduction targets and has not declared a net-zero target year.

The company discloses Scope 1 and 2 emissions but has not set targets for these, and plans to disclose Scope 3 emissions without setting targets. Multiple articles indicate no specific regulatory actions, violations, fines, or compliance issues have been mentioned for the company.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

Casey's General Stores reported total revenue of $15.94 billion for fiscal year 2025 and donated $6.6 million to communities in the same period, which equates to approximately 0.04% of revenue.

The company has not reported any cultural appropriation incidents. As of 2025, Casey's employs 49,272 team members across 2,904 locations, with 71% of its stores located in towns with populations under 20,000. The company provides an Ethics and Compliance Hotline for confidential reporting of incidents by team members and guests. CEO Darren Rebelez speaks Spanish and uses it to connect with Spanish-speaking employees. Casey's offers expanded learning on unconscious bias and critical conversations through formal training, and all team members are trained on an Anti-Harassment and Discrimination Policy.

Safe & Smart Tech

The company has reported no cybersecurity or data security incidents that have had a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, or results of operations as of April 30, 2025, covering at least the past three years.

However, its investment in cybersecurity is very low, with approximately $1.253 million spent on assessments and remediation in fiscal 2025 against an annual revenue of $15.1 billion, equating to about 0.008% of revenue. The company conducts security awareness training and simulated phishing email exercises, and offers extensive educational opportunities, but the percentage of employees trained and specific effectiveness metrics are not provided. It has an information security program based on NIST CSF and PCI DSS, operates a 24/7 Security Operations Center, and has a Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan. The company is subject to Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards and other applicable data security and privacy regulations. Its privacy policy states data is retained as long as necessary for service provision and legal requirements, and users can access, correct, and view personal data associated with their accounts, with opt-out mechanisms for marketing emails.

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

Casey's General Stores has implemented waste reduction initiatives, including a partnership with Feeding America launched in February 2022 to support 54 food banks, which has raised $500,000 since 2022 to fund 5 million meals.

The company is also implementing a unified space planning and supply chain solution with RELEX as of May 2023 to reduce waste. Casey's aims to reduce food waste and increase food recovery to improve operational efficiencies, reduce environmental impact, and address hunger. Regarding hazardous waste, new stores since 1984 have been equipped with noncorroding fiberglass underground storage tanks (USTs) featuring double-wall construction, overfill protection, and electronic tank monitoring. The company spent approximately $1,253,000 in fiscal 2025 on assessments and remediation related to USTs and had an accrued liability of $385,000 for anticipated corrective actions at April 30, 2025. No waste disposal violations have been reported in the past three years.