Better Health for All

The company's core business involves food and beverages, for which detailed nutritional information is provided across multiple articles.

This includes calorie counts, fat, sodium, and sugar content for a wide variety of menu items, along with warnings about high sodium and potential allergens. This level of disclosure demonstrates excellent risk transparency, mapping to a score of 10. However, the nutritional profiles of many items, such as Smashed Burger Sliders (860 calories, 3190mg sodium) and Smokehouse Ribs Half Rack (1460 calories, 2500mg sodium), indicate a portfolio that remains predominantly unhealthy. While nutritional information is provided, there is no evidence of a majority of the portfolio meeting high nutritional standards or a comprehensive reformulation strategy, leading to a score of -60 for nutrition and food safety. The company's operations do not involve health-related products, services, or data management, making KPIs such as price accessibility, vulnerable reach, healthcare data responsibility, mental health initiatives, pharma patent flexibility, healthcare education, addiction mitigation, and clinical trial ethics not applicable (score 0). No evidence was found regarding the net health effect of products, harmful revenue share, safety record, health innovation investment, health externalities, health equity programs, healthcare workforce support, preventative health measures, or global health crisis response.

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

Dave & Buster's conducts quarterly on-site audits for its tier-1 suppliers.

The company was cited for child labor violations in Massachusetts, including employing minors without work permits and allowing them to work beyond permitted hours, which resulted in a $275,000 settlement. These violations are considered substantiated findings within the last three years.

Kind to Animals

Dave & Buster's does not currently collect data on the percentage of eggs from cage-free environments or pork produced without gestation crates, and explicitly states it does not currently purchase eggs directly from suppliers, indicating a lack of transparency and potentially poor sourcing practices.

The company's 2022 Corporate Responsibility Report states that 62% of Dave & Buster's suppliers are internally certified and 41.6% are externally/third-party certified to various standards, which include some related to animal welfare like the National Chicken Council – Animal Welfare Guidelines. However, the company's 2024 report indicates that data is not currently collected on the percentage of food purchased that meets environmental and social sourcing standards or is certified to third-party standards. The company's Supplier Code of Business Conduct mentions that Dave & Buster's may request documentation of audits, but no specific percentage of suppliers audited for welfare compliance is provided. The company's core business is service-oriented, and there is no evidence of animal testing, animal-free R&D, or direct animal agriculture operations. The company's Supplier Code of Business Conduct restricts suppliers from interacting with government entities on behalf of Dave & Buster's without prior approval, and there is no evidence of active engagement in animal welfare policy improvement or advocacy for higher standards.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

The provided articles, including Dave & Buster's Corporate Responsibility Reports from 2022, 2023, and 2024, and other sources, do not contain specific quantitative data points for any of the KPIs related to 'Respect for Cultures & Communities'. The reports explicitly state that data is not collected or available for metrics such as formal partnerships with indigenous or local community groups, revenue reinvested in local community development, cultural appropriation incidents, cultural impact assessment protocols, local employment ratios, grievance mechanisms availability, average complaint resolution time, FPIC participation rates, community governance inclusion, cultural preservation investment, local procurement share, indigenous supplier count, cultural site protection, social license to operate, charitable giving to cultural heritage organizations, community fund allocation, language inclusivity, cultural incident response, or cultural training completion.

Therefore, no KPIs can be scored based on the provided evidence.

Safe & Smart Tech

The company reported no data breaches in 2023 and 2024.

Its cybersecurity program leverages frameworks such as NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Center for Internet Security Critical Security Controls, and PCI DSS, and includes layered technical controls, third-party managed detection and response, policies, procedures, and employee training. The company conducts periodic environment vulnerability scans, penetration testing, and third-party assessments. The privacy policy states that users can update preferences, request removal from email lists, and California residents can request data access or deletion. The company states compliance with applicable laws and standards, and its privacy policy specifically mentions CCPA compliance for California residents.