Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc..
SFM.US | Retail sale in non-specialized stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. is a grocery retailer focused on offering fresh, natural, and organic foods. The company operates a chain of grocery stores that provide a wide selection of produce, vitamins and supplements, packaged groceries, meat and seafood, deli items, baked goods, dairy products, ...Show More
Better Health for All
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No evidence available to assess Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. on Better Health for All.
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. is a grocery retailer and does not offer lending, deposit, or other financial services to consumers. Therefore, KPIs related to financial products, pricing, fees, loan books, customer financial data, lending compliance, debt burden, and financial literacy programs are not applicable to its core business. The company's philanthropic efforts, such as the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation, which has provided $25,000,000 in cumulative grants since 2015, and community initiatives like Sprout City Farms, focus on food access, education, and health, rather than direct financial inclusion or wealth-building outcomes for its customers through financial products.
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Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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Sprouts Farmers Market's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 385:1 in fiscal year 2024.
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The company reported 0% of its active workforce is covered by collective bargaining agreements.
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The company has incurred 13 records of penalties totaling $452,614 since 2000, including 5 employment-related offenses ($381,094) and 8 safety-related offenses ($71,520).
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This includes a $265,000 employment discrimination penalty in 2024, two wage and hour violations totaling $88,520 in 2021 and 2022, and two labor relations violations in 2011 and 2022 with penalties of $5,224 and $22,350 respectively.
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Sprouts covers 74% of team member healthcare premiums.
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The company's employee engagement score was 75% and its employee turnover rate was 25%.
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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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No quantitative data was provided across the articles to assess Sprouts Farmers Market's performance against the specified KPIs for Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing.
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The documents outline commitments and policies regarding ethical sourcing, human rights, and supply chain transparency, but explicitly state a lack of specific metrics such as fair trade certification percentages, audit frequencies, forced or child labor incident counts, traceability coverage, remediation speeds, ethical clause coverage in contracts, share of high-risk materials, or supplier diversity spend.
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Honest & Fair Business
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Sprouts Farmers Market has a federal securities fraud class action lawsuit filed on November 24, 2025, alleging materially misleading statements between June 4 and October 29, 2025, regarding deteriorating sales trends.
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The company has a "Clawback of Certain Compensation Following Restatement of Financial Statements" policy, indicating that financial restatements have occurred or are anticipated, though the average annual number is not specified.
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The Board is comprised of a majority of directors who qualify as “independent directors” under SEC and Nasdaq standards, and the Audit, Compensation, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees are solely independent.
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The company has an Ethics Helpline managed by a third-party, available 24/7 in different languages for team members and suppliers, but there is no evidence of independent investigation processes for reports.
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The Code of Ethics for Directors prohibits accepting bribes, kickbacks, or improper payments, and the Supplier Code of Conduct addresses responsible sourcing.
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Sprouts works with third parties to perform independent audits of suppliers of Sprouts-branded products, and is in the process of requiring all direct suppliers to certify compliance with laws regarding child labor, anti-slavery, and anti-human trafficking.
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It is also developing a training program for supply chain team members on slavery and human trafficking.
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Kind to Animals
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No evidence available to assess Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. on Kind to Animals.
No War, No Weapons
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No evidence available to assess Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. on No War, No Weapons.
Planet-Friendly Business
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Sprouts Farmers Market reported 0% renewable energy use in 2020.
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The company has not yet set validated science-based targets for emissions reduction, though it plans to do so.
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Its landfill diversion rate was 69% in 2022.
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While the company states it has no-deforestation policies, there is no evidence of verified implementation or traceability systems. The company is aligning its climate goals with the TCFD framework, indicating planning for alignment.
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Respect for Cultures & Communities
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The provided articles are corporate overviews and financial reports for Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM.US). Both articles explicitly state that no data relevant to the company's social or environmental performance, including metrics related to 'Respect for Cultures & Communities', is provided.
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Therefore, there is no evidence to score any of the KPIs for this ethical value.
Safe & Smart Tech
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Sprouts Farmers Market demonstrates mixed performance regarding Safe & Smart Tech. A significant data breach in 2016 exposed the tax data of 21,000 employees due to a phishing attack, indicating a past weakness in security training and email authentication.
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However, more recent information suggests improvements. The company aligns with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework
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, and some employees hold industry certifications like CISSP.
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Sprouts' privacy policy mentions compliance with GDPR and CCPA, indicating an effort to adhere to privacy regulations.
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The policy also describes user access, modification, and deletion rights.
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Data retention is stated to be only as long as necessary.
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There is no available evidence regarding AI ethics governance, algorithmic transparency, or specific cybersecurity investment metrics. The focus is on cybersecurity processes rather than specific metrics.
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Considering both the past breach and current compliance efforts, a moderately negative score is appropriate. The absence of more detailed metrics limits a more precise assessment.
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Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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Sprouts Farmers Market achieved a 71% landfill waste diversion rate.
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The company aims to become a "Zero Waste" company by 2030, defined as 90% or more waste diverted from landfill.
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For packaging, 82% of Sprouts Brand primary packaging is recyclable.
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The company has implemented multiple waste reduction initiatives, including food donation and waste recycling programs in 100% of its stores, a Rescued Organics Program, and bulk product offerings.
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The transition to reusable plastic containers prevented over 1 million pounds of landfill waste in 2024.
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Sprouts promotes the use of reusable bags, with 75% of customer transactions utilizing them or no bag at all.
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The company has a target to reduce GHG intensity by 25% by 2033.
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Sprouts reported zero incidents of non-compliance with industry or regulatory labeling and/or marketing codes, and zero monetary losses from legal proceedings related to marketing or labeling practices.
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