Better Health for All

BJ's Restaurants' menu includes numerous items with high calorie, fat, and sodium content, such as Deep Dish Nachos (1,640 calories) and Classic Cheeseburger (1,210 calories), indicating a significant portion of products have negative health consequences.

However, the company reported a 12.4% increase in plant-based and low-calorie menu options in 2023, with 8.6% of options being plant-based, 15.2% low-calorie, and 7.3% gluten-free. The company has made efforts to reduce its environmental impact, including a 27% reduction in single-use plastics and increases in sustainably sourced ingredients (18.7% in 2023). Energy-efficient lighting led to a 33% reduction in energy consumption, and HVAC upgrades resulted in a 22% reduction.

Honest & Fair Business

No specific, concrete data points were found across the provided articles to assess BJ's Restaurants, Inc. against the defined KPIs for Honest & Fair Business. Information regarding regulatory fines, transparency index scores, whistleblower policies, financial restatements, audit coverage, ESG controversy scores, complaint resolution times, board conflict of interest percentages, anti-corruption policies, or third-party verification of ethical claims was not explicitly stated with quantitative metrics or specific details.

While some articles mentioned general commitments to ethical practices or listed customer complaints, these did not provide the specific data required by the rubric's KPIs. Food inspection violations from 2015 are outside the three-year scope for regulatory fines and do not provide monetary values or direct links to ethics-related fines as defined by the rubric.

Kind to Animals

BJ's Restaurants, Inc. requires all beef, pork, laying hen, broiler chicken, and slaughter supplier partners to pass annual audits by accredited companies adhering to specific animal welfare standards.

Over 78% of the company's egg products are currently sourced from cage-free systems, with a target to reach 100% by the end of 2025. The company does not engage in animal husbandry or captive operations under its direct control, nor does it conduct animal testing or related R&D, making several KPIs not applicable.

No War, No Weapons

The provided articles do not contain specific, quantifiable evidence to assess BJ's Restaurants, Inc. against any of the 'No War, No Weapons' KPIs. Articles

and refer to 'BJ's Wholesale Club', which is a different entity from BJ's Restaurants, Inc. Articles and describe the existence and focus of a conflict minerals policy for 'BJS Company Ltd' (identified as BJRI.US in the title), but explicitly state they do not provide specific data on implementation, results, or the percentage of the supply chain certified conflict-free. Article explicitly states it contains no data relevant to 'No War, No Weapons'. Therefore, no KPIs can be scored based on the available information.

Planet-Friendly Business

The company diverts 65% of waste, including recyclable takeout containers, and has a 27% reduction in CO₂ from single-use plastics.

Over 90% of restaurants use automated thermostats, programmable/dimmable dining room lighting, and motion-sensor kitchen lighting. The Boulder restaurant received Silver LEED certification, and the Sunset Valley restaurant received an Austin Energy Green Building 1-star rating, indicating 0-5% of buildings are green certified. No environmental compliance violations were mentioned in the provided articles.

Safe & Smart Tech

BJ's Restaurants, Inc. performs annual cybersecurity risk assessments, develops mitigation plans, and regularly reviews and updates its cybersecurity policies and procedures.

The company conducts regular security reviews and testing of its networks, processes, and systems. Independent third-party cybersecurity audits are performed annually, following NIST standards. BJ's Restaurants provides annual cybersecurity awareness training to management and Restaurant Support Center team members, with specialized training for privileged users, and annual PCI compliant credit card handling training for staff. The company maintains a disaster recovery plan with multiple off-site data centers and holds cyber liability insurance. No regulatory actions, violations, fines, or compliance issues related to cybersecurity have been mentioned.

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

BJ's Restaurants has achieved a 27% reduction in single-use plastics, resulting in an annual impact of approximately 42,000 pounds of plastic saved.

The company's plastic bags contain 20% post-consumer resin, and felt sleeves are 50% Eco-Fi, which is made from 95% post-consumer recycled plastic bottles. For takeout containers, 65% are recyclable. The company has established 2019 as a baseline year for future reduction goals in waste, energy, water, and greenhouse gas emissions. Waste reduction initiatives include meticulous forecasting, inventory management, menu optimization, FIFO practices, and a food donation program. In 2023, 62,741 pounds of food were donated from 59 California restaurants, providing 52,284 meals. In 2024, approximately 600 pounds of food were donated in California and New York. Customer education efforts include the "The Last Straw" campaign, providing straws only upon request, and offering utensils to take-out guests only upon request. A shareholder proposal has requested the company publish a report disclosing their types and quantities of food waste.