Papa John’s

Georgia
Food Beverage and Tobacco

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Summary:

Papa John's has not terminated business relationships for any reason. The company sponsors the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and vets suppliers according to their LGBTQ policies. The company does not have viewpoint protections for its employees. Papa John's CEO has signed onto the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge. For these reasons, Papa John's receives a "Medium Risk" rating.

Criteria
Risk Level
Rationale
Corporate Weaponization
Criteria

Has denied service to customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.

Risk Level
Rationale

Papa John’s has not publicly terminated business relationships due to political or ideological beliefs. However, the company has received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the HRC. Among other policies, this indicates that Papa John’s vets suppliers according to their LGBTQ protections (1).

Criteria

Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

Papa John’s does not publish giving guidelines for its foundation. The company does not have an employee gift-matching program.

Criteria

Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.

Risk Level
Rationale

Papa John’s does not protect employees from viewpoint discrimination (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.

Risk Level
Rationale

Papa John’s CEO signed the CEO Action For Diversity & Inclusion pledge (1).

Criteria

Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

Risk Level
Rationale

Papa John’s is a sponsor of the HRC (1). The company’s charitable foundation does not donate to other ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression (2).

Criteria

Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.

Risk Level
Rationale

Papa John’s donates in a bipartisan manner in accordance with business interests (1).

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March 24, 2023

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