Yum! Brands | Sustainability Performance

https://www.yum.com

Operates a global network of fast-food restaurants, including KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell.

1997

United States

10,001+ employees

Restaurants

$1B - 10B in revenue

$1B - 10B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#10084

Overall

#2262

in United States

#49

in Restaurants

Sustainability Maturity

Sustainability Intent

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Industry Rank

2 out of 58

Overview

Environmental

Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste managementWater managementNature and biodiversityNature riskClimate risk

Social

Diversity and inclusionPay gapsExternalities

Governance

TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and exclusionsB-corp & CDP

Financial Data

Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

171.8K CO2e tonnes, 2025

Aligned

Renewable energy

14% 2025

Aligned

Waste generated

5.9M tonnes, 2025

Critical

Female engagement

48% 2025

Laggard

Externalities

2.6B $, 2025

Leading

Market cap

46.7B $, 2026▲16.2% YoY

Revenue

8.2B $, 2025▲8.1% YoY

Intensity

Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)

Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)

Industry Benchmark

20.9

B/M 44.9

69.7

B/M 121.8

Controversy level

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Yum! Brands Inc, US largest restaurant franchise (KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, The Habit Burger Grill), has faced multiple US class actions over alleged inadequate disclosure of US/international discretionary fastfood customer demand normalization following the contested 2024 sustained share price volatility amid postCOVID quickservice restaurant customer demand normalization affecting US institutional shareholders.

Carbon emissions breakdown

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Energy consumption breakdown

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Biodiversity impact

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Waste management

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Water management

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Land use

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Externalities

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SBTi targets and commitments

Target	Status	Temperature alignment	Year
Near-term target	Targets set	1.5°C	2030
Long-term target	Not disclosed	-	-
Net-zero	Commitment removed	-	-
Business Ambition 1.5°C	Member	-	2021

Target details

Yum! Brands commits to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 46% by 2030 from a 2019 base year. Yum! Brands also commits to reduce scope 3 GHG emissions from franchises 46% per restaurant and commits to reduce scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services 46% per metric ton of beef, poultry, dairy and packaging within the same timeframe.

SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

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Controversy level

Very Low

Low

Noticeable

High

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Yum! Brands Inc, US largest restaurant franchise (KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, The Habit Burger Grill), has faced multiple US class actions over alleged inadequate disclosure of US/international discretionary fastfood customer demand normalization following the contested 2024 sustained share price volatility amid postCOVID quickservice restaurant customer demand normalization affecting US institutional shareholders.

Yum! Brands | Sustainability Performance

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Carbon emissions

Renewable energy

Intensity

Female engagement

Waste

Controversy level

Carbon emissions breakdown

Energy consumption breakdown

Climate risk

Nature risk

Production loss

Revenue at risk

Assets exposed to sensitive locations

Biodiversity loss in km²

Biodiversity loss in CO2e

Potential species loss

Biodiversity impact

Waste management

Water management

Land use

Diversity & inclusion

Pay gap breakdown

Externalities

Revenue & EBITDA

Margin trends

Return on invested capital

Analyst revenue estimates & actuals

Environmental policy coverage

SBTi targets and commitments

Target details

Overall score

Environment

Social

Governance

Exclusion screening

CDP Scores

SDG impact

SDG impact (historical)

Reporting

Sustainability employees

Available in Scale package

Yum! Brands | Sustainability Performance

Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

Sustainability Maturity

Sustainability Intent

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Carbon emissions

Renewable energy

Intensity

Female engagement

Waste

Controversy level

Carbon emissions breakdown

Energy consumption breakdown

Climate risk

Nature risk

Production loss

Revenue at risk

Assets exposed to sensitive locations

Biodiversity loss in km²

Biodiversity loss in CO2e

Potential species loss

Biodiversity impact

Waste management

Water management

Land use

Diversity & inclusion

Pay gap breakdown

Externalities

Revenue & EBITDA

Margin trends

Return on invested capital

Analyst revenue estimates & actuals

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