Yum! Brands Inc.

Assessment year: 2018

Total score 
2 out of 5
Intent and awareness 
2 out of 5
Commodity policies 
2 out of 5
Palm oil 
3 out of 5
Soy 
1 out of 5
Cattle 
1 out of 5
Pulp & paper 
3 out of 5
Scope and Ambition 
4 out of 5
Reporting and implementation 
3 out of 5
Social considerations 
2 out of 5

Assessment year: 2017

Total score 
3 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
2 out of 5
Commodity policies 
3 out of 5
Palm oil 
5 out of 5
Soy 
0 out of 5
Cattle 
0 out of 5
Pulp & paper 
4 out of 5
Operations 
5 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
4 out of 5

Assessment year: 2016

Total score 
3 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
2 out of 5
Commodity policies 
2 out of 5
Operations 
5 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
4 out of 5

Assessment year: 2015

Total score 
3 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
2 out of 5
Commodity policies 
2 out of 5
Operations 
4 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
4 out of 5

Assessment year: 2014

Total score 
2 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
0 out of 5
Commodity policies 
2 out of 5
Operations 
4 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
4 out of 5
Sector 
Fast food
Segments 
Retailer
HQ 
United States
Company type 
Public listed

Collective commitments

New York Declaration on Forests signatory
No
Consumer Goods Forum member
No

350 companies

To ensure deforestation free supply chains, companies need to adopt and implement timebound and measurable policies for forest risk commodities.

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This assessment has been carried out following the assessment methodology developed for the Forest 500 project.

In 2018 the number of companies assessed increased from 250 to 350.

Profile 

Yum! Brands is one of the world’s largest restaurant companies, with over 43,500 outlets in more than 135 countries as of 2017. The three globally recognised chains under the Yum! umbrella are KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell; which are leaders in their respective food categories of chicken, pizza and Mexica-style food. All three of these restaurant brands use the forest risk commodities palm oil, soy and beef in a variety of different products. 

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Score
3 out of 5

Restaurant Brands International

Score
2 out of 5

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Score
2 out of 5

Dunkin' Brands Group Inc.

Score
2 out of 5

Yum! Brands Inc.

Score
2 out of 5

Starbucks Corp.

Score
2 out of 5

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