USA | Yum! Brands has continued to make progress on its goals to reduce carbon, improve packaging and remove industry barriers.
Yum! Brands has detailed its advancements in reducing carbon emissions, improving packaging and removing barriers, as outlined in its Global Citizenship and Sustainability Report.
The Company has a longstanding dedication to responsible business practices, investing strategically in its three priority pillars of People, Food and Planet, which are part of its Good Growth strategy. The strategy is grounded on the idea that the Good priorities and the Growth priorities are closely intertwined and enablers of one another.
“In 2023, we experienced a year of remarkable growth and remained focused on greenhouse gas reduction, sustainable packaging and having a positive community impact,” said Yum! Brands CEO David Gibbs.
“Our Good Growth strategy has propelled our sales and restaurant development, which allows us to invest more in areas like renewable energy, supplier pilot programs and technical training for at-risk youth in our communities – the Growth advances the Good.”
This report highlighted Yum!’s key accomplishments toward building a more sustainable and equitable world, which has led to its inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America.
Since 2020, Yum! has reached 204,000 people and utilised and/or committed USD $71 million of funding for over 30 community impact programmes designed to remove barriers through its Unlocking Opportunity Initiative.
In 2023, 44 percent of global corporate leadership roles were held by women, up from the 2018 baseline of 33 percent. In the same year, over 7,100 restaurant general managers and assistant restaurant general managers on six continents completed Leading With Heart through Heartstyles, Yum!’s signature leadership and personal development programme.
"We made significant progress in 2023 across our global citizenship and sustainability agenda, and we’re excited about the opportunities ahead,” said Yum! Brands Chief Government Affairs and Sustainability Officer Jon Hixson.
“We believe in the power of collaboration to make positive change, and we continue to work closely with our stakeholders and partners to develop innovative solutions and share learnings that drive advancements."
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