KFC (Yum! Brands)

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🍗 Food Service / RestaurantsUSBelow expectations

~40,000 (corporate); ~1M+ system-wide employees~$7.55B (FY2024) revenue34100.3Mt CO₂e totalRanked #214 of 323Website ↗

KFC (Yum! Brands) is a food service / restaurants company headquartered in US with total reported emissions of 34100.3Mt CO₂e per year. Based on our 10-question rubric, KFC (Yum! Brands) scores 32/100 — rated as below expectations on sustainability for a company of its size and profile.

SINK Score Breakdown

How we calculated KFC (Yum! Brands)'s score using our formula: (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale Penalty

Base Impact

Food Service / Restaurants industry ceiling

Performance

46/100

10 questions scored below

Scale Penalty

0.7x

emissions volume multiplier

SINK Score

(0.3 × 45 + 0.7 × 46) × 0.7 = 32

Emissions Breakdown

Scope 1

41Kt

Direct emissions

Scope 2

100Kt

Energy (purchased)

Scope 3

33959.6Mt

Value chain

Total

34100.3Mt

CO₂e per year

10-Question Rubric Breakdown

Click any question to see the reasoning, sources and community challenges.

7/10

Carbon Footprint — Operations

5/10

Carbon Footprint — Supply Chain

4/10

Emissions Trajectory

4/10

Energy Source

3/10

Nature & Biodiversity Impact

4/10

Resource Use & Waste

4/10

Water Impact

4/10

Targets & Commitments

6/10

Transparency & Accountability

Q10

5/10

Controversies & Red Flags

Community Verification

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Last scored: 4 Apr 2026

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