In 2025, Yum! Brands completed a corporate carbon footprint assessment and publicly disclosed its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions according to the GHG Protocol, covering Scope 1 (direct emissions from owned or controlled sources), Scope 2 (indirect emissions from purchased energy) and Scope 3 (indirect emissions across the value chain).
However, Yum! Brands has not published a category-level breakdown of its Scope 3 emissions, limiting visibility into specific value chain sources.
| Metric (tCO2e) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Scope 1 | 47,701a | 41,192b | 38,922c | |
Total Scope 2 | ||||
Market-Based | 106,377a | 99,517b | 95,241c | |
Location-Based | 124,099a | 121,117b | 105,189c | |
Total Scope 3 | 66,272,133a | 33,959,598b | 31,437,465c | |
Total Scope 1 Revenue Intensity (tCO2e/$M) | 5.8073a | 5.4566b | 5.5006c |
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In 2025, the total operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of Yum! Brands amounted to 171,800 metric tons of CO2 equivalent. This figure includes both direct emissions from owned or controlled sources (Scope 1) and indirect emissions from purchased energy (Scope 2).a
Compared to 2024, the total operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of Yum! Brands increased by 5.85%, suggesting that the company faced challenges in reducing its emissions from its core operations.ab
In 2025, the total Scope 1 emissions of Yum! Brands were 47,701 metric tons of CO₂ equivalent (tCO₂e).a
Since 2019, Yum! Brands's Scope 1 emissions have increased by 34.64%, reflecting a rising long-term trend in Scope 1 emissions over time.ad
Compared to the previous year (2024), Yum! Brands's Scope 1 emissions increased by 15.8%, suggesting that the company faced challenges in reducing emissions from its directly owned or controlled operations.ab
In 2025, Yum! Brands reported Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of 106,377 tCO₂e using the market-based method and 124,099 tCO₂e using the location-based method.a
Since 2019, Yum! Brands's Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Location-Based) have decreased by 14.31%, reflecting a declining long-term trend in Scope 2 emissions over time.ad
Compared to the previous year (2024), Yum! Brands's Scope 2 emissions (Location-Based) have remained relatively stable, indicating that Yum! Brands's emissions have plateaued with no significant change in its energy consumption footprint.ab
In 2025, Yum! Brands reported its Scope 2 emissions using the market-based method and using the location-based method.a
In 2025, Yum! Brands reported 66,272,133 metric tons of CO₂ equivalent (tCO₂e) of Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, representing indirect emissions across its upstream and downstream value chain.a
The 2025 disclosure of Yum! Brands includes a breakdown across 0 of the 15 Scope 3 categories defined by the GHG Protocol, matching the level of disclosure in 2024, demonstrating consistent Scope 3 emissions reporting coverage year over year.a
In 2025, Yum! Brands reported total Scope 3 emissions of 66,272,133 metric tons of CO₂ equivalent (tCO₂e).a
Since 2019, Yum! Brands's Scope 3 emissions have increased by 95.25%, reflecting a rising long-term trend in Scope 3 emissions over time.ad
Compared to the previous year (2024), Yum! Brands's Scope 3 emissions increased by 95.15%, suggesting that the company faced challenges in reducing emissions across its value chain.ab
In 2025, Yum! Brands reported Scope 1 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of 47,701 tCO₂e and total revenues of USD 8,214 millions. This translates into an emissions intensity of 5.81 tCO₂e per millions USD.a
In 2025, Yum! Brands reported a Scope 1 emissions intensity of 5.81 tCO₂e per millions USD. Compared to the peer group median of 14.99, this places the company below its industry benchmark, indicating it is more carbon-efficient than most competitors.a
In 2025, Yum! Brands ranked 8 out of 25 companies in its industry peer group, based on Scope 1 emissions intensity (measured in tCO₂e per millions USD).a
Yum! Brands is therefore positioned in the mid-range of its industry, neither a clear leader nor a laggard in carbon efficiency.a
In 2025, Yum! Brands reported a total carbon footprint of 66,443,933 metric tons of CO₂ equivalent (tCO₂e) across Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions. This represents a 94.73% increase compared to 2024, suggesting a rise in emissions across its operations or value chain.ab
The largest contributor to Yum! Brands's total carbon footprint was Scope 3 emissions, accounting for 99.74% of the company's total carbon footprint, followed by Scope 2 emissions at 0.19%.a