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Burger King vs Carl's Jr.

On overall TruNorth grade, Carl's Jr. scores higher (Burger King: F, Carl's Jr.: D). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

F
Burger King
40.1/100
D
Carl's Jr.
45/100

Political donations

Burger King

FEC: $4K PAC donations; 100% to Republican, 0% to Democratic committees.

Carl's Jr.

Via parent company CKE Restaurants: FEC: $189K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 6 executive donors.

Environment

Burger King

Forest 500 2024: score 28/100 — partial deforestation policy / implementation gaps on supply-chain. Exposed to palm, beef, pulp.

Carl's Jr.

No public record found.

Labor

Burger King

Publishes Australia Modern Slavery Act statement (latest 2024) — annual disclosure of supply-chain modern-slavery risk + remediation.

Carl's Jr.

2 federal penalties totaling $165K since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

DEI

Burger King

Parent company Restaurant Brands International (RBI) reported in its August 2024 'Restaurant Brands for Good' report that 63% of final-round candidates for corporate roles were demonstrably diverse. Burger King UK achieved Level 2 Disability Confident Employer status in 2024 via a Shaw Trust partnership and mandates D&I training for all managers. No public rollback of DEI programs by RBI/Burger King has been documented as of June 2026.

Carl's Jr.

No public record found.

Charity

Burger King

$12M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.13% of revenue) via Burger King McLamore Foundation.

Carl's Jr.

$2M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.19% of revenue).

Animal testing

Burger King

BBFAW 2024 Tier 4 (via Restaurant Brands International) — animal welfare policy published, audited progress limited. Open Wing Alliance: cage-free transition on track for US shell-egg use. [BBFAW Tier 4 · Cage-free on track]

Carl's Jr.

No public record found.

Firearms

Burger King

No public record found.

Carl's Jr.

No public record found.

Privacy

Burger King

Terms-of-service privacy grade D (poor) via ToS;DR (tosdr.org), CC BY-SA 3.0 — transformed to TruNorth's scale.

Carl's Jr.

No public record found.

Executive pay

Burger King

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 369:1 — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).

Carl's Jr.

No public record found.

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