Burger King vs McDonald's
On overall TruNorth grade, Burger King scores higher (Burger King: D, McDonald's: F). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.
Political donations
FEC: $4K PAC donations; 100% to Republican, 0% to Democratic committees.
FEC: $27K PAC donations; 46% to Republican, 54% to Democratic committees. [CA CalAccess + NY COELIG + TX Ethics adds state-level totals.]
Environment
Forest 500 2024: score 28/100 — partial deforestation policy / implementation gaps on supply-chain. Exposed to palm, beef, pulp.
environmental violation: $60K in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).
Labor
Publishes Australia Modern Slavery Act statement (latest 2024) — annual disclosure of supply-chain modern-slavery risk + remediation.
77 federal penalties totaling $45.8M since 2000 (Violation Tracker). Supply-chain signals: KnowTheChain 30/100; CHRB 9.5/26; UK MS statement; AU MS statement.
DEI
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.
EEO-1 workforce demographics on federal record (FY2016, DOL OFCCP FOIA release): 332 US employees — 58.7% women, 18.4% racial/ethnic minorities; management 90.9% women, 18.2% minorities.
Charity
$12M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.13% of revenue) via Burger King McLamore Foundation.
$145M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.55% of revenue) via Ronald McDonald House Charities.
Animal testing
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]
BBFAW 2024 Tier 3 — established management approach across species; gaps in pork gestation-crate phase-out reporting. Open Wing Alliance: ~80% cage-free progress reported toward 2025 US deadline. [BBFAW Tier 3 · Cage-free on track · MSC certified]
Firearms
No public record found.
No public record found.
Privacy
Terms-of-service privacy grade D (poor) via ToS;DR (tosdr.org), CC BY-SA 3.0 — transformed to TruNorth's scale.
Terms-of-service privacy grade E (very poor) via ToS;DR (tosdr.org), CC BY-SA 3.0 — transformed to TruNorth's scale.
Executive pay
CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 369:1 — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).
CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 82:1 (median employee pay $19,020; CEO total compensation $10K) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).
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