Burger King vs Wendy's
On overall TruNorth grade, Wendy's scores higher (Burger King: D, Wendy's: C). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.
Political donations
FEC: $4K PAC donations; 100% to Republican, 0% to Democratic committees.
FEC: $50K PAC donations; 70% to Republican, 30% to Democratic committees.
Environment
Forest 500 2024: score 28/100 — partial deforestation policy / implementation gaps on supply-chain. Exposed to palm, beef, pulp.
environmental violation: $8K in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).
Labor
Publishes Australia Modern Slavery Act statement (latest 2024) — annual disclosure of supply-chain modern-slavery risk + remediation.
25 federal penalties totaling $6.3M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).
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.
Wendy's created a dedicated Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer role in March 2021 and maintains six Employee Resource Groups; however, by 2025 the role was retitled to 'Global Chief Culture and Inclusion Officer,' dropping 'DEI' branding, and a 2024 SEC-filed shareholder proposal cited the company for lacking an independent racial equity audit and time-bound DEI goals.
Charity
$12M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.13% of revenue) via Burger King McLamore Foundation.
$40M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.19% of revenue) via Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.
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]
Open Wing Alliance: cage-free egg transition on track for US breakfast menu. [Cage-free on track]
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.
1 documented breach affecting 52,485 accounts (HIBP); latest breach 2018-03-31.
Executive pay
CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 369:1 — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).
No public record found.
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