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Chick-fil-A vs Chipotle

On overall TruNorth grade, Chipotle scores higher (Chick-fil-A: C, Chipotle: C). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

C
Chick-fil-A
43/100
C
Chipotle
44.8/100

Political donations

Chick-fil-A

Goods Unite Us F — Cathy family donations Republican + conservative-Christian causes. Buycott — anti-LGBTQ donation history; foundation has phased out some recipients. [goods-unite-us · buycott]

Chipotle

FEC: $200K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 8 executive donors.

Environment

Chick-fil-A

water pollution violation: $22K in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

Chipotle

CDP A-List (2024) — top tier for climate disclosure and emissions-reduction action.

Labor

Chick-fil-A

15 federal penalties totaling $663K since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

Chipotle

118 federal penalties totaling $90.6M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

DEI

Chick-fil-A

No public record found.

Chipotle

HRC Corporate Equality Index 100/100 (2025) — top-tier LGBTQ+ workplace equality rating. Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index member (2024) — transparent on female leadership, equal pay, inclusive culture.

Charity

Chick-fil-A

$35M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.19% of revenue) via Chick-fil-A Foundation.

Chipotle

$5M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.05% of revenue) via Chipotle Cultivate Foundation.

Animal testing

Chick-fil-A

Pew tracker: Chick-fil-A No Antibiotics Important to Human Medicine policy (revised from 'No Antibiotics Ever' in 2024). [Pew antibiotic-free partial]

Chipotle

Open Wing Alliance: 100% cage-free shell + liquid eggs, reported. Non-GMO ingredient policy — all menu items free of GMO ingredients per company disclosure. [Cage-free fulfilled · Non-GMO Project Verified]

Firearms

Chick-fil-A

No public record found.

Chipotle

No public record found.

Privacy

Chick-fil-A

No public record found.

Chipotle

1 publicly-disclosed data breach per Have I Been Pwned (2017) — 2K accounts compromised. Most recent: Chipotle (2017).

Executive pay

Chick-fil-A

No public record found.

Chipotle

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 886:1 (median employee pay $17,446) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).

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