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Chipotle vs Taco Bell

On overall TruNorth grade, Chipotle scores higher (Chipotle: C, Taco Bell: D). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

C
Chipotle
54.5/100
D
Taco Bell
42.4/100

Political donations

Chipotle

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

Taco Bell

No public record found.

Environment

Chipotle

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

Taco Bell

No public record found.

Labor

Chipotle

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

Taco Bell

14 OSHA severe-injury reports since 2015.

DEI

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.

Taco Bell

No public record found.

Charity

Chipotle

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

Taco Bell

$20M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.14% of revenue) via Taco Bell Foundation.

Animal testing

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]

Taco Bell

The Humane League: Taco Bell 100% cage-free eggs across US menu since 2017. NRDC Chain Reaction: B+ — antibiotic-stewardship policy across chicken + beef. [THL fulfilled · NRDC Chain Reaction B+]

Firearms

Chipotle

No public record found.

Taco Bell

No public record found.

Privacy

Chipotle

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

Taco Bell

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

Executive pay

Chipotle

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

Taco Bell

No public record found.

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