McDonald's vs Restaurant Brands International
On overall TruNorth grade, Restaurant Brands International scores higher (McDonald's: F, Restaurant Brands International: C). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.
Political donations
FEC: $27K PAC donations; 46% to Republican, 54% to Democratic committees. [CA CalAccess + NY COELIG + TX Ethics adds state-level totals.]
FEC: $176K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 8 executive donors.
Environment
environmental violation: $60K in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).
Forest 500 2024: score 28/100 — partial deforestation policy / implementation gaps on supply-chain. Exposed to palm, beef, pulp.
Labor
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.
42 federal penalties totaling $1.3M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).
DEI
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.
No public record found.
Charity
$145M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.55% of revenue) via Ronald McDonald House Charities.
No public record found.
Animal testing
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]
No public record found.
Firearms
No public record found.
No public record found.
Privacy
Terms-of-service privacy grade E (very poor) via ToS;DR (tosdr.org), CC BY-SA 3.0 — transformed to TruNorth's scale.
No public record found.
Executive pay
CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 82:1 (median employee pay $19,020; CEO total compensation $10K) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).
CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 369:1 — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).
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