--- title: "Yum! Brands, Inc. - palm-oil-2026" description: "How Yum! Brands, Inc. scores in the WWF Palm Oil Buyers Scorecard 2026, category by category." canonical_url: "https://palmoilscorecard.panda.org/buyers/scorecard/42" meta: "og:description": "How Yum! Brands, Inc. scores in the WWF Palm Oil Buyers Scorecard 2026, category by category." "og:title": "Yum! Brands, Inc." --- > Index of every page on this site: [llms.txt](https://palmoilscorecard.panda.org/llms.txt) # Buyers score 2026Yum! Brands, Inc. [Go to scores list](https://palmoilscorecard.panda.org/buyers/scorecard)
**Total volume**
205,128 Mt
**HQ**
United States
**Regions of operation**
Americas
**List of top brands**
KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Habit Burger Grill
**Sector**
Retailers
51%**Total score percentage out of 25** MIDDLE OF THE PACK
**Own supply chain**
7.6/19
**Beyond own supply chain**
5.3/6
## Company progress - 2021: 56% - 2024: — - 2026: 51% --- - 3 Commitments 3 out of 5. Median of all buyers: 4. - 2.6 Purchasing 2.6 out of 10. Median of all buyers: 6.4. - 2 Suppliers' accountability 2 out of 3. Median of all buyers: 2.5. - 0 Traceability 0 out of 1. Median of all buyers: 0.4. - 1.3 Platforms 1.3 out of 2. Median of all buyers: 1.8. - 4 On the ground 4 out of 4. Median of all buyers: 2. ## Global overall position **Company scored in the top 41.36% across all manufacturers/retailers/hospitality companies who responded to the 2026 scorecard** ## Set goals 3**Out of 5** ### Commitments 3 out of 5 #### **Does the company have a public commitment to sourcing deforestation- and conversion-free palm oil?** Partially **Company has a deforestation-free commitment that does not cover conversion** **What palm oil types does the commitment cover?** - **Crude palm oil** - **Palm kernel expeller** - **Palm kernel oil** - **Palm oil derivatives** **Does the commitment cover the entire company/corporate group (including all volumes and palm oil types) in all countries in which it operates?** Yes: **Entire corporate group** No **The commitment does not include a cut-off date** No **The commitment has a target date later than 2030** #### **Does the company have a public commitment to sourcing palm oil that respects human rights?** Yes **Company has a commitment to respect the human rights of all relevant stakeholder groups** **What palm oil types does the commitment cover?** - **Crude palm oil** - **Palm kernel expeller** - **Palm kernel oil** - **Palm oil derivatives** ## Take action 2.6**Out of 10** ### Purchasing sustainable palm oil 2.6 out of 10 #### **Are all of the company's palm oil volumes 100% RSPO certified? Or does the company's own due diligence and verification system meet WWF's requirements?** No **Not all of the company's palm oil volumes are RSPO certified** No **No additional due diligence/verification** - **2026** - 205,128 Mt: 95% certified. B&C 10%. MB 86%. IS 0%. SG/IP 0%. - **2021** - 180,426 Mt: 100% certified. B&C 58%. MB 42%. IS 0%. SG/IP 0%. - **SG/IP** - **IS** - **MB** - **B&C** #### **What is the company's estimated RSPO CSPO uptake by region?** - **Rest of the World** #### **Did the company report palm oil quantities for its entire operations?** Yes **All of the countries in which the group/company operates** 2**Out of 3** ### Suppliers requirements 2 out of 3 #### **Does the company expect suppliers to have a commitment to sourcing deforestation- and conversion-free palm oil?** Partially **Company partially requires suppliers to have a deforestation- and conversion-free commitment** #### **Does the company expect suppliers to have a commitment to sourcing palm oil that respects human rights?** Yes **Company requires suppliers to have a commitment to respect the human rights of all relevant stakeholder groups** #### **Does the company have monitoring and response systems in place to verify supplier compliance with:** - No: **Deforestation- and/or conversion-free commitments** - Partially: **Human rights commitments** 0**Out of 1** ### Traceability 0 out of 1 #### **Does the company expect suppliers to source palm oil that is traceable to the mill/plantation?** - 0%**TTM** No: **Achieves 50% or less traceability to mill (TTM)** - 0%**TTP** No: **Achieves 50% or less traceability to plantation (TTP)** ## Industry transformation 1.3**Out of 2** ### Action-oriented platforms 1.3 out of 2 #### **Is the company a member of the RSPO?** Yes **Company is a member of the RSPO** #### **What was the company's RSPO SR score?** 80% **Based on the company's score on the SR scorecard requirement set by RSPO** #### **Does the company take part in other action-oriented sustainability platforms?** No **Company does not take part in other action-oriented platforms** 4**Out of 4** ### On the ground investments 4 out of 4 #### **Does the company have on the ground investments?** Yes **Company is investing in projects in palm oil producing landscapes** - Yes**Smallholders** - No**Conservation projects** - Yes**Forest protection and restoration projects** - Yes**Jurisdictional or landscape approaches** ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@id":"https://palmoilscorecard.panda.org/#website","@type":"WebSite","inLanguage":"en","name":"palm-oil-2026","url":"https://palmoilscorecard.panda.org/","publisher":{"@id":"https://palmoilscorecard.panda.org/#identity"},"workTranslation":[]},{"@id":"https://palmoilscorecard.panda.org/buyers/scorecard/42#webpage","@type":"WebPage","description":"How Yum! 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