Yum China stands out as the only mainland Chinese company in the consumer services industry included in the DJSI World Index. This year, Yum China has significantly improved its performance on the S&P CSA, increasing its overall score by 5 points compared to last year. Among the 24 CSA evaluation criteria, it ranked in the top 1% in 15 criteria, demonstrating notable progress particularly in Supply chain management, Human Capital Managementand Customer Relations. These improvements highlight the Company’s dedicated efforts and substantial progress over the past year.
The Company also received a leading ESG score from S&P Global and continued to perform excellently among other major international ESG rating agencies. In
These achievements collectively reflect Yum China long-term commitment and outstanding ESG performance. Yum China is committed to creating a responsible ecosystem and aligning with stakeholders across its value chain to achieve impactful ESG progress.
In 2024, Yum China further advanced its commitment to sustainability with key initiatives such as increasing the use of renewable energy in its stores and fulfillment centers, engaging suppliers to adopt renewable energy, reducing the use of plastic and paper in packaging and establishing a network national recycling of coffee grounds. . The Company received the “Gold Award” for Recycling and Circular Utilization Solutions at the 2024 Fair International Packaging Innovation Forum (NYSE:) (IPIF).
For more information about Yum China corporate sustainability and CSR initiatives, visit: https://www.yumchina.com/sustainability/en/home/Index
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