April 22, 2011
ANNOUNCER:
AS THE DEFINING GLOBAL COMPANY THAT FEEDS THE WORLD, YUM! BRANDS RECOGNIZES THAT CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF HOW IT CONDUCTS BUSINESS THROUGHOUT ITS 38-THOUSAND KFC, PIZZA HUT AND TACO BELL RESTAURANTS. ROGER McCLENDON IS CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER FOR YUM.
JONATHAN BLUM:
“We take our responsibility to environmental sustainability very seriously and we’ve reduced our carbon footprint around the globe. We’ve decreased our energy usage and taken an equivalent of 11-thousand cars off the road. We’ve also introduced environmentally preferable packaging with napkins and cup carriers made from 100 percent recycled content, along with reusable food containers and pizza boxes made with recycled materials. Now we’ve made great progress and look more along our sustainability journey.“
ANNOUNCER:
YUM! BRANDS HAS REDUCED UTILITY SPENDING BY 20 PERCENT AND OPENED ITS FIRST TWO GREEN RESTAURANTS IN THE U.S. AND UNITED KINGDOM THAT ARE NOW THE COMPANY’S MODEL FOR SUSTAINABLE RESTAURANT DESIGN. FOR MORE ON YUM’S EFFORTS HELPING OTHERS AROUND THE GLOBE, VISIT YUM DOT COM
