Restaurant Brands International Inc.
QSR
Consumer Discretionary
3
exclusion reasons
2 themes
Restaurant Brands International Inc. is screened out under 3 exclusion reasons spanning 2 issue categories.
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Excluded under ECIC's animal exploitation policy. This company's commercial operations involve the production, processing, or sale of animal-derived products. This is a policy-based exclusion; company-specific evidence is scheduled for enrichment in Q2/Q3 2026.
Restaurant Brands International, the parent company of Burger King, Popeyes, and Tim Hortons, uses prison labor within its restaurant operations. According to a class-action lawsuit filed in December 2023, incarcerated individuals were employed at its Burger King and Popeyes locations. The American Friends Service Committee’s Investigate project lists the company among those using prison labor at its restaurants and within its supply chain. A 2024 investigation into forced prison labor noted its products feed into supply chains linked to this labor system.
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