Darden Restaurants | Sustainability Performance

https://www.darden.com/

Operates a portfolio of restaurant brands across various cuisines.

1938

United States

10,001+ employees

Restaurants

$10B+ in revenue

$1B - 10B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#12240

Overall

#2741

in United States

#57

in Restaurants

Sustainability Maturity

Sustainability Intent

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Industry Rank

11 out of 58

Overview

Environmental

Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste managementWater managementNature and biodiversityNature riskClimate risk

Social

Diversity and inclusionPay gapsExternalities

Governance

TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and exclusionsB-corp & CDP

Financial Data

Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projectionsAsset manager exclusion

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

833.5K CO2e tonnes, 2025

Laggard

Waste generated

362.3K tonnes, 2025

Laggard

Female engagement

58% 2025

Leading

Externalities

185.3M $, 2025

Critical

Market cap

24.6B $, 2026▼1.3% YoY

Revenue

13.2B $, 2026▲8.6% YoY

Intensity

Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)

Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)

Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)

Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)

Industry Benchmark

63.1

B/M 44.9

369.7

B/M 369.7

222.6

B/M 121.8

1.4K

B/M 357.9

Controversy level

Very Low

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Darden Restaurants (Olive Garden, LongHorn) faced multiple wageandhour class actions including the highprofile US DOL settlements over tippedemployee minimum wage compliance and the broader US restaurant industry labor practices.

Carbon emissions breakdown

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Biodiversity impact

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Water management

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Land use

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Externalities

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Reporting

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Not committed to key sustainability initiatives

Sustainability employees

Total sustainability employees

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Controversy level

Very Low

Low

Noticeable

High

Severe

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Darden Restaurants (Olive Garden, LongHorn) faced multiple wageandhour class actions including the highprofile US DOL settlements over tippedemployee minimum wage compliance and the broader US restaurant industry labor practices.

Darden Restaurants | Sustainability Performance

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Sustainability Maturity

Sustainability Intent

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Carbon emissions

Renewable energy

Renewable electricity

Intensity

Female engagement

Waste

Controversy level

Carbon emissions breakdown

Climate risk

Nature risk

Production loss

Revenue at risk

Assets exposed to sensitive locations

Biodiversity loss in km²

Biodiversity loss in CO2e

Potential species loss

Biodiversity impact

Waste management

Water management

Land use

Diversity & inclusion

Pay gap breakdown

Externalities

Revenue & EBITDA

Margin trends

Return on invested capital

Analyst revenue estimates & actuals

Exclusions by region

Excluding institutions

Environmental policy coverage

Overall score

Environment

Social

Governance

Exclusion screening

CDP Scores

SDG impact

SDG impact (historical)

Reporting

Sustainability employees

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Darden Restaurants | Sustainability Performance

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Sustainability Maturity

Sustainability Intent

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Carbon emissions

Renewable energy

Renewable electricity

Intensity

Female engagement

Waste

Controversy level

Carbon emissions breakdown

Climate risk

Nature risk

Production loss

Revenue at risk

Assets exposed to sensitive locations

Biodiversity loss in km²

Biodiversity loss in CO2e

Potential species loss

Biodiversity impact

Waste management

Water management

Land use

Diversity & inclusion

Pay gap breakdown

Externalities

Revenue & EBITDA

Margin trends

Return on invested capital

Analyst revenue estimates & actuals

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