Yum China Leads the Restaurant & Leisure Facilities Industry for the Fifth Consecutive Year on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index

ESG Achievements - Yum China ranked number one globally in the Restaurant & Leisure Facilities Industry in the S&P Global 2024 Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) [1] - The company has been included in both the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI): World Index and Emerging Market Index for the fifth consecutive year [1] - Yum China is the only company from the Chinese mainland in the consumer services industry included in the DJSI World Index [2] - The company improved its overall CSA score by 5 points compared to the previous year, ranking in the top 1% in 15 out of 24 evaluation criteria [2] - Yum China maintained its AA rating in the MSCI ESG ratings for the third consecutive year, remaining the only restaurant company worldwide with this distinction [3] Sustainability Initiatives - Yum China scaled up the use of renewable energy in its stores and logistics centers, engaged suppliers to adopt renewable energy, and reduced the use of plastic and paper in packaging [5] - The company established a nationwide coffee ground recycling network and was awarded the "Gold Award" for Recycling and Circular Utilization Solutions at the 2024 International Packaging Innovation Forum (IPIF) [5] Company Overview - Yum China is the largest restaurant company in China with approximately 400,000 employees and over 15,000 restaurants across around 2,200 cities [8] - The company operates six brands, including KFC, Pizza Hut, Lavazza, Little Sheep, Huang Ji Huang, and Taco Bell [8] - Yum China has a world-class, digitalized supply chain with an extensive network of logistics centers and an in-house supply chain management system [8] - The company is a Fortune 500 company with a vision to be the world's most innovative pioneer in the restaurant industry [8]