Wendy's Drive Through
Wendy's Drive Through
Climate and Energy

Our Goals

By 2030, reduce from our 2019 baseline:

  • Absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 47%
  • Scope 3 GHG emissions intensity by 55% per franchise restaurant
  • Scope 3 GHG emissions intensity by 55% per metric ton of purchased goods
  • Absolute forest, land and agriculture (FLAG) Scope 3 GHG emissions by 33.3%1

Wendy's Scope 1 and 2 emissions are associated with our Company-operated restaurants and the Restaurant Support Center (RSC), while emissions from Wendy's franchise-operated restaurants and our supply chain contribute to our Scope 3 emissions.

 

Wendy's Scope 1 and 2 science-based target aims to reduce emissions at a pace consistent with keeping warming below 1.5°C, which aligns to the latest science. Our Scope 3 targets are aligned to SBTi's well below 2°C criteria.

 

Wendy's also commits to no deforestation across our primary commodities most at risk of deforestation, with a target date of December 31, 2025.

Benchmarking Our Emissions

Wendy's Scope 3 emissions reduction goals align to a 2019 baseline year and incorporate more than 90% of Wendy's Scope 3 emissions, with purchased goods and services (PG&S) from our supply chain and franchised restaurants comprising more than 80% and approximately 10% of the Company's Scope 3 emissions, respectively.

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Wendys Climate Action Plan
Charting Our Path to Reduce Restaurant Emissions

We have identified the following pathways to reduce GHG emissions from our Company-operated restaurants and franchised restaurants: (i) increasing energy efficiency through operational improvements; and by (ii) procuring more efficient equipment, sourcing renewable energy and grid greening. This includes the progress we are already making to reduce emissions through our Wendy’s Energy Challenge.

Focus Areas for Supply Chain Emissions Reductions

As we work to reduce emissions from our supply chain, we plan to focus our action on the following ingredient categories which we have identified as emissions "hot spots" within our supply chain: beef, chicken, dairy, and oils and dressings. We are looking to engage our supply chains across these areas to support them in producing and scaling lower emissions products that we can source for our restaurants, invest in codeveloped projects with potential for emissions reductions across the industry and advance progress toward our no deforestation goal.

Wendy's Supply Chain Climate Action plan
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Energy Conservation Initiatives

Keeping food fresh, cooking and serving it and creating a safe, comfortable environment for our customers and crew requires energy. As part of our sustainability mission, Wendy’s is working on multiple fronts to reexamine and reduce the ways our restaurants consume energy in their day-to-day operations.

Learn more about our efforts.

View Progress

1Target includes FLAG emission and removals.
2Purchased goods and services emissions reporting includes estimates for restaurants outside of the U.S. and Canada, which represents ~6% of our global Category 1 emissions.
For additional information regarding standards, methodologies, assumptions and calculations used for emissions analysis, please see our most recent Corporate Responsibility and CDP Reports.