Dave Thomas opened the first Wendy’s restaurant with an unwavering commitment to serve fresh food, at a fair price, in a comfortable atmosphere. More than 50 years later, doing the right thing, in the right way, is still what guides the company and our approach to corporate responsibility: Good Done Right.
Our Focus Areas
We are serious about providing fresh food that is high quality, safe, traceable and from responsible sources.
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Respect, equality and fair treatment for our team members, franchisees and partners is a central part of our business. And so is giving something back.
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We are on a journey to reduce our environmental impact, and we’re committed to measuring and reporting on our progress along the way.
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In 2021, we shared results from a materiality assessment, which informed our Good Done Right strategy and helped us shape our corporate responsibility goals, holding us accountable to what our key stakeholders expect from Wendy’s.
Through the assessment, we conducted research and benchmarking, analyzed industry and global standards and trends and engaged with nearly 1,000 diverse stakeholders. Our 2023 Corporate Responsibility report provides updates on progress to date regarding these important goals.
We recognize our work contributes to larger societal goals aimed at unifying our collective global efforts to provide goods and services more sustainably and drive towards a more equitable world for all. As part of that, we align our efforts to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, a framework that prioritizes the top 17 global issues, focusing our work on the following impact areas.
Contribute to ending hunger, achieving food security, improving nutrition and promoting sustainable agriculture.
Our Focus Areas:
- Food Safety
- Food Quality
- Food Waste
- Responsible Sourcing
Ensure responsible and sustainable consumption and production patterns.
Our Focus Areas:
- Responsible Sourcing
- Sustainable Packaging
- Climate and Energy
- Water Conservation
- Deforestation
- Food Waste
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.
Our Focus Areas:
- Workplace
- Community
Reduce inequality within our business and our communities.
Our Focus Areas:
- Workplace
- Community
Strengthen the means of implementation for sustainable development through community partnerships.
Our Focus Areas:
- Community
- Food Safety
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
Our Focus Areas:
- Sustainable Packaging
- Climate and Energy
- Water Conservation
- Deforestation
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, and halt and reverse land degradation.
Our Focus Areas:
- Responsible Sourcing
- Deforestation
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.
Our focus areas:
- Data, Security, and Privacy
Contribute to ending hunger, achieving food security, improving nutrition and promoting sustainable agriculture.
Our Focus Areas:
- Food Safety
- Food Quality
- Food Waste
- Responsible Sourcing
Ensure responsible and sustainable consumption and production patterns.
Our Focus Areas:
- Responsible Sourcing
- Sustainable Packaging
- Climate and Energy
- Water Conservation
- Deforestation
- Food Waste
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.
Our Focus Areas:
- Workplace
- Community
Reduce inequality within our business and our communities.
Our Focus Areas:
- Workplace
- Community
Strengthen the means of implementation for sustainable development through community partnerships.
Our Focus Areas:
- Community
- Food Safety
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
Our Focus Areas:
- Sustainable Packaging
- Climate and Energy
- Water Conservation
- Deforestation
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, and halt and reverse land degradation.
Our Focus Areas:
- Responsible Sourcing
- Deforestation
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.
Our focus areas:
- Data, Security, and Privacy
"Over this past year, we have continued our focus on the goals we set under our Good Done Right strategy. We have been deliberate about making measurable progress and sharing results, all made possible through collaboration with our franchisees, supply chain and industry partners."
Chief Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Officer
Wendy’s has been working to provide high-quality, safe food from responsible sources since day one in 1969. We never compromise on quality, and we have been able to celebrate many milestones on our path toward continuous improvement. See some of our proudest achievements over the years.
Informed by our materiality assessment, we set several goals across our key focus areas of Food, People and Footprint, and continue to drive progress against them.
We'll use this space to give you The Square Deal™ — our views on food, quality, culture, foster care adoption, and doing our best to make Dave proud.