MRM Franchise Feed: McDonald’s Environmental Efforts and Wendy’s Smart 55 Design Debuts

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise environment.

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McDonald’s: First to Set Approved Science-Based Target to Reduce Greenhouse Gas EmissionsMcDonald’s will partner with franchisees and suppliers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions related to McDonald’s restaurants and offices by:

36 percent by 2030 from a 2015 base year in a new strategy to address global climate change. Committing to a 31 percent reduction in emissions intensity (per metric ton of food and packaging) across its supply chain by 2030 from 2015 levels. This combined target has been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).Through these actions, McDonald’s expects to prevent 150 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions from being released into the atmosphere by 2030. This is the equivalent of:

Taking 32 million passenger…