Burger brand releases 2020 report with updates on food sourcing, people and impact on environment
The Wendy’s Co. will focus on responsible sourcing, sustainable packaging, greenhouse gas reduction and increasing diversity within its leadership, management and franchisees, the company said in releasing its 2020 Corporate Responsibility Report on Tuesday.
The Dublin, Ohio-based burger brand released its second annual report, noting that the company is still managing the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic but made progress toward its goals.
“We made tremendous strides in 2020, in part because we completed our first-ever comprehensive materiality assessment to inform our strategy,” wrote Todd Penegor, Wendy’s president and CEO, in the report. “With the help of outside experts, we engaged nearly 1,000 diverse stakeholders to identify Wendy’s most material topics that provide the greatest opportunity to make a positive impact.”
The city of Columbus hired Damita Brown as its chief diversity officer in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. She will be the third person to fill the
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Prior to joining Wendy s, Beverly served as Chief Diversity Officer for the City of Columbus.
The Wendy s Company announced the appointment of Dr. Beverly Stallings-Johnson to the newly created position of Vice President, Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer effective March 15. Beverly will lead the company s efforts to advance and promote diversity, equity and inclusion across the Wendy s global system, including with employees, franchisees and suppliers.
Prior to joining Wendy s, Beverly served as Chief Diversity Officer for the City of Columbus, leading the City s Office of Diversity and Inclusion. In partnership with Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther, she helped to advance the Equity Agenda to impact disparities across the nearly million residents of the City. She has been a resident of central Ohio for 15 years and brings to Wendy s a deep connection to the Company s hometown, as well as a national perspective on leading diversity, equity and inclusion efforts thro
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