OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's has announced a global commitment on deforestation across the company's expansive global supply chain.
The commitment builds upon McDonald's Global Sustainability Framework and leadership in the area of sustainable sourcing. The pledge encompasses all of the company's products and focuses on beef, fiber-based packaging, coffee, palm oil, and poultry — for which the company will begin developing specific time-bound sourcing targets in 2015.
McDonald's will continue working collaboratively with a broad range of stakeholders, including suppliers, governments and non-governmental organization (NGO) partners, to develop long-term solutions designed to. . .