Chipotle Mexican Grill is working with the Science Based Targets initiative to reduce absolute Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent by 2030, from a 2019 base year.
The approved targets have been classified by SBTi as being in line with a long-term global temperature increasing trajectory of 1.5°C. Cross-functional stakeholders and third-party experts are actively developing the path forward for achieving and monitoring the company's science-based targets. To achieve this goal, Chipotle identified the four most carbon intensive functions of its business to reduce emissions: Restaurants; Transportation and Warehousing; Food Supply Chain; and Waste and Packaging.
“We're passionate about Cultivating a Better World and as a company with nearly 3,000 restaurants and approximately 95,000 employees, we have a responsibility to drive meaningful change," said Laurie Schalow, chief corporate affairs & food safety officer, in a statement. “We're committed to continuous improvement and will actively do our part to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and protect the planet."
In addition to these efforts, Chipotle introduced a new Environmental, Social and Governance metric earlier this year that ties a portion of annual incentive executive compensation to ESG goals. In 2020, Chipotle partnered with HowGood, an industry-leading agency with the world's largest sustainability database to further its transparency efforts and better understand the carbon footprint associated with its menu items.
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