Inspire Brands
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021)
Reporting Period: 2021
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:304,776 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:83,355 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:221,421 tCO2e/year
Total Energy Consumption:9,381,167 KBtu/year
ESG Focus Areas
- Sustainability
- People First
- Community
Environmental Achievements
- Reduced GHG emissions by 10% between 2019 and 2021
- Arby's achieved a 22% reduction in total energy since 2011
- Buffalo Wild Wings implemented an LED retrofit on kitchen lighting saving more than 5.2 million kilowatt hours of energy and $520,000 each year
- Dunkin' opened more than 700 restaurants reaching DD Green Achievement status
- Baskin-Robbins reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions by approximately 65% compared to traditional ice creams with non-dairy flavors
- Buffalo Wild Wings eliminated 700 million individual pieces of paper and plastic from the waste stream annually by shifting to reusable dishware
Social Achievements
- Launched People First @ Inspire platform focusing on attracting, developing, and retaining talent
- Launched Igniting Dreams grant program for restaurant team members
- More than 400,000 company and franchise team members participated in the Brand Champ program
- Dunkin’ partnered with Planet Oat to offer oat milk at 100% of its U.S. locations
- Inspire Brands holds a board seat on the Multicultural Foodservice and Hospitality Alliance (MFHA®)
- Inspire Brands supports Women’s Foodservice Forum® (WFF)
Governance Achievements
- Brought together all brand food safety teams into one organization
- Expanded instant recall alert system across the portfolio
- Inspire Brands and Miso Robotics announced Flippy Wings®, a robotic chicken wing frying solution
Climate Goals & Targets
Short-term Goals:
- 100% Responsibly Sourced Coffee by 2025 (Dunkin’)
- 100% cage-free eggs by 2025 (multiple brands)
- Reach 1,000 DD Green Achievement restaurants by 2025 (Dunkin’)
Environmental Challenges
- Workforce development
- Supply chain shortages (cage-free eggs)
- Waste reduction in supply chain
Mitigation Strategies
- Partnering with organizations and learning institutions for diverse candidate pool
- Working with suppliers to achieve cage-free eggs commitment
- Piloting new projects to divert waste from landfills and reduce waste within the supply chain
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Responsibly sourced coffee (Dunkin’)
- Cage-free eggs (multiple brands)
- Sustainably sourced Alaskan Pollock (Arby’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, Sonic)
- 100% RSPO Mass Balance Certified™ palm oil (Dunkin’)
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: GRI, SASB
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Non-dairy ice cream (Baskin-Robbins)
- Cauliflower wings (Buffalo Wild Wings)
- Oat milk (Dunkin’)