Salud y bienestar
GOAL 3
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
Our contribution: We offer a nutritious, high-quality menu that continually evolves to include new options and alternatives, leading children to incorporate healthy habits in their daily lives. In addition, we provide support to families with children undergoing highly complex medical treatments.
Educación de calidad
GOAL 4
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Our contribution: We offer personal and professional training opportunities to thousands of young people in the region through continuous education programs for our employees, as well as through our MCampus Community platform, available to all young people in Latin America.
Trabajo decente y crecimiento económico
GOAL 8
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth; full and productive employment and decent work for all
Our contribution: We are one of the leading employers of young people in the region, offering extensive training, coaching and professional development programs. We actively promote inclusion and equal opportunities.
Acción por el clima
GOAL 13
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its effects
Our contribution: As a market leader present in 20 countries in the region, we are aware of our environmental responsibility. We collaborate with suppliers to promote the use of renewable energy and sustainable practices throughout our supply chain.
Vida submarina
GOAL 14
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
Our contribution: We ensure our products come from certified sources, promoting environmentally friendly fishing practices.
Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
GOAL 15
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
Our contribution: We are the only company in the industry with a Deforestation-Free Beef Sourcing Policy. We continuously work with suppliers and partners to ensure responsibly sourced raw materials.
Agua limpia y saneamiento
GOAL 6
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
Our contribution: In our restaurants, we take conserve water through different implementations, such as the use of flow reducers in kitchen and bathroom faucets. We also recover rainwater and condensation from air conditioners, reusing it for irrigation and cleaning.
Energía asequible y no contaminante
GOAL 7
Ensure access to affordable, safe, sustainable and modern energy for all
Our contribution: We enhance energy efficiency in our restaurants through various initiatives such as the use of special glass, LED lighting and maximizing natural light. We also use energy-efficient air conditioners to insulate solar heat and work with suppliers to promote renewable energy and sustainable practices.
Producción y consumo responsables
GOAL 12
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Our contribution: We source certified raw materials and implement processes to reduce our environmental impact. We promote circular solutions to extend the useful life of waste, encouraging recycling and subsequent reuse to benefit the environment and our communities.
Alianzas para lograr los objetivos
GOAL 17
Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
Our contribution: We believe in working together for sustainable development. We continually establish strategic alliances with suppliers, franchisees and NGOs to address the most impactful issues in our business and society, collaborating on solutions that support these goals.
Alianzas para lograr los objetivos
GOAL 17
Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
We are aware that we cannot do this alone. Achieving this goal requires the development of strategic alliances that enable us to carry out initiatives that impact more people. This makes SDG 17 transversal to all our pillars.
Our contribution: We are all in this together, from Arcos Dorados’ employees, Franchisees and suppliers to investors, NGOs and academics, and we know that local communities and subject matter experts are critical to lasting impact. Continuing to build meaningful partnerships will help us prioritize the issues of greatest concern to our business and society, and drive innovation.
Producción y consumo responsables
GOAL 12
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Responsible sourcing of our food and packaging is fundamental to our ability to continue to source high-quality raw materials in the future. This includes making the most efficient use of natural resources and minimizing negative impacts on people and the planet.
Our contribution: We have a strong commitment to source only certified and recycled raw materials. In addition, we work to eliminate single-use plastics from our operation and generate circular economy procedures that allow us to reduce our impact on the environment.
Energía asequible y no contaminante
GOAL 7
Ensure access to affordable, safe, sustainable and modern energy for all
Energy is the main contributor to climate change, accounting for around 60% of total global greenhouse gas emissions.
Our contribution: Through changes in habits in our restaurants, we are working to ensure sustainable energy management.
Agua limpia y saneamiento
GOAL 6
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
The sustainable management of water resources, in turn, allows us to improve the management of food and energy production and thus contribute to the economic growth of communities. To this end, it is important that we work to reduce the consumption of this natural resource.
Our contribution: We carry out different implementations in our restaurants that allow us to regulate consumption. In addition, through the Natal Program, we reuse water for cleaning and irrigation tasks in the restaurants.
Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
GOAL 15
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
Forests around the world are threatened by deforestation, which is estimated to account for up to 15% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This represents a real risk to our business, our supply chain and our customers.
Our contribution: Committed to caring for them, we were the first company to sign a global agreement to combat climate change, engaging in the supply chain to ensure that our raw materials do not contribute to deforestation.
Vida submarina
GOAL 14
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
The ocean drives the global systems that make the Earth habitable for humankind. Our rainwater, drinking water, weather, climate, coastlines, much of our food and even the oxygen in the air we breathe are provided and regulated by the sea.
Our contribution: To ensure their proper management, we work to ensure that we source from sources that are respectful of the seas and the environment.
Acción por el clima
GOAL 13
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its effects
Climate change is the greatest environmental issue of our time and affects our customers, our employees, from our supply chain to the communities in which we operate our restaurants.
Our contribution: With a presence in 20 countries in the region, at Arcos Dorados, we are using our scale, engaging across our supply chain, to help address this defining issue for current and future generations.
Trabajo decente y crecimiento económico
GOAL 8
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth; full and productive employment and decent work for all
Reducing unemployment and developing useful skills, especially for young people, are essential components of sustained and inclusive economic growth. With a presence in 20 countries in the region, we employ more than 100,000 people, 71% of whom are young people between the ages of 19 and 24.
Our contribution: We are one of the main employers of young people in the region. We understand that it is through first job opportunities and ongoing training that we can ensure people’s professional development.
Educación de calidad
GOAL 4
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Education contributes to reducing inequalities, empowering people around the world to lead healthier and more sustainable lives.
Our contribution: We remain strongly committed to providing training opportunities for all people, whether they are employees or young people in their final years of secondary school.
Salud y bienestar
GOAL 3
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
Access to health and well-being is a human right, and this is why the Sustainable Development Agenda offers a new opportunity to ensure that all people, not just those with the highest purchasing
power, can access the highest standards of health and healthcare.
Our contribution: From Arcos Dorados and the McDonald’s system of which we are part, we work to keep families with children receiving medical treatment together and close to specialists. In addition, we are constantly evolving, providing changes in our menu offerings and alternatives to bring children to incorporate new habits into their daily lives.