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  • McDonald’s has been recognized as a “great place to work” by the Great Place to Work Institute in over 30 countries where we operate
  • McDonald’s first “green restaurant” opened in Sweden in 2000, followed by additional green restaurants in France and the U.S.
  • 82% of McDonald’s consumer packaging in our nine largest markets is made from renewable materials
  • In 2007, 91% of our fish was sourced from fisheries without any unsatisfactory sustainability ratings
  • 82% of McDonald’s restaurant crew would recommend working at McDonald’s to a friend
  • Nutrition information on McDonald’s products is available to consumers in all of nine largest markets through in-store trayliners and brochures, company websites and other innovative means
  • McDonald’s Global Children’s Marketing Guidelines unify us around a common set of principles for responsible marketing to children
  • In 2007 & 2008, McDonald’s was ranked 2nd among food service companies by Climate Counts, designating our company in the organization’s “Starting” category as a “better choice for the climate conscious consumer”
  • All of McDonald’s nine largest markets have a fruit and/or vegetable option for Happy Meals such as fruit bags, Apple Dippers, cherry tomatoes and corn cups
  • McDonald’s team of culinary professionals help create new menu items to meet the tastes and needs of our diverse customer base around the world
  • McDonald’s restaurants in the U.S., Australia, Europe and additional markets have substantially reduced – or eliminated – trans fatty acids (TFAs) in our cooking oils
  • McDonald’s serves as the Official Restaurant of the Olympic Games, feeding the athletes in the Olympic Village
  • McDonald’s China made nearly 40,000 food deliveries to earthquake victims and relief workers in the wake of the 2008 earthquake
  • World Children’s Day, McDonald’s annual worldwide fundraiser, has raised millions for Ronald McDonald House Charities and other children’s charities each year since 2002
  • McDonald’s first established its Global Environmental Commitment in 1989
  • McDonald’s has been ranked among the “40 Best Companies for Diversity” by Black Enterprise Magazine, 2005, 2006, 2007
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