We have stringent audit processes that we enforce throughout our supply chain as well as require that our suppliers’ employment practices meet our Vendor Code of Conduct. Our code of conduct prohibits forced labor/slavery as well as establishing our expectations for employment, workplace practices, compensation and benefits, discrimination, health and safety. We are continuously working towards making the safeguards of our supply chain more robust and ensuring compliance to our standards.

By working directly with farmers when possible, we believe we can improve the supply and quality of our ingredients, reduce environmental impacts and play a role in building healthier communities all across the globe. We strive to do our part in improving farming practices to preserve natural ecosystems and ensure a healthy global farming system for generations to come. At the same time, we recognize that agriculture is a local operation, each of which presents different opportunities and challenges when promoting sustainable agricultural practices.

We recognize the vital importance of sustainable fishing - both commercially and ecologically. Our long-term goal is to work with the industry to move to more sustainable practices worldwide including sourcing our seafood from independently certified sustainable fisheries, supporting protected areas and maintaining healthy and sustainable fish stocks.

Subway® seeks to transition our entire supply chain to egg procurement practices with improved animal welfare outcomes.*

In Europe, the Middle East, Australia, and New Zealand, 100% of the eggs we purchase are either free-range or cage-free. We are also on track to source 100% cage-free eggs in North America by the end of 2025.

In other regions where supply is limited, we are committed to working with the industry and suppliers to find solutions to source cage-free or free-range eggs.

*Subway® does not manage operations, marketing or supply chain in countries that are managed by an independent master franchisee.

In the U.S. and in line with World Health Organization guidance, our sandwiches, wraps, and salads are served only with chicken raised without antibiotics important to human health.

In collaboration with our suppliers, Subway is progressing on the implementation of physical standards to improve broiler chicken welfare. Most notably, we prohibit the use of broiler cages in 100% of our poultry supply in the U.S. and are prioritizing the condition of friable littler and access to functional enrichments for all birds.

We continue to monitor the ongoing research and development of broiler chicken welfare standards considering the industry’s capacity to meet our demand for product. Aligned with evolving stakeholder expectations, we are working to further define our roadmap for improving broiler chicken welfare.

Subway® recognizes the importance of sow and piglet welfare in our pork supply chain, and we support sow husbandry and housing approaches that create improved animal welfare outcomes. We have completely phased out of gestation crates in our European supply chain, and we are actively engaging with our US suppliers to evaluate sow housing approaches that improve welfare while maintaining commercially viable pricing.

Subway® seeks to transition our entire global dairy supply chain to be free of the supplemental growth hormone, rBST, and this goal has been accomplished in the US.