Building Stronger Communities

We’re committed to supporting our community, being responsible partners, and giving back.

Serving Our Communities

At Subway®, we’re more than just a restaurant. We’re a family dedicated to supporting the communities that we’re part of.

From our corporate employees to our thousands of franchisees, we pride ourselves on being caring and active members of society. The entire Subway® family is proud to give back by supporting the communities in which we live and work.

Subway® has a strong tradition of showing up for communities in need. Whether feeding first responders, providing gift cards to those impacted by a natural disaster or supporting local response efforts through humanitarian organizations, Subway® is there to help.

Building on Subway’s long history of giving back, the Subway Cares Foundation (Open in New Window)™, an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, was recently created to expand on the great work Subway® franchisees are doing in their local communities and make a significant impact globally.

The Subway Cares Foundation™ strives to ensure that our future leaders are given every tool they need to succeed. Read more here (Open in New Window).

We’re here to lend a hand, whether by donating food to support relief efforts or helping local franchisees rebuild their businesses."

Global Citizenship Topics

Responsible Use of Antibiotics

As a global company, Subway® strives to be a good global citizen. We take the issue of antimicrobial resistance seriously and believe that responsible stewardship of antibiotics in raising of farm animals is essential. Our policy is that antibiotics can be used to treat and control disease, but not for growth promotion or routine disease prevention of farm animals. Subway® has developed a Global Responsible Use of Antibiotics policy – in line with the World Health Organization (WHO) – for the responsible use of antibiotics important to human medicine within our supply chain and to address antibiotic overuse in animal production.

As of Q1 2020, our U.S. turkey supply chain transitioned to a limited antibiotic use program which aligns our sourcing practices to World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations to restrict the use of antibiotics that are important to human medicine. In addition, in line with the WHO, our sandwiches, wraps and salads in the U.S. are served only with chicken raised without antibiotics important to human health. The U.S. supply of pork and beef products from animals raised without antibiotics important to human medicine is limited, and we expect our transition to be completed by 2025.

Human Rights & Vendor Code of Conduct

Subway® is committed to respecting the human rights of workers throughout our value chain and require that our suppliers’ employment practices meet our Vendor Code of Conduct (Open in New Window), which prohibits forced labor/slavery as well as establishes 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 on relevant policies including land rights, deforestation and sustainable agriculture.

Modern Slavery Eradication

At Subway®, we recognize that the prevention and eradication of modern slavery and human trafficking is a global challenge. Integrity in our operations, products and supply chain is of the utmost importance. This statement addresses the Modern Slavery Act of the United Kingdom and the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act for the 2024 fiscal year. The Modern Slavery Statement for Australia covering the 2022 calendar year can be viewed here.

Stakeholder Engagement

We value the views of all our stakeholders and the input we receive from them is critical to the development of our policies, commitments and actions. We actively listen and engage in conversation with individuals and organizations with different perspectives to help us better understand differing approaches and incorporate diverse thinking into our efforts.