But because it has far more members than employees (more than 260,000 members, as of August), the potential impact of changing members’ diets would go further. US co-working giant WeWork garnered praise from animal rights organisation the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals when it went meat-free this year. But it may have sullied that image following its collaboration with food company Sweetgreen. The firm has been accused by PETA and others in recent months of using animals to make products such as a vegan chocolate bar, which was launched last year but is now being pulled after complaints about Sweetgreen CEO Jonathan Newman said the firm aimed to encourage people to consume more vegetables, rather than prevent them from eating meat.
US co-working giant WeWork garnered praise from animal rights organisation the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals when it went meat-free this year. But it may have sullied that image following its collaboration with food company Sweetgreen. The firm has been accused by PETA and others in recent months of using animals to make products such as a vegan chocolate bar, which was launched last year but is now being pulled after complaints about Sweetgreen CEO Jonathan Newman said the firm aimed to encourage people to consume more vegetables, rather than prevent them from eating meat.