SUCCESSFUL ENVIRONMENTAL policies have resulted in reduced exposure to harmful environmental contaminants in air, water and food. As a result, Europeans are generally enjoying longer and healthier lives. However, some contaminants are still a problem, and several new health risks are emerging, for example, from [...]
WHETHER IT’S a vegetarian-only menu, stocking the biggest range of real ales, using only local or organic ingredients in the food, offering space for local community groups, or doing a bit of all of these, almost 50 of the capital’s pubs are battling it out to become the greenest. [...]
All the action and atmosphere from the Footprint Awards 2011 – celebrating the best in Sustainability and Environmental Excellence in the Foodservice Sector. Comments from the winners and views of the event at RIBA in the West End of London.
THE TOP stories of 2012, from Starbucks’ tax travails to rising energy bills and the “greenest Olympics ever”. January/February With the mince pies sitting heavily around the waistline and the influence of festive parties still coursing through the veins, health and diets are rarely far from the headlines in the new year. And so [...]
THE MARKET for eco-labels has been likened to selling stickers as it nears saturation point. Joint research by IMD, the International Institute for Management Development, and EPFL, the Ecole Polytechnique de Lausanne, found that the process of ethical labelling has become so [...]
IT MAY be the most overused word of the 21st century and were among the worst offenders. But does it mean so many different things to so many people that were better off avoiding it altogether? We ask the experts. We’re ahead [...]
77% believe governments need catastrophe to tackle climate change EXPERT AND public confidence in the ability of national governments to tackle global environmental, economic and social challenges is at a severe low. This will mean businesses taking the lead. As world leaders prepare to gather at the G20 and Rio+20 conferences later this month, two [...]
Footprint Awards 2012 shortlist announced today. With thanks to our headline sponsor Nestlé Professional and all of our Category sponsors who make the Footprint Awards possible, the industry’s only awards scheme encouraging sustainability and responsible business throughout the supply chain is set to be a nail-biting contest. Join us for the Winners Dinner on the 24th of May. [...]
THE FACT THE GOVERNMENT has failed to meet a sustainability target is not surprising (page 8). This is a government that has gone from the greenest ever to red-faced. Who can forget the Chancellors attack on environmental measures in October: Were not going to save the planet by putting our country out of business. [...]
The Footprint Forum went to Fruit Towers to talk about Agriculture Abroad and the positive contribution that Foodservice can make to the global food system and sustainability. For the written report of what went on at the Forum click here
