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Out of Home News Analysis The Friday Digest: Bottle tops and wine worries
Supermarkets stepped up their efforts to reduce waste and improve recycling this week with Marks & Spencer and Asda both announcing new policies. M&S has become the latest retailer to ditch ‘use by’...
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Out of Home News Analysis Greenwashing is dead. Long live transparency
The carbon neutral controversy has left food companies with some difficult choices, says David Burrows. Footprint last month reported how pressure is growing on businesses to focus on emissions reductions rather than offsets....
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Foodservice News and Information Educators can deliver sustainability through ‘whole-school’ approach
School leaders can improve environmental outcomes in a range of areas by adopting a whole-school approach to sustainability. A new Footprint Intelligence report in partnership with leading school caterer Chartwells found that...
Foodservice News and Information NFU wants new measure for livestock emissions
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has formalised its support to change how the impact of methane on climate change is measured in a move that could have implications for livestock...
Foodservice News and Information Footprint Awards 2023 Winner’s Announced
Sustainability was the focus last night as the out of home food sector gathered at RIBA in Central London to discover the winners of the 2023 Footprint Awards for sustainability...
Drinks Sector News Scotland’s DRS delayed until October 2025
The launch of Scotland’s deposit return scheme (DRS) will be delayed until at least October 2025. UKHospitality called the news a “relief” while campaigners said it represented a “bleak day”...
Drinks Sector News Glass decision could shatter DRS plans
The future of Scotland’s deposit return scheme (DRS) hangs in the balance after ministers in Westminster insisted that glass be excluded from the scheme. The UK Government this week agreed...
Grocery sector news updates Supermarkets urged to come clean over sugar
Leading supermarkets have been challenged to publicly disclose their sugar sales and commit to reduce them following the failure of voluntary reformulation efforts. The final results of the government’s sugar...
Grocery sector news updates , Out of Home News Analysis The plastic pollutant hiding in plain site
Research has found that farm plastics are a major pollution problem but not a priority for supermarkets. By David Burrows There is more plastic in soils than in the sea, warned the...
Intelligence , Reports Sustainability in Education: how to deliver a ‘Whole-School Approach’ in association with Chartwells
Chartwells, the UK’s leading school and education catering company, has launched a report in partnership with sustainability experts Footprint, that looks holistically at how educators can adopt a whole school...
Analysis , Intelligence , Reports Launch preview: 2023 Footprint Sustainability Index, in association with Nestlé Professional
Register for the preview for the launch of the 2023 Footprint Sustainability Index, in association with Nestlé Professional...
Reports A transparent future for foodservice: how environmental data is greening supply chains and empowering the public, in association with Foodprint
In this report we explore how an ever-growing number of foodservice businesses are leveraging real-time environmental data and insight to drive decision making in key areas such as supply chain,...
Drinks Sector News , Intelligence , Reports Footprint Drinks ESG Trends Report 2023
The 2023 Footprint Drinks ESG Trends Report, in association with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, identifies key trends and opportunities to help drinks industry leaders build their businesses, develop proactive strategies, benchmark...
Intelligence , Reports Reduce, reuse, recycle: why foodservice companies must press ahead with their packaging policies in association with kp
Our 2022 report considered the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on foodservice packaging, and whether efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle had waned. We found brands were still committed but...
Reports 10 key insights on sustainable diets in association with Nestlé Professional
This report – arranged into 10 key insights – highlights important trends in the sustainable diets space....
Podcasts Sustainability Bites in association with Nestlé Professional – Episode 1: Cost of Living Crisis: Foodservice & Hospitality
Sustainability Bites is a series of podcasts featuring panel discussions between industry experts that focus on some of the key sustainability issues and topics that confront the out of home...
Features , Podcasts Footprint40 – Professor Chris Elliott OBE
For our latest episode we were delighted to be joined by Professor Chris Elliott OBE, founder of the Institute for Global Food Security at Queen’s University Belfast and a leading...
Podcasts FOOTPRINT40 – PROFESSOR MIKE BERNERS-LEE
For our latest episode we were delighted to be joined by Mike Berners-Lee, the renowned writer and researcher on carbon footprinting and sustainability, and founder and director of Small World...
Comment , Out of Home News Analysis , Waste Comment: Plastic bans barely scratch the surface
It’s full steam ahead for single-use plastic bans but it is the rush to reuse that we should be cheering on, says David Burrows. Plastic plates, trays, bowls, cutlery, and...
Foodservice News and Information , Health and Vitality Health & Nutrition Elite Honoured
Health and nutrition returned to the limelight today as the awards were presented for the 2023 Health & Vitality Honours. After a pandemic induced hiatus of two years, Health &...
Out of Home News Analysis , Political Print Political Print: UK dithers in race to zero
Mainstream business groups are agitating for policies that will drive a green industrial revolution, but ministers are still not listening. Nick Hughes reports. Last month I made an impassioned plea for business...
Comment COMMENT: EU misses alt-milk opportunity in schools but there is hope for the UK, says Kirsty Leese
The European Parliament this month voted against including plant-based milk in EU schools under its’ huge school scheme – a programme that provides dairy milk, fruit and vegetables to more than 20...
Comment , Out of Home News Analysis COMMENT: Beware the green-wagoning surrounding carbon neutral claims.
Constant undermining of carbon offsets is causing net-zero ambitions to be ‘thwarted by fear’, says Simon Heppner. The Guardian report last month on the challenges faced by the voluntary carbon market...
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Industry event reports Protected: Responsible Business Recovery Forum: Catering in education – Food for thought for all (Members’ Report)
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Industry event reports Responsible Business Recovery Forum: Catering in education – Food for thought for all – (Public Report)
Speakers: Myles Bremner, former director of the School Food Plan Mark Davies, managing director, ISS UK Foodservice Laurence Guinness, chief executive, The Childhood Trust Ian McGrady, managing director, Edsential Community...
Industry event reports Responsible Business Recovery Forum: Drinks Industry Discord Non-Members Version
Takeaways from the Responsible Business Recovery Forum on November 12th suggest that the drinks business, a sector heavily under the Covid cosh, has embraced a state of constructive collaboration that...
Interviews: Industry professionals , Out of Home News Analysis INTERVIEW: A new dawn for foodservice finance?
Compass Group’s sustainability lead Amy Keister tells Nick Hughes how the caterer will use proceeds from the sector’s first sustainable bonds to turbocharge its net-zero commitment. “There is no doubt...
Interviews: Industry professionals , Out of Home News Analysis No ‘safe space’ for green claims
Regulators are on the lookout for evidence of greenwashing from food companies. Anne Marie Taylor from law firm DWF explains how businesses can stay on the right side of the...
Interviews: Industry professionals , Out of Home News Analysis INTERVIEW: Adnams plans to weather brewing storm
Chief executive Andy Wood reveals how the Suffolk brewer is investing in resource efficiency and local relationships to help protect it against cost and climate pressures. Nick Hughes reports. Out...
innovation marketplace Parkdean Resorts renews David Bellamy Blooming Marvellous pledge for nature
As part of its commitment to care for its parks, people, and planet, Parkdean Resorts, the UK’s leading holiday park operator, has reaffirmed its support for the David Bellamy Blooming...
innovation marketplace Fast growing tech firm launches knowledge labs, expert sustainability consultancy arm
Leading food software (SaaS) company, Nutritics, has launched a brand new sustainability consultancy arm, Knowledge Labs from Nutritics. Knowledge Labs will provide Hospitality and Food Service (HaFS) operators with expert...
innovation marketplace Net Zero Now and Loopcycle collaborate to support operators on the road to Sustainability
Loopcycle and Net Zero Now are partnering to support customers with their sustainability goals. Net Zero Now provides hospitality businesses with all the tools to start their journey towards Net Zero and a standard against...
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