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  • Footprint Comment: Osborne’s call to mediocrity

    George Osborne declared last week ‘Let’s at the very least resolve that we’re going to cut our carbon emissions no slower but also no faster than our fellow countries in Europe’. To put this into context under the Climate Change… Read More

  • Environment Regulations in Red Tape Challenge

    Businesses up and down the country are being invited to contribute ideas on how the Government can cut red tape and regulatory burdens without affecting its responsibilities to protect the environment says Defra.   For the next three weeks the… Read More

  • Footprint Round Table: Early Adopters Group

    No Time to waste Footprint’s Early Adopters Round Table gets the ball rolling on WRAP’s planned voluntary agreement to reduce packaging and food waste in foodservice.                       Recent Events 14th June –… Read More

  • Raising the Bar on Staff Engagement

    What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you consider your CSR strategy? Reducing emissions? Cutting waste? Lindsay Winser, communications controller at 3663, explains how the company puts people first.   IT’S QUITE easy to forget that it’s the… Read More

  • How can we make our businesses more sustainable? What is right and what is wrong?

      Charles Miers examines the opportunities and pitfalls of a greener outlook. Words such as seasonal, local, organic, fair-trade, provenance, sustainability and foodmiles have been talked about by restaurateurs, chefs and caterers for years. Have we grown cynical about these… Read More