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IPCC Third Report: Key headlines and takeaways for the food sector

Leave a Comment / Climate change, Environment, More Veg & Better Meat, Net Zero, News, One Planet Plate, plant based diets, Restaurants, Value Natural Resources / By emmaSRA

BY EMMA CARROLL-MONTEIL, SUSTAINABLE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION Last week the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published their third working group report Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change. The three IPCC reports can be (very) briefly summarised as: IPCC I: What’s causing climate change? IPCC II: How bad is it? IPCC III: What are we going to …

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In response to the 2022 IPCC Report – what you can do

Leave a Comment / Climate change, Environment, More Veg & Better Meat, Net Zero, News, One Planet Plate, plant based diets, Restaurants, Value Natural Resources / By Tom Tanner

By Emma Carroll-Monteil, Sustainable Restaurant Association In 2021 the IPCC (International Panel on Climate Change) published the Working Group I Report – also appropriately referred to as ‘code red for humanity’. The Working Group I (WGI) analysed the physical climate system and updated us on where we are at now in relation to climate change. …

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Food, drink and laughter as well as some serious Net Zero chat at COP26

Leave a Comment / Climate change, Energy, Environment, Food Waste, Net Zero, News, Sourcing, Value Natural Resources, Waste No Food / By Tom Tanner

By Tom Tanner A beer festival, cracking comedy, fabulous food and live music. Who knew tackling climate change could be so much fun? If you’re in Glasgow for COP26 then you won’t want to miss out on the brilliant fringe event being hosted by our partners from Net Zero Now on 4 November – Forget …

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Better Hospitality Conference: the best bits

Leave a Comment / Innovation, Antibiotics, Bars, Celebrate Local and Seasonal, Chefs, Climate change, COVID-19, Energy, Environment, Environmentally Positive Farming, Ethical Meat and Dairy, Food Waste, Free Range, Healthy Eating, Local sourcing, Organic, Source Fish Responsibly, Sourcing, Supplier, Sustainability, Treat Staff Fairly, Uncategorized, Value Natural Resources / By Tom Tanner

The recent Better Hospitality Conference curated by supplier member Tried & Supplied brought together some of the most engaging, experienced and inspiring minds of the industry. Two packed days of webinars, workshops and panel sessions offered a ton of opportunities to harvest ideas and wisdom from the best in the business. Our team listened in …

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Your water matters: Three top tips for saving water

Leave a Comment / Water, Environment, Innovation, Restaurants, Sustainability, Technology, Value Natural Resources / By Tom Tanner

By James Sampson, Partnerships Director, Inspired Energy Water is often referred to as ‘the forgotten utility’. While many large businesses are clearly focussed on their comprehensive energy strategies, it seems many are yet to implement a strategy around managing their water usage. Without a water management strategy, many businesses don’t realise when they have a …

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Why care about Water?

Leave a Comment / Water, Climate change, Environment, Innovation, Restaurants, Value Natural Resources / By Tom Tanner

Mick Jary, Specification Director, Meiko UK For operational foodservice staff, it’s easy to say, ‘it’s not my bill,’ leave the lights on, or the tap leaking and shrug off the consequences as ‘not my problem’. As business leaders though, this is where we can and must do more, not just for the bottom line for …

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Compostables recycling: Sorted!

Leave a Comment / Environment, News, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Restaurants, Supplier, Sustainability, Technology, Value Natural Resources / By Tom Tanner

By Jessica Parrilla, Paper Round In 2019, we teamed up with Vegware, to start trials for a compostables solution for London, Brighton, and Sussex businesses from start-to-finish. Compostables are made from plant-based materials that break down fully in under 12 weeks in the right conditions. Popular in the foodservice industry, they are an alternative to …

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Fit-outs fit for the future and your finances

Leave a Comment / Energy, Environment, Innovation, Insight, Recycling, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Restaurants, Supplier, Sustainability, Technology, Value Natural Resources / By Tom Tanner

By David Chenery, Founder of Object Space Place When it comes to the design of a restaurant, doing it sustainably and saving money do not always go hand in hand. On the equipment side, more energy efficient kit often has a higher upfront cost (although there looks to be an increasingly good second-hand market being …

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Save your energy for a greener year

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized, Climate change, COVID-19, Energy, Environment, Innovation, Technology, Training, Value Natural Resources / By Tom Tanner

By Robert Cheesewright, Director of Communications at Smart Energy GB With restaurants across the UK coping with the impact of the pandemic, reaching the moment that operation can resume at capacity is a work in progress for many people. But with financial matters likely to take priority, it’s important efforts to be sustainable remain on …

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What progress have we made on plastic?

Leave a Comment / Environment, Innovation, Plastic, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Sustainability, Value Natural Resources / By Tom Tanner

WRAP has this week published its second annual report for the UK Plastics Pact. The report reveals good progress on the four key targets its set, including cutting unnecessary plastic by 40% and increasing recycling by 107,000 tonnes. The figures relate to 2019, and with the added hurdles presented by Covid-19, it will be next …

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