Choose sustainable food service contractors

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EFFORT
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EFFORT
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IMPACT
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To start with:

  • Prefer certified suppliers
  • Ask them for a standard evaluation such as Ecovadis
  • Evaluate their sustainable practices

Detail sustainable factors to be included in the specifications. These would be the same criteria you would apply for your own company:

  • Prefer local produces, and partner with local communities in order to limit transport and logistics
  • Prefer short food supply chain
  • Buy Certified Products (see ecolabels in Singapore)
  • Buy in Bulk. At least, require from your supplier to limit the packaging whenever possible
  • Integrate side effects such as deforestation and deterioration of natural ecosystems for your raw materials
  • Track food waste
  • Prevent Food Waste with last-minute deals
  • Donate surplus food
  • Donate food waste to feed animals
  • Convert food waste into industrial usage
  • Install on-site food waste treatment system or contract off-site treatment with specialists
  • Avoid single-use crockery/utensils
  • Make recycling easy for consumers
  • Choose Green Cleaning Products
  • Monitor and reduce energy consumption
  • Repair / buy second hand / resell equipment, furniture, fixtures
  • Opt for energy efficient equipment

Include sustainable choice criteria in the suppliers' offers analysis from 10 to 20% of the total scoring.

See more details in the Food & Drink Sourcing sub-category and in the General Equipment sub-category.

~1/4

of GHG emissions come from the agrifood industry globally. It further degrades the natural resources on which it depends, and pollutes air, water, and soil.
(Ellen Mac Arthur Foundation)

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