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Education caterer Aspens Services has been awarded the Soil Association's Food for Life Gold award at eight north Somerset primary schools. The caterer was recognised for providing freshly prepared, locally sourced, organic, free-range and Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) meals.
Posted: 21 May 2012 | 14:25
Sustainable luxury is not an oxymoron. It can be found throughout some of the UK's leading hotels, but today it is more about the basics than the bling. Emily Manson reports on a new, carefully considered approach to business
Posted: 17 May 2012 | 14:59
The Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) has teamed up with eating out guide Les Routiers UK & Ireland, which will highlight establishments' sustainability credentials on its website...
Posted: 16 May 2012 | 10:06
Boutique hotel Strattons in Swaffham, Norfolk, has further bolstered its green credentials with an innovative new approach to removing spent coffee grounds from its waste stream. By naturally drying the grounds and re-bagging it in its original packaging, it can be handed out to guests as a horticultural compost.
Posted: 01 May 2012 | 11:51
City caterer Lusso has launched "ugly fish Friday" in a stand against the North Sea fishing quota system that sees half of all fish caught there thrown back, dead. Lusso, part of CH&Co, will serve a variety of "ugly fish" at its sites every Friday that are all species on the Marine Stewardship Council's approved list.
Posted: 01 May 2012 | 10:36
The search is on for restaurants, pubs and caterers that have animal welfare at the heart of their business, following the launch of this year's RSPCA Good Business Awards. The awards, launched today, aim to reward food service businesses both big and small for their animal welfare standards.
Posted: 25 April 2012 | 00:05
Are your claims that you source products locally as accurate as your marketing suggests? Emily Manson examines what local sourcing really means and how to ensure your purchasing decisions are sustainable
Posted: 19 April 2012 | 14:18
Hotel group Accor has announced plans to reduce its worldwide CO2 emissions by 10% by 2015, even as the company continues with its plans to grow by around 40,000 rooms each year. Those were the proposals laid out in its new sustainability programme, Planet 21, launched this morning.
Posted: 13 April 2012 | 10:41
A luxury hotel on Anglesey has slashed its energy bills by investing £500,000 in building its own biomass plant. Tre-Ysgawen Hall country house hotel and spa at Capel Coch, near Llangefni, is thought to be the first hotel in Wales to harness the power of biomass fuel for all its heating needs.
Posted: 12 April 2012 | 12:35
Nearly half (47%) of all businesses are overlooking simple opportunities to save thousands on their energy bills, despite more than two-thirds (68%) prioritising operational efficiencies in 2012, according to new research by British Gas.
Posted: 11 April 2012 | 10:15
Serviced apartments firm Ascott has pledged to achieve 15% savings in water and energy consumption by 2015 as part of its 'Go Green @ Ascott' scheme. Ascott has implemented and will continue to roll out sustainable initiatives across its offices and properties worldwide...
Posted: 29 March 2012 | 10:14
Government departments and businesses regularly launch their own energy efficiency schemes, which can be confusing, especially for small businesses that have not yet taken action to reduce their carbon footprint.
Posted: 27 March 2012 | 12:08
The endangered species list might be getting longer every day, but there are plenty of ways to serve up sustainable fish and chips. Emily Manson explains how to retain accessible pricing and ensure your environmental credentials aren't fishy
Posted: 26 March 2012 | 12:15
Contract caterer Aspens Services has begun sourcing fresh produce at one of its sites from students who have set up a business selling vegetables grown in their school's own garden. Aspens has enabled the students at Grace Academy Solihull to gain business experience.
Posted: 20 March 2012 | 12:25
More than £400m could be saved by UK businesses by improving the efficiency of their hot water boilers, according to new guidance published by the Carbon Trust today. Simple, low cost measures could see heating costs cut by as much as 30%.
Posted: 29 February 2012 | 12:20
Chefs are being asked to send the London Linen Group their trousers in return for a free new pair of EkoChef trousers, made from 21 recycled plastic bottles. The...
Posted: 28 February 2012 | 11:36
Hotelympia visitors are being urged to sign a pledge to use more energy-efficient equipment. The Responsible Hospitality Partnership wants companies heading to the ExCeL event, which starts 26 February, to substitute an existing technology for one that is more environmentally friendly.
Posted: 21 February 2012 | 15:48
A charity initiative is calling on London restaurants and hotels to donate leftover food to the capital's needy. The scheme, entitled Plan Zheroes, uses an online map to match restaurants and hotels as well as supermarkets and grocers offering surplus food with charities able to distribute it.
Posted: 20 February 2012 | 16:09
A London community eco café has been thrown a lifeline to continue operating for another year after a successful fundraising effort. A campaign by the FoodCycle Café in Haringey, powered by crowdfunding website Peoplefund.it and supported by celebrities, MPs and Twitter, reached its £5,000 target this week...
Posted: 07 February 2012 | 17:20
Five Croydon schools have been selected to take part in a 12-week school food collections waste pilot scheme, with a view to possible expansion across the borough. Recycling in Croydon was stepped up last year when a domestic food-waste collection service was introduced.
Posted: 27 January 2012 | 16:06
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