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Think twice about avocados As global catering begins to take flight again, chef and inflight caterer Marc Warde, of Niche Free From Kitchen/Libero urges hospitality buyers to think twice when menu planning, and put conscious sustainability top of mind…
Despite the pandemic, sustainability is still very much on the agenda and as hospitality buying restarts we need to ask ourselves do we really understand what it is to have a sustainable supply chain? Are we all doing our bit? In the A-Z of rethinking the products we use, let's start with avocados. It is no longer enough to just rely on the ‘governance’ of products. Buyers must do their own homework to ensure their supply chains meet and exceed the goals they want to achieve and portray, honestly. There are many questions to ask: Where does the item come from? Where Think environmental sustainability is it sourced? Who grows it? How? Are the The positive, negative or neutral impact of producers looked after? the supply chain on the How far does each item natural environment is travel? It is complex the topic we hear most and takes time to fully on - the move from Buyers must do their realise the true cost of fossil fuels to electric, own homework to ensure from plastic to wooden being sustainable, but their supply chains meet cutlery, compostable consciences have been & exceed the goals they cardboard etc. But stirred, and it is time to want to portray, honestly the reality is that act now, however small the steps you take... sustainability is made up of many parts and we must go further.
Think economic sustainability
Profit is not a dirty word in all this. Being economically sustainable is essential otherwise businesses fail and that doesn’t help anyone. But that economically sustainable profit should not come to your business at the cost of social and environmental sustainability elsewhere.
Think social sustainability
Ask yourself: Are those in my supply chain being rewarded and treated fairly? How does the production of the commodities I order sustain the lives of those producing them? Are my buying decisions ultimately enhancing lives? Is my supply chain treating people and animals well. Question whether it is socially
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