Tag: Compass Group UK & Ireland

Compass Group UK & Ireland announce FoodCycle as key charity partner

Stuart Mitchell

Compass Group UK & Ireland, the UK’s largest food and support services business, has announced a partnership with the charity FoodCycle. The partnership not only sees Compass provide a grant through the newly launched Compass Group Foundation, but also will see its teams fundraise, volunteer and train FoodCycle cooking volunteers. FoodCycle was set up to tackle food poverty, loneliness and food waste. It provides weekly community dining, using food donations from the local communities it works in. It runs community meals at 66 locations around the country and is looking…

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Compass Group UK & Ireland to Roll Out Eco-Labels Across Business & Industry Estate

Stuart Mitchell

Following completion of an “ecolabelling” pilot project with researchers in the Livestock, Environment and People labelling (LEAP) group at the University of Oxford, Compass Group UK & Ireland’s Business and Industry sector is rolling out the trial across its workplace catering sites. The eco-labelling initiative sees dishes labelled A-E, to highlight which meals have a higher (E) or lower (A) environmental impact. The data is shared with the LEAP researchers who are monitoring whether eco-labels nudge consumers to make more sustainable and planet-friendly meal choices. Scoring is based on greenhouse…

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Compass Group UK & Ireland announces commitment to reach Net Zero by 2030

Stuart Mitchell

Compass Group UK & Ireland has announced its commitment to reach Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions across its own operations and its value chain (GHG protocol Scope 1/2/3) by 2030. The UK’s largest foodservice provider has aligned its climate ambitions by committing to develop science-based targets to limit global temperature rises to 1.5°C above pre-industrial level in line with the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) criteria. The business, which serves three million customers a year in the UK, has become a signatory of Business Ambition for 1.5°C, making the commitment to…

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