Tag: Zero Carbon Forum

Cut the Carbon, Not the Cheese: New Supply Chain Standard Targets Dairy – 10% of Hospitality’s Emissions

Stuart Mitchell

The Zero Carbon Forum, a not-for-profit representing over a third of the UK’s hospitality and brewing sector across 35,000 sites, has today launched the industry’s first-ever Dairy Industry Standard Interventions, a practical new tool designed to cut carbon emissions from dairy, which make up 10% of the sector’s footprint.  From milk in coffees to cheese on menus, dairy is central to hospitality, but its environmental impact is significant, driven by methane from cows, other on-farm impacts and emissions from processing.   These new standards offer a simple, consistent way for hospitality…

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Britain’s brewing heritage at risk from climate change, new research commissioned by British Beer & Pub Association and Zero Carbon Forum reveals

Stuart Mitchell

The future of Britain’s traditional supply of brewing ingredients, from both home and abroad, is at risk of being severely diminished by climate change unless brewers, farmers and the Government work together, the BBPA and the Zero Carbon Forum have warned. Their call for urgent collaboration to protect domestic production of British barley and hops from climate change is outlined in a new report commissioned by BBPA and Zero Carbon Forum and authored by specialist sustainability consultancy, 3Keel. It warns Britain’s unique brewing heritage is at risk as changes in…

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Zero Carbon Forum and BBPA awarded a grant to uncover effects of climate change on brewing

Stuart Mitchell

The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) and Zero Carbon Forum have been awarded a grant to research the climate risks facing UK brewing supply chains. The research will support the brewing sector to operate in the long term, in the face of the immediate and future impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss. Rising temperatures are affecting the production of barley and hops, as well as the yield and quality of crops, which can have a significant impact on UK supply chains. Emma McClarkin, CEO of the British Beer…

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Regenerative flour could save over three million tonnes of carbon by 2030

Stuart Mitchell

3.6 million tonnes of carbon could be saved by 2030 if every operator across the UK hospitality and brewing sector switched to regenerative flour and barley, according to new data from not-for-profit Zero Carbon Forum and the UK’s leading regenerative farming and food business, Wildfarmed. That’s the same as cancelling more than 5.5 million one-way flights between London and New York. What’s the problem?  35% of the UK’s emissions come from the food and drink sector. Zero Carbon Forum’s benchmark data found that within that, flour and barley production is…

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First-of-its-kind Supply Chain Carbon Footprint Calculator and Toolkit launches for Brewing and Hospitality

Stuart Mitchell

Zero Carbon Forum has launched a first-of-its-kind Corporate Carbon Calculator and Toolkit designed specifically for brewing and hospitality organisations with large estates, chains and franchises.   Already rolled out by Greene King Pub Partners, the leased, tenanted and franchise business unit of Greene King, to help their pub operators become more sustainable, the new, unique tool will help large operators with multiple sites, such as pubs, restaurants or hotels to understand and calculate their carbon footprint. An evolution of the forum’s original carbon calculator, it will identify key actions and practical…

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