Get The PLEDGE™ on Food Waste Certification to reduce food waste by 40pct, save costs, attract eco-conscious customers, and lead the way in sustainable food service.
About The PLEDGE™
The PLEDGE™ on Food Waste is a third-party sustainability certification and global movement for food service leaders striving to address the critical issue of food waste. A holistic methodology; The PLEDGE™ can be applied and scaled to a diverse range of food service businesses, including hotels, restaurants, and canteens.
The Global Issue with Food Waste:
With 1/3 of the food produced GLOBALLY being lost to food waste. Reducing food waste isn’t just an environmental issue, it is a socio-economic one too. Food waste also waste’s a third of the resources used in food production (water, energy, manpower) and contributes to hunger and climate change. The PLEDGE Aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs 2 ,12,13 and17) Zero Hunger world when working towards SDG 2 (End Hunger), and SDG 12 (Ensure Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns) to build sustainable and equitable future.
Why take The PLEDGE™ on Food Waste?
Designed by Food and Beverage sustainability experts and academics, The PLEDGE™ presents a holistic methodology for F&B businesses to design, promote, and maintain best practices to prevent food waste. The PLEDGE™ encourages community and industry leaders to make a commitment to a triple bottom line approach for their business where economic, social, and environmental impact are integral to daily operations. The PLEDGE™ is an opportunity for leaders across the hospitality industry to drive positive impact in their organizations, across their networks, and differentiate themselves from their competition.
The certification offers practical methods to cut food waste and reduce operational expenses.
Going above and beyond the existing standards of food service excellence, The PLEDGE™ encourages hotels, restaurants, and canteens to generate positive environmental impact from reduced waste, as well as benefits for their local communities by raising awareness on the issue of food waste and embracing options to donate food surpluses to people in need.
Why do we need this certification?
Consumers are demanding more sustainable choices. Beyond monitoring and preventing food waste, The PLEDGE™ offers recognition for your food service business as a leader in sustainable hospitality. It also engages your employees and customers in food waste prevention and empowers them to make responsible choices with food, whether at work or while enjoying a meal.
Benchmarking is another key feature to The PLEDGE™ that encourages food service organizations to measure their performance and metrics against sister outlets or outlets similar in scope. It moves beyond an individual organization to promote healthy competition and a transformation for the hospitality industry, where sustainability becomes inseparable from food service.
What you can do!
Take The PLEDGE™ ! Hotels and restaurants in the middle east, contact us at Sustainability Kiosk, the only certified facilitators in the region.We will guide you through the process and cheerleader through the whole process to achieve your food waste reduction goals.
Commercial Benefits
- Reduce food waste by up to 40%
- Payback on investment is 4-6 months
- Access to marketing and communications toolbox to engage networks on the topic of food waste
- Attract new customers
- Global recognition and differentiation from the competition.
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