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Our sustainability guide for hospitality micro businesses has been designed to help you become more sustainable, cut carbon, save money, and use resources efficiently.
This guide provides:
For general sustainability advice regarding Utilities, and factsheets full of tips and tricks for measuring and tracking energy, water and waste, visit the guide landing page.
One of the main ways you can reduce your footprint as a hospitality business is to minimise the waste that you create, particularly your food waste. You can find some generic tips on reducing waste in Section 2.5, but below are a few more ideas that will be particularly relevant if you serve food. If you provide takeaways, packaging and packaging waste is likely another priority area for you.
As well as thinking about the waste you make and the products you use, you will also need to think about the energy, water, and transport methods you use. General tips can be found in Sections 2.4, 2.3, and 2.2, respectively.
Signing up to the National Refill Scheme will connect customers with your refillable food and drink offerings.
We have a range of resources available for organisations on their net zero journey.
Access our Net Zero Glossary for all the terminology you need to cut through the climate jargon.
Ensure you've read our general advice for micro SMEs on their sustainability journey.
Our How To Save Energy resources will help your business implement low and no cost solutions that will reduce your energy use and save you money.
Access resources to help your business reduce carbon, improve its environmental credentials and save money.
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