We create food sustainability solutions for businesses
How do we help…
We enable any food company to make its business greener, less polluting and more restorative by designing action-oriented strategies that are fit for purpose. What’s your food vision?
How do we help…
We help you build and localise your global food sustainability strategy to future proof your business using futures and design thinking tools that align with best practice food systems frameworks
We will handhold you through your food sustainability journey and help you measure progress
How we bring food sustainability to life…
Start today. No matter where you are on your sustainability journey, be that starting out, making progress, or a leader, there is more you can do. Kick off with our food sustainability strategy workshop to align teams around your focus areas. We will support you in designing a roadmap with identified challenges, prioritised solutions and an action plan. Book a Discovery call with Heidi.
How we define food sustainability
We draw on our extensive experience to customise solutions for each new partner.
Our work aligns to the Food Made Good (food service) and Omni (food products) Frameworks as well as the 17 SDGs to ensure we provide holistic advisory services. We are in the business of change and can help you kickstart your food sustainability transformation programme through innovative workshops and best practice policies that is accessible to the layman.
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Procurement
Embrace biodiversity
Our global food system is the primary driver of biodiversity loss around the world. Procure diverse food crops to supports more resilient and healthy ecological systems.
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Source deforestation-free commodities
Three quarters of all deforestation occurring today is linked to agriculture, predominantly driven by the production of beef, soy, and palm oil. Procure deforestation-free commodities to protect existing forests now and into the future.
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Support animal welfare
Industrial animal factories and livestock operations create serious hazards to animal welfare. Conscious procurement promotes the shift away from inhumane treatment of animals.
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Support fair farming
Procuring fairly traded promotes a global trade based on fairness that ensures producers can have stable and sustainable livelihoods.
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Source seafood responsibly
Increased global demand for seafood is linked to the overexploitation of marine resources and species extinction. Procuring sustainably sourced seafood promotes well-managed fisheries that supports livelihoods and healthy marine environments.
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Plant-forward and less and better meat
Food is attributable to a third of global greenhouse gas emissions, however meat accounts for 60% of those. The latest science encourages boosting the intake of plants and shifting to sustainably produced meat to minimize the environmental impacts of food production.
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Support healthy soils
Unsustainable agricultural practices contribute to soil degradation that threatens global food supply and biodiversity. Procure from farms that practice regenerative farming for healthy soils.
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Celebrate local and seasonal
Food transportation makes up 10% of food-related carbon emissions. Buying local and seasonal produce ensures freshness, minimises the environmental impact from food transportation, processing and storage, and supports local livelihoods.
Environment
Conserve water & energy
Agriculture accounts for 70% of total usable water consumption worldwide and is the single largest contributor of nonpoint-source pollution to surface water and groundwater.
Environment
Prevent Reduce Reuse & Recycle
Reduce waste-to-landfill to embrace a more circular model of production and consumption.
Environment
Reduce food loss & waste
Roughly one-third of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted globally, which amounts to about 1.3 billion tons per year. Reduction of food loss and waste reduces greenhouse gas emissions, conserves natural resources, and can increase food availability to the most vulnerable, and also saves you money.
Society
Uphold fair labour
Exploitation and discrimination in the workplace is no longer tolerated. Providing equal and inclusive opportunities, training and policies that keep employees happy and productive. Adhere to fair pay practices and uphold workers rights.
Society
Support the community
Engage with a range of organizations in the community to collectively contribute towards a more inclusive and equitable local food system.
Society
Ensure access to nutritious diets
Globally we produce enough food to feed the world, but more than 828 million people still suffer from hunger and/or malnutrition. Offer nutritious menu options that meet dietary requirements to lead a healthy life.
Society
Maintain food safety
Every year, 600 million people fall ill and one in 10, about 420,000 die from eating food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites, toxins, or chemicals. Access to safe and nutritious food is key to a healthy and quality life.
“Our University prides itself in our aggressive approach to sustainability, meaning we set difficult targets and then challenge ourselves to develop creative solutions. The collaboration fits our vision perfectly and helps us develop sustainability KPIs for our F&B outlets that are meaningful, measurable, and transparent.”
Prof Davis Bookhart
HKUST
“We have evolved from the Food Made Good HK brand to Future Green. This allows us to expand our range of services beyond F&B to include a broader audience such as schools, corporations and government institutions. Sharing knowledge and solutions about sustainable food systems is urgently needed and we can provide that in a more effective and compelling way!”
Heidi Yu Spurrell
Founder & CEO
2023
6 steps to turning messy ideas into concrete next steps with The British Chamber of Commerce
3rd November2023
From Healthy Kids Menu to Asian-Inspired Delights: SpiceBox Organics Revamps Catering Services, Championing Sustainability and Clean Eating in Hong Kong
12th October2023
MEMBERS MONTHLY MEETUP – REDUCE FOOD LOSS & WASTE 10TH OCTOBER 2023
