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The Sustainable Restaurant Association’s new report, “Hospitality Rising: Global Challenges, Local Solutions”, highlights examples of best practice and creative initiatives from businesses across the globe. Launched this week, the report discusses the latest trends shaping the sector and celebrates a wide variety of sustainability initiatives from hospitality operations of all shapes and sizes around the world. With restaurants, hotels, bars, universities, caterers, cafés, train networks, […]
Join The Sustainable Restaurant Association and Waterscan for a free-of-charge webinar, exploring why water stewardship matters to your business and how you can make a difference. The Sustainable Restaurant Association (The SRA) is pleased to invite you to join a free-of-charge online webinar exploring why water stewardship is a priority for hospitality businesses. Co-hosted by Waterscan and The SRA, the session will provide […]
If sustainability, environmental principles or social concerns are important to your business, your customers, team members and business partners should know about it. The Sustainable Restaurant Association shares how you can create an impact report to share and celebrate your achievements. What is an impact report? An impact report is a way of showcasing your outcomes and achievements. […]
Healthy, affordable, planet-friendly and – most importantly – absolutely delicious, the vast and versatile bean family is set to play a growing role in our diet. With the ‘Bang in Some Beans’ campaign launched in the UK a few weeks ago, The Sustainable Restaurant Association explores why beans, peas and lentils will form an incredibly important part of […]
The Sustainable Restaurant Association shares five key takeaways from the Zero Waste Bar Guide, launched in partnership with Sustainable Wine Solutions and The Porto Protocol We were delighted to host an event at Tate to celebrate the launch of The Last Straw Collective and the Zero Waste Bar Guide. The Zero Waste movement is growing quickly, and sustainability […]
Our global food systems will condemn 40% of natural species to extinction by the end of the century unless we make radical changes. The hospitality sector can lead the way in finding solutions to this crisis – and a Free Biodiversity Toolkit produced by the UK’s Hospitality Sector Council and the Sustainable Restaurant Association shows how. […]
The Sustainable Restaurant Association discusses why you should build a more diverse supply chain — and how to get started. The sourcing decisions made by restaurants and other food businesses have a direct impact on communities, livelihoods and local economies. Your procurement strategy isn’t just about buying the items you need: it represents an opportunity […]
The Sustainable Restaurant Association explores why corporate governance and robust policies are just as important for independent restaurants and other small food businesses as they are for large hospitality groups. What is corporate governance and why is it important? Also known as the ‘G’ in ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance), corporate governance refers to the […]
If you want to keep staff for the long haul, it’s important to ensure their work leaves them feeling inspired, engaged and rewarded. Luckily, says the Sustainable Restaurant Association, getting your team involved in sustainability initiatives is a great way to increase job satisfaction and motivation. While staffing issues have been more challenging since the […]
The Sustainable Restaurants Association explains why recycling is not enough: we have to change how we think about waste. With the Simpler Recycling legislation being introduced in the UK from the end of March, the SRA explores the hidden horrors within the recycling system, why we need to go much deeper to solve our global […]
