The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has partnered with Zero Carbon Forum to support pubs on their sustainability journey, as part of its recently launched Sustainability Champion Award.
The award recognises and celebrates the pub sector’s outstanding commitment to sustainability and the environment. It is supported by Sky Business. The forum, a non-profit organisation dedicated to helping hospitality and brewing reach net zero at pace, will be providing BII members with access to a Carbon Calculator and toolkit.
These were developed with funding from the forum, Sky, UKHospitality, the British Beer and Pub Association, and the
Brewer’s Company. It enables hospitality operators and brewers to calculate their carbon footprint and identify achievable key actions to reduce emissions while improving efficiency and sustainability.
“It’s fantastic to see the BII launch this important award, recognising the work pubs are already doing to implement sustainable practices across their businesses,” said Mark Chapman, chief executive and founder of the Zero Carbon Forum.
“The extreme temperatures we’re experiencing highlights that the effects of climate change are happening now. Rapid reductions in carbon emissions are critical to maintaining a habitable planet, and as food and drink creates over a third of emissions, our customers and employees expect us to take action.
“We are delighted to be supporting the BII to help their members measure their climate impact and take immediate action to build more resilient and efficient businesses through accessing the Carbon Calculator and toolkit.
“We also welcome any BII members who want to join the forum to go further through setting net zero targets and accessing all the support they need to get there with individual and collaborative initiatives. We are committed to supporting the industry and every business in it to take action to improve efficiency and resilience on the journey to net zero and a more sustainable future for all.”
