The PLEDGE on Food Waste

The PLEDGE is a practical and scalable answer to a widely underestimated issue with dire consequences: Food Waste. In line with the United Nations' SDGs 2, 12 and 13  and designed on first-hand knowledge from F&B sustainability experts and academics, it helps restaurants to drastically reduce Food Waste, cut on cost, boost their image and foster collaboration with complementary food waste solution providers.

It is the ideal scalable solutions for government agencies, international hotel, catering and restaurant groups, willing to better control food waste and associated costs, establish an audited benchmarking system, and identify existing food waste solutions providers at each level of the FW pyramid.

The 3rd party verified certification and benchmarking system is articulated around 7 key pillars that include Policy adoption, Food Waste Monitoring System, Cross Department Responsibilities, Staff Awareness, Procedure Improvement, Guest Engagement and Transformation / Redistribution to avoid landfilling.

The BOLD objective is for restaurants, canteens and hotel outlets to reach ZERO Food Waste to Landfill.

The 95 criteria, guidelines on auditor's expectations, and tools are available 24/7 on the online platform.