Celebrating Sustainability
Sustainable food in Cambridge is gaining more and more traction, becoming the norm across the city, and a key part of this is due to food businesses spreading the message of the importance of sustainable food to their staff and customers.
We would love for you to shout it from the rooftops! Let the local community know about the fantastic work that you are doing as a good food business and spread the world of how they can get involved. Find below a range of suggestions and actions you could take to help you grow the sustainable food movement in Cambridge.
Actions your Business could take
Become a sustainable food awarded business, our tailored scheme for food businesses who are endeavouring to become more environmentally friendly and ethical. Explore the current businesses and awards achieved here.
Join our Sustainable Food Directory, celebrating the best local and sustainable food establishments in and around Cambridge.
Support a local or national sustainable food campaign. We regularly run sustainability schemes for businesses to get involved in such as Taste Not Waste and our new Climate Pledge for businesses.
Increase the awareness of sustainable food in your local community. For instance, by running promotions on sustainable food, and training employees on sustainable food issues so they are equipped to spread the message to customers.
Celebrate your sustainability success - publicise your environmental accreditation and policies.
Cambridge Sustainable Food Guidance
We provide a guidance service on all aspects of sustainability, find out more.
If you are currently setting up, or just starting out, as a good food business and are in need of guidance, see our advice for food businesses webpage.
Explore our Environmental Advice for Food Businessespage for further advice covering food waste reduction, recycling in Cambridge, reducing packaging use, saving water and energy, sustainable sourcing, keeping it local and how to communicate sustainability with your staff.
Guidance on our business pledge and award scheme.
Cambridge Food Hub is an innovative food distribution system, aiming to increase the accessibility of sustainable food whilst supporting local producers and small businesses. They provide services to help local good food businesses.
Celebrating Sustainability across Cambridge
St John’s College is a Gold Cambridge Sustainable Food business award holder. Part of their work focused on reducing their food waste by taking part in our Taste Not Waste scheme.
See below some of Cambridge’s sustainable businesses along with their awards.
