Corporate Social Responsibility
Businesses have played a central role in supporting the Cambridge community over the years, notably over the Covid-19 pandemic. It has been inspiring to witness all the amazing Cambridge businesses getting involved in community food, sharing resources, skills and time to help shape a sustainable food system for all in Cambridge.
Healthy eating is also a key part of this sustainable food system, however we are increasingly finding that cheap processed food is often outpricing the healthier options. At Cambridge Sustainable Food we are working hard to create a food system where everyone can have access to healthy and affordable food. As a good food business you can help make this a reality through the promotion of healthy food at an affordable price. The health and wellbeing of your employees and your suppliers' employees is also a key way you can help the community, ensuring access to good food through providing a fair wage and encouraging healthy eating practices at work and at home.
Explore our list of actions you could take to support your local community’s health and wellbeing below.
Actions your Business could take
Educate and empower employees to adopt sustainable food practices at home and take action through signing our individual manifesto pages.
Support community action on food by offering time and skills, materials or space or financial support - such as cooking for one of our holiday lunches meals.
Support community action on food by running a fundraiser or carrying out a food collection for a local food organisation.
Become a living wage employer.
Get involved with corporate volunteering - help out a community food project or a community waste project for a day, or get involved in community growing.
Promote health and well being for all - provide a wide variety of healthy options at affordable prices on your menus and/or provide training on healthy eating in the workplace.
Support a local or national sustainable food campaign.
Ensure your food suppliers adopts high worker standards.
Support the local community and prevent food waste by redistributing your surplus food. As a local food business you can express your interest in donating surplus to a community food hub through this form.
Cambridge Sustainable Food Guidance
Learn how to become a living wage employer.
We provide a guidance service on all aspects of sustainability, find out more.
Learn and educate about food waste, climate diets, sustainable procurement, such as buying local and seasonal, and food poverty in Cambridge and actions you can take. Explore our Environmental Advice for Food Businesses page for further advice.
A handy guide on promoting healthier options in the workplace from public health matters.
Corporate Social Responsibility case study
Numerous inspiring food businesses have got involved in the city’s Covid-19 community food response, donating finances and essential food, as well as giving their time and skills to support the community. For instance, local chefs have regularly cooked delicious meals to go out in Holiday Lunches, as part of the pandemic emergency food response. Learn more about the community's Covid-19 response and how businesses have got involved in this report.
See below some of Cambridge’s good food businesses in action!
