Sustainability

Sharp’s and Punch Pubs team up for beach clean

23-Apr-2024 By Gary Lloyd

Sharp’s Brewery and Punch Pubs have teamed up to clean up a beach in Cornwall.

How the sector is marking Earth Day

19-Apr-2024 By Gary Lloyd

From re-using a weekly by-product of 10 tonnes of spent grain to brewing a new beer using leftover ingredients, the hospitality sector is doing its part for Earth Day.

PUBLICAN AWARDS 2024

Publican Awards Best Sustainable Pub Company winner, sponsored by Sky Business: Greene King

04-Apr-2024 By The Morning Advertiser

Greene King blew the judges away in terms of its green credentials.

OPINION

OPINION: Navigating greenwashing – a beginner’s guide

28-Mar-2024 By Greg Pilley, managing director, Stroud Brewery

A stream of market research surveys reveal the era of environmental consciousness has arrived.

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Start your journey to sustainability with the free Hospitality Carbon Calculator and Toolkit

26-Mar-2024 By Sky Business and Zero Carbon Forum

As hospitality aims to reach net zero by 2040 (including its supply chain), the first step for all venues is understanding their carbon footprint and how they can start to reduce it.

OPINION

OPINION: Sustainability comes of age in pubs and hospitality

11-Mar-2024 By Hamish Stoddart, founder of Peach Pubs and strategic adviser to Punch Pubs

I attended Planet Peach – the hospitality Sustainability Summit – this week and Which?, the consumer magazine, released a sustainability report on pubs and restaurants.

Zero Carbon Forum: Report fails to recognise sustainable initiatives

01-Mar-2024 By Gary Lloyd

The Zero Carbon Forum has accused review specialist Which? of failing to recognise many initiatives hospitality businesses have implemented in their journey to reach net zero in its sustainable restaurant report.

Robinsons launches free updated green guide for all pubs

27-Feb-2024 By Gary Lloyd

Stockport-based brewer and pub operator Robinsons has vowed to help its pub partners and managers build more sustainable businesses by launching the Greener Retailing Guide 2024.

St Austell installs 600 extra solar panels

29-Jan-2024 By Nikkie Thatcher

Hare Brewery, which is owned by St Austell Brewery, had installed hundreds more solar panels in a bid to use as much renewable energy as possible to fuel beer production.

OPINION

Pubs and beyond: harnessing alcohol duty for everyone’s benefit

29-Jan-2024 By Greg Pilley, managing director, Stroud Brewery

Perusing through the news recently has brought into sharp focus just how great the pressures being felt by the sector are: during 2023, more than 500 pubs closed their doors for good.

OPINION

Everyone has to start saving the planet soon

18-Dec-2023 By Hamish Stoddart, founder of Peach Pubs and strategic adviser to Punch Pubs

COP26 was the moment the UK and our industry came together to commit to try to play our part in keeping global warming to below 1.5°C.

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Can't afford to save the planet?

06-Nov-2023 By Greg Pilley, managing director, Stroud Brewery

How often do you find yourself having to balance your values against cost?

Over 4,000 venues start net zero journey

12-Oct-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Some 375 hospitality companies, spanning 4,738 sites have signed up to UKHospitality (UKH)’s carbon calculator, which was launched in partnership with the trade body, Zero Carbon Forum and Sky Zero.

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BBPA and WRAP team up to battle against food waste war

15-Sep-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pubs have been invited to find out how they can save money and cut food waste as part of a collaboration between the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) and the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP).

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The importance of sustainability to pubgoers

06-Sep-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Consumers are putting sustainability at the top of their agenda when choosing where and what to eat, research has shown

BII partners with Zero Carbon Forum

14-Aug-2023 By Gary Lloyd

The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has partnered with Zero Carbon Forum to support pubs on their sustainability journey as part of the BII’s recently launched Sustainability Champion Award.

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1 in 3 operators use sustainability-based staff training

11-Aug-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Some 33% of operators implement environmentally sustainable training with their team members, a recent poll conducted by The Morning Advertiser revealed.

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‘Single-use plastic is more than straws’

20-Jul-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

The increased use around single-use plastics has become a global sustainability issue, according to the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance.

‘Hospitality firms sit at centre of sustainability challenge’

19-Jul-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

A number of voices from the sector have come together to share the benefits of aiming to reduce their carbon emissions as part of a recent report.

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More experts revealed for sustainability special webinar

18-Jul-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Voices from across the sector will be sharing expertise around sustainability later this month (July).

Heineken’s multimillion pound plan to cut carbon emissions

17-Jul-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Brewer Heineken UK has revealed it is pumping £25m into installing heat pumps at its Manchester brewery, in a bid to reduce carbon emissions.

GREEN INITIATIVE

Top tips on encouraging wildlife in beer gardens

14-Jul-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Reducing food waste and boosting local eco-systems are just two benefits that encouraging wildlife into your beer garden can bring.

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Expert advice on becoming more environmentally sustainable

07-Jul-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

If you’re looking for advice on how to increase your green credentials, we’ve got you covered with our online webinar.

Shaking Up Sustainability in bars

07-Jul-2023 By Charli Tomney

Last Tuesday (27 June) the Top 50 Cocktail Bars teamed up with current number 43, The Milk Thistle, for an exclusive event at the venue all about sustainability in bars.

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Incorporating environmentally friendly initiatives into food and drink

06-Jul-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Foraging, using whole animals and utilising local suppliers are just some of the ways in which sustainability can be integrated on food and drink menus.

‘One-stop shop’ directory for sustainable suppliers launches

06-Jul-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

A ‘first of its kind’ services directory to link up supply chain firms with hospitality and brewing businesses to help reach net zero faster is set to be launched.

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Brewfitt: Going Green with the Future of Dispense System

05-Jul-2023 By Brewfitt

The concept of “going green” encompasses a wide range of topics, including reducing our carbon footprint, minimising pollution, protecting the environment and promoting reuse and recycling. The benefits of embracing sustainability are evident and it is...

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How to implement sustainability into your business

05-Jul-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

We've spoken with a number of experts around how businesses can implement sustainability schemes into their operations in this special podcast episode.

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Local sourcing – the pros and cons

04-Jul-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Building relationships with nearby suppliers can prove fruitful with pricing and availability but is local always best?

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Why operators need to ensure sustainability is at the heart of their business

03-Jul-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Morning Advertiser has launched the Green Initiative, supported by Molson Coors Beverage Company and Brewfitt, to highlight the benefits and opportunities being more environmentally friendly can have on business.

Revolution’s net zero target approved by climate initiative

12-Jun-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Revolution Bars Group has announced its commitment to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions across its supply chain and operations has been assessed and approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

Reasons to be optimistic

11-Nov-2022 By Ed Bedington

The MA's Ed Bedington caught up with Robinsons Brewery's William Robinson to discuss the economic outlook and grounds for optimism amid the challenges we're facing.

Oakman plants one million trees from coffee sales

01-Nov-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Multi-site operator Oakman Group has planted more than one million trees in order to offset some of the daily carbon emissions produced by the business and its stakeholders.

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Meet the finalists for Best Sustainable Pub sponsored by Heineken UK

23-Sep-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

With the Great British Pub Awards just days away from announcing and celebrating some of the best pubs in the business, we take a look at some of the finalists that are in the running to take home some silver. Today it’s the turn of the pubs that are...

First Green Pub Guide launched

10-Aug-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

The first ever Green Pub Guide has been launched to highlight venues that are looking to be kinder to the planet.

CAMRA backs plastic-free pint campaign

10-Aug-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Consumer organisation the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has joined the call for a ban on single-use plastic pint cups.

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BrewDog launches scheme to help pubs put the planet first

27-Jun-2022 By Ed Bedington

Craft beer giant BrewDog is launching a brand new initiative to support pubs and bars on its journey to putting the planet first.

The MA's Review of the Week

Never been a greater need for innovation

10-Jun-2022 By Ed Bedington

The MA's Ed Bedington caught up with Creative Hospitality's Bruno Nunes for his take on the big news this week, from pessimism in the face of the oncoming challenge through to reinvention for survival.

Still time to enter the 2022 Great British Pub Awards

27-Apr-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

There are just under four weeks left to enter this year’s Great British Pub Awards and be in with a chance to be named the overall Great British Pub of the Year.

Greene King pledges to be net zero by 2040

25-Apr-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Greene King has pledged to become net zero by 2040, following steps taken by trade bodies to cut down the sector’s carbon footprint after the chief executive dubbed the climate crisis the “greatest challenge of our time.”

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Helping the licensed trade take steps towards Net Zero

25-Apr-2022 By Pernod Ricard UK

Every business has a role to play in building a better future. Employees expect it, customers prefer it and investors place a premium on it.

Hospitality and brewing industry launch Carbon Toolkit to cut carbon

22-Apr-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Zero Carbon Forum has launched the Hospitality & Brewing Carbon Calculator and Toolkit on World Earth Day today (22 April 2022), to help hospitality operators and brewers calculate and cut down their carbon footprint.

Customers care about sustainability when ordering takeaway

20-Apr-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Stocking sustainable food options, avoiding waste and being conscious about packaging are key to attracting customers to pubs when serving takeaways, a survey commissioned by Deliverect has revealed ahead of World Earth Day (22 April).

2022 interior design trends revealed

11-Apr-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Sustainability, homecoming and artistry are just a few of the interior design trends that have proved popular in the hospitality sector throughout 2022 according to commercial outfitter Novograf.

Publican awards 2022

Best Sustainable Pub Company sponsored by Sky - Peach Pubs

07-Apr-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

Since the day it was launched 20 years ago, Peach has taken a leading role in driving sustainability initiatives in pubs.

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Meet the finalists: Best Sustainable Pub Company sponsored by Sky

25-Mar-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

The winner of the Best Sustainable Pub Company will have demonstrated a significant and concerted effort to reduce its waste.

99% of hospitality staff want to work for sustainable businesses

10-Mar-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Ways in which hospitality businesses can cut costs and reduce waste by prolonging the life of their commercial catering equipment have been revealed by a new report from BRITA Professional.

Just one fifth of hospitality businesses know where their food waste comes from

08-Mar-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

A joint survey of leading hospitality operators, representing more than 2,3000 sites, has revealed only one fifth of sector businesses track whether their food waste comes from preparation, spoilage or plant waste.

Sustainability in cocktail bars 'very important for the world right now'

22-Feb-2022 By Rebecca Weller

The key to sustainability in cocktail bars lies within using local resources, reusable items, and creative solutions to combat waste, according to sustainable cocktail bars across the sector.

Heineken UK releases new sustainability report

03-Feb-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Heineken UK has released a new report examining three key sustainability trends shaping the hospitality industry: innovation in infrastructure, environmentally friendly experiences, and serving up a sustainable offering.