Sustainable catering
Our campuses offer healthy, sustainable food for our staff, students and visitors.
We are committed to providing food choices that are good for you and the planet, with diverse menus and many vegetarian and vegan options. We also work with local and global suppliers to reduce the carbon footprint of our food operations.
Our Sustainable Food Policy sets out the guiding principles we will use to embed sustainability within catering.
Read the Sustainable Food Policy
Current activities
Here are some of the things we’re doing. Follow the links to find out more.
- Achieving 2 stars for the Food Made Good sustainable catering rating
- Implementing the principles of Menus of Change into our menus to support the health of both people and planet
- Ensuring the majority of our catering suppliers are contracted through a TUCO framework, where additional due diligence and sustainability standards have been met
- Reducing food waste and using Too Good to Go to sell surplus food
- Reducing disposables by moving towards crockery and encouraging reusable coffee cup usage through our Latte Levy
- Partnering with Himmah, a social justice organisation, to help tackle poverty, racism and education inequalities
- Providing soya milk in our cafes free of charge
If you would like to leave us feedback or suggestions, you can submit a response on the online form, or email sustainability@nottingham.ac.uk.
