Sustain: The alliance for better food and farming runs a number of projects and campaigns that work to persuade the public and private sectors to change their policies and practices, so that they underpin, rather than undermine, sustainable development. As such, it is incumbent upon us, both as an organisation and as part of the Third Sector, to 'walk the talk' and also make sure our own policies and practices contribute to ethical practices and sustainable development.
We promote local and sustainably produced food, such as organic food, and campaign for policies to support sustainable food production. Several of Sustain's member organisations demonstrate that sustainable food is an economically and technically viable choice, which provides many benefits for food quality, health and the environment. Several of Sustain's projects aim to ensure that sustainable food becomes embedded into mainstream markets, such as routine purchasing decisions of supermarkets, neighbourhood food retailers and public-sector catering (e.g. schools and hospitals).
We are continuing a process of trying to 'green' our office by, for example, reducing our energy use, increasing our recycling rates and reviewing our travel arrangements. It is also part of a process of working with our membership, which we hope will lead to greater understanding of the issues, and continuous reductions in the impact of the way we work on the environment as a whole, and on climate change in particular.
Please click on the links below to view our written policies on ethics and sustainability. More will be added as they are finalised, and all comments and suggestions are most welcome.
Sustain's 'Greener Travel' Policy
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Sustain's 'Greener Housekeeping' Policy
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Sustain's 'Greener Food' Policy
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Note: Our sustainable food guidelines are also available online at: www.sustainweb.org/sustainablefood
Sustain's 'Model Catering Policy', for communicating sustainable food guidelines simply to caterers can be downloaded here. It can also be used to commission sustainable food for meetings.
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Fairtrade workplace: Sustain has also registered as a Fairtrade workplace. Read our case study on the Fairtrade Foundation website.
Additional workplace policies
Sustain's Equal Opportunities Policy
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Sustain's Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) Policy
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Sustain's Health & Safety Policy
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