Funded by the DfE, Climate Ambassadors match volunteer climate experts with education settings.
Part of Let’s Go Zero, Climate Action Advisors are independent experts who offer free support for schools, colleges, and nurseries across England.
Complete a food and catering audit
Review the types and sources of food provided at your setting, and how it is procured, prepared, served, and disposed of.
Identify some food and catering quick wins
Use the findings from your food and catering audit to identify simple, immediate changes which will make your setting's food practices more sustainable.
Identify some food waste quick wins
Once you have identified some food waste hotspots through collaboration with your catering staff and suppliers, you should choose to progress any easy, low-cost actions that can deliver immediate or near-term benefits.
Plan a session on sustainable food in your behaviour change programme
Educate your whole community on the topic of food sustainability, and sustainable food habits.
Identify some long term food and catering interventions
Using the results of your discussions with your catering staff and suppliers, and engagement with your staff and learners, identify some longer-term actions that will help you to improve your food and catering sustainability practices.