The Q Café Company has signed the Food Waste Charter. As supported by our ISO 14001 Accreditation and Origin Green Accreditation under our sustainability strategy. The Charter is a voluntary agreement to accelerate action to reach Ireland’s food waste reduction target under the UN Sustainable Development Goal 12.3.

Ireland along with almost 200 other countries has committed to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, including ‘By 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses’.

The Charter promotes a collective industry commitment to measure, reduce and report food waste along the entire food supply chain.  Food waste is a global issue, having negative impacts on the environment, society and the economy.  One quarter of the food that is produced worldwide is lost or wasted.  Given that 8-10% of greenhouse gas emissions are caused by food loss and waste, it has substantial impact on the climate as food production, processing and transportation all require substantial amounts of energy, water and land.