Food Made Good has worked with more than 10,000 kitchens since launching in the UK in 2010
A pioneering sustainability programme for the food service industry is being rolled out worldwide, helping businesses tackle a raft of challenges including plastic pollution, carbon emissions, food waste, and deforestation.
Food Made Good provides its members with access to a catalogue of sustainability resources, including a guide to key environmental issues, an industry standard rating to track performance, and a programme of events and campaigns, such as the World's 50 Best Restaurants sustainability award.
Started in the UK in 2010, from today the model is available to any organisation globally that is interested in working to build a more sustainable food system. Networks are being established in Japan, Greece, Belgium, Luxembourg, Hong Kong and Singapore, the organisation said.
"There is growing awareness that the decisions we make about the food we eat have an enormous impact; on ourselves, on society and on the planet," said Food Made Good CEO Simon Heppner.
"Nobody wants to leave their principles at the door when they eat out and chefs are in a unique position to help us use the power of our appetites wisely and make better decisions."
Since its launch in the UK, Food Made Good has worked with more than 10,000 kitchens and influenced the sustainability of more than a billion meals, the organisation said. Delivered through the Sustainable Restaurant Association, the campaign currently works with a host of high profile members such as Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, Pizza Hut Restaurants, University of Oxford, and Virgin Atlantic.
"Food Made Good's impact is not just in the way that it helps chefs operate more sustainably within their own restaurants, but also in the way that they act as ambassadors and advocates, demonstrating what's possible and influencing their staff, peers and customers," said Nick Jeffries, from the Ellen Macarthur Foundation.
The move comes just days after the Food and Drink Federation published a new strategy setting out the industry's sustainability ambitions.
Entitled A Recipe for Growth, Prosperity and Sustainability: the UK Food and Drink Industry's Plan for Success, the report calls on the government to step up support for the UK's largest industry, putting forward a raft of policy proposals to bolster competitiveness and curb environmental impacts across the sector.