Food

Food

Edge Hill University recognises the environmental and social implications of procuring and providing food on campus.  Some 20% of the UKs greenhouse gas emissions are related to food consumption.

As a result, we are working to assess the significance of sustainability throughout our supply chains.

Read our Sustainable Food Policy [PDF] that sets out our targets and aims for 2012.

What is Sustainable Food?

Sustainable food is generally considered to be food that is produced, processed and traded in ways that:

• Contributes to thriving local economies and sustainable livelihoods – both in the UK and, in the case of imported products, in producer countries
• Protects the diversity of both plants and animals (and the welfare of farmed and wild species), and avoids damaging natural resources and contributing to climate change
• Provides social benefits, such as good quality, safe and healthy products, and educational opportunities.