Food Waste Prevention in Mauritius
10 organizations are embarking their restaurants on a six-month journey to cut on food waste, reduce unnecessary costs and negative environmental impacts, and reach the international certification The PLEDGE™ on Food Waste. This program is engineered by LightBlue, a UN awarded Best Small Business(2021). It is made possible by the HRDC and coordinated by SigneNatir with Business Mauritius. Locally supported by FoodWise and facilitated by Living Labs.
Destination Impact Metrics
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"We believe that The PLEDGE™ is creating an opportunity to engage not only our strong hospitality industry but further ignite the appetite from distinctive diners who are increasingly expecting responsible gastronomy. Our goal is to become a case study for other countries and destinations to follow suit."
Mickaël Apaya
Head of Sustainability & Inclusive Growth
Business Mauritius
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Participating Restaurants
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OUR PILOTS
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SCOPE OF THE PROJECT
EXPECTED IMPACT
Participating restaurants level
3-5% reduction in cost per cover
Up to 35% reduction in food waste
The PLEDGE™ on Food Waste certification
Special Recognition to top achievers
All-Star
Bronze
Gold
Silver
Highest score on The PLEDGE™
on Food Waste certification (out of 100%)
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Biggest reduction in food waste per cover (in %)
Biggest reduction in total food waste and reduction in CO2 equivalent
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Zero Food Waste to Landfill performers
“This project being a premiere, we couldn’t expect better conditions that this: 8 years of expertise in food waste prevention is basically encapsulated in this project, combining practical capacity building, technology, data analysis, advanced certification and consulting while nurturing the local ecosystem of food waste solution providers. Multi-dimensional and scalable solutions are now available at destinations’ level, and we will do all we can to make this Mauritius project a resounding precedent for the whole industry."
Benjamin Lephilibert
Founder & Managing Director
LightBlue Environmental Consulting
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RESOURCES
For pilots, you can find useful resources here:
PRESS
For press toolkit, please contact us via love@thepledgeonfoodwaste.org
