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On a scale of 1-5 how would you rate how environmentally sustainable, eco friendly or environmentally conscious your business current is?
1 - Don't really take any actions
2 - Not good but interested
3 - OK we take a few actions
4 - Quite good, we try hard
5 - Very good
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Do you currently take any environmental action as a business / have you taken any steps to become more eco-friendly?
Yes I have taken some steps
No but I want to
Unsure
Are there any practices or frustrations you have that immediately come to mind that you would like to see if there are alternatives to change?
Do you measure and/or audit the amount of waste your business creates?
Yes we have had our waste audited and/or actively track our waste ourselves
No but we are interested in learning more
No and not interested at this stage
Are there any other ways you take responsibility for the waste created by your products and services? (E.g. Takeaway cup borrow system, giving away unsellable food, water stations)
Are you taking action to reduce or design out waste from your business processes?
Yes, we have taken some action to reduce waste
No but we are interested in learning more
No
If you have taken some actions briefly describe these below
Have you taken any of the following actions? (tick all that may apply)
Staff has had training on identifying recyclable material
Site has posters onsite to remind staff and customers about separating recycling
We use council / kerbside recycling
Recycling is taken to a local recycling centre
Use commercial waste providers for waste, recycling and/or organics
Soft plastics are collected and taken to a drop off point for recycling
Have any practices in place to reduce single-use waste
Have any practices in place to reduce paper wastage
None of the above
Any other actions you have taken you would like us to note?
If you have any, tell us about your Food Waste Reduction Practices. Tick all that apply
Using ingredients diverted from waste, rescued or rejected by supermarkets e.g. Perfectly Imperfect, Wonky Box, Food Together
Partnered with food rescue for leftover food e.g. Love Soup
Listed with Foodprint to sell end of day food
Leftover food goes home with staff or given out locally
None currently in place
None of the above but we do ... (comment below)
Other Food Waste Reduction Practices we have in place or trialling
If you have any, what are your current food scrap practices like? Tick all that apply
Staff has had training on the value of food scraps and separation processes
Site has posters onsite to remind staff and customers about separating food scraps
Food scraps are taken by a large scale compost collection service (e.g. Green Gorilla )
Food scraps are collected and used by a local group (e.g. City to Farm, Community Garden)
Food scraps are collected and used by staff or onsite in gardens
Food scrap collection bins are available in all spaces (e.g. FOH and Kitchen)
None
We don't really have food scraps
Do you have any practices or suggestions for other food scrap practices or actions?
If you have any practices, tell us about how you reduce single-use waste. Tick all that apply.
Buy food products in bulk or from refillery
Buy unpackaged goods (eg: Fruit loose)
Offers reusable serveware for takeaways
Use 100% reusable cutlery and serve ware
None of the above
Other
Other single use waste elimiators
Do you offer free water refills to anyone including non-customers?
Yes and we are registered with Refill NZ and have a sticker on the window
Yes we offer this but not registered or advertised
No but we are interested in finding out more about Refill NZ
No
Do you source products locally? Tick all that apply
Uses staff-grown or onsite-grown food
Buys ingredients or food from local producers (e.g. bread, milk, eggs, greens)
Buys products ongoingly from local businesses / suppliers
Onsell for other local businesses (e.g. art, serveware, furniture, products)
No
Do you cater to vegan and vegetarian diets? Tick all that apply
We provide at least two plant based drink options
We provide at least two plant based menu options
We will adapt menu items to be plant based
No
Do you offer milk alternatives to dairy?
Yes - see below for our options
No
And, do you advertise the benefits of the alternatives to your customers and encourage trying?
Alternatives offered and/or other comments
Tell us about how you encourage reuse. Tick all that apply.
Accepts Reusable cups
Accepts reusable containers for food takeaways
Encourages customers to BYO reusables via stickers, posters, or prompt from staff
Single Use Takeaway Packaging Free (No single use cups or container of any material used)
Provide a mug & container library or borrow system (e.g. boomerang box, mug library)
Provides a mug and container swap or loan paid system (e.g. again again, Returnr)
If you currently have any paper waste savings practices do these include any of the following? (tick all that may apply)
Staff contracts are digitised as a standard and not printed
Client contracts are digitised as a standard and not printed
Air dryer or cloth hand towels instead of single use paper
Package free or paper wrapped toilet paper if selling products
Reminder signage around printers, eg "Think before you print"
Recycleable paper napkins or other
Sugar bowls instead of sachets
Paperless eftpos
Digitised systems for customer receipts etc (send by email)
Yes we do but different to the above (add details below)
Nothing at this stage
If you take any other paper waste savings actions please list below
Tell us about your current environmentally friendly chemical use. Tick all that apply.
We use non-toxic, natural ingredient based or grey water safe cleaning products
We refill our cleaning products at a refillery
We buy in bulk to refill small bottles eg: Soap, Counter spray, Laundry Liquid
Other (details below)
Currently no actions taken
Other environmentally friendly chemical use actions we are taking ...
If you provide compostable packaging, do you also offer a commercial compost collection point for those items? (e.g. collection bin for Green Gorilla)
Yes
No
Not relevant
Have you made commitments or set targets to reduce or eliminate waste?
Yes
No
Conscious money decisions. Tick all that apply
Bank with KiwiBank (NZ owned, BCorp Certified, no fossil fuel investment)
Bank with Co-operative Bank (Customer owned, no fossil fuel investment, BCorp certified)
Used mindful money survey to asses where money is being invested
Pay staff living wage or above
None of the above
Does your business inherently use heavy amounts of power, water, fossil fuels or chemicals because of the nature of the industry? E.g. Relies on freight or shipping daily, sells products made of fossil fuels, uses lots of power or tranport.
Yes
No
If you have any, what environmentally positive energy practices do you have in place? Tick all that apply.
Uses a fully or majority renewable energy power supplier - Powershop, Meridian, Mercury,
Lights are LED or low usage bulbs
Main business site has solar panels
New appliances have at least 3/5 star energy ratings
Staff are incentivised or encouraged to reduce power consumption
None of the above
Tell us about your energy use - how many kWh of energy do you use on average a month?
If you have any, what environmentally positive transport practices do you have? Tick all that apply
Work from home is encouraged
Company cars are hybrid or electric
Carpooling is encouraged and facilitated
Public transport is encouraged and facilitated (e.g. flexible work hours to accomodate public transport)
Walking to work in encouraged
None of the above
Please tell us about your carbon emissions if you can. A business' carbon footprint is the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions produced annually. Usually transport, manufacturing, waste, power usage (inc. heating), and other practices measured to find this number. Do you know your current carbon emissions?
Yes
No
If you answered No above would you like more details on how to measure your businesses carbon emissions
Yes
No
If you currently, measure and/or manage your carbon footprint, how do you do this?
Use a certified third party service to measure carbon footprint
Have met set targets for reducing carbon footprint
Use a third party certified, locally focused, regenerative carbon credit programme to offset
We offset carbon footprint from staff travel
Have publicly set targets to reduce carbon footprint
Don't currently take action but interested in finding out how and opportunities
Not currently interested
Have you attained or are you working towards carbon neutral or carbon positive status through a carbon programme based on international standards?
Yes
No
No but interested in details
If you have measured your carbon footprint and/or bought offset credits, please tell us about your partners/providers and CO2Kg emissions.