CHAPTER 1 The Problem and Its Background
Introduction
Environmental sustainability becomes a trend in the restaurant industry; green practices in the foodservice are now more popular to the consumers. Exert efforts from the different government agencies particularly the department of environment and natural resources to protect our natural resources. The Non-government organization (NGO) and the private industries promote public awareness about protection and preservation of our natural environment. People should start to think all over again on how they can help to protect and preserve the environment for the future generation of mankind. It is only proper that people take care of their environment by having green practices, and the restaurant
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The researcher emphasizes the importance of practicing sustainable methods such as reduce, reuse, recycle (3Rs), waste management, eco-friendly cleaning materials, energy and water conservation. The researcher would also like the study to aid as a basis of other food service establishments in the country to improve further their practices in conserving and protecting the environment. It will also open up an idea of helping the environment to cope on a daily waste that the restaurant industry are producing that deplete and exhaust the overall beauty and capacity of the country’s natural resources. The researcher also points out that the costs to maintain a restaurant establishment is very high, that is why this study aims to help restaurateurs to understand and learn to minimize their operating costs through sustainable methods that will save them a lot in terms of financial. This study also wants to show the importance of being an eco-friendly establishment which can also be a basis for environmental …show more content…
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2. What are the green practices being employed in the selected food service establishments in the south of Metro Manila in relation to the Green Restaurant Association’s (GRA) Certification for Green Restaurant Standards in terms of:
2.1. 3R (reduce, Reuse, Recycle)
2.2. Proper waste management
2.3. Eco-friendly cleaning materials
2.4. Energy conservation (water & electricity)
3. Is there a significant difference in the green practices of the selected foodservice establishments?
4. What are possible solutions, recommendations or suggestions for the improvement of implementation of green practices in other food service establishments?
Assumption of the Study
The researcher will assume that the selected food service establishments in the south of Metro Manila will answer the different questions related to green practices of their restaurant truthfully and objectively and not limited to the recycling, waste management, eco-friendly cleaning materials and energy conservation (water and electricity). The researcher assumes that each participant will cooperate well when the survey questionnaire regarding the employed green practices of their restaurant will be conducted.
Significance of the
This is important to know because whether we care or not, the choices we make now with our food affects the world we live in. Pollution is one of the many things that negatively impacts our environment. “Local food production
BSBSUS501 Maneka Muthukumari Weerasinghe Task 1 – Part A SUSTAINABILITY POLICY PLANNING REPORT AT WHITE HOUSE CAFE The Organization White House Cafe was opened in 1991 and has been a successful establishment ever since. The Cafe operates from 9am to 5pm, 7 days a week. With 26 years of experience, the establishment has an extensive amount of experience and have formed relationships with loyal customers. White House Cafe will utilize this experience to further improve business and the sustainability policy.
Many locavores believe that transportation greatly contributes to higher greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, Source D clearly shows that for red meat, nearly 90% of the greenhouse gas emissions per year come from production, not transportation. As such, local communities must also determine not only where their food comes from, but how to produce and manufacture that food to have the least environmental impact. Otherwise, the locavore movement contributes effects that are just as detrimentally to the environment as any other form of production would produce. Likewise, individuals and restaurants must also be held accountable in a community in order to have a positive impact.
In addition to hurting the environment, Pollan argues that because fast food restaurants need so much meat for their burgers and other food
Ehrenreich mentions “The regulation poster in the single unisex rest room admonishes us to wash our hands thoroughly,” in her essay; However, there is almost no one following the instruction because “there is always some vital substance missing—soap, paper towels, toilet paper”. Although workers may want to follow the instructions, it is impossible for them to do so because they “never found all three at once ”. The effect of describing the deficient rest room is to highlight the fact that the owner of the restaurant is so stingy to the workers that the owner refuses to provide enough substance. Thus, the readers can better understand the terrible environment that the workers live in. In short, with mention the dreadful environment of the kitchen and the rest room, the audiences are able to know that lower workers work in a grubby environment and how they have been treated by the upper class.
Kalista Cook Miss Grimes College Composition II 9 February 2023 Persuasive Techniques Used by McKay Jenkins and Anna Lappe The topics of food sustainability and agricultural awareness are incredibly important. Authors McKay Jenkins and Anna Lappe bring awareness to these topics in their articles Can GMOs Be Sustainable and The Climate Crisis and the End of Our Fork. In these articles, the authors address the negative impacts of the food and agriculture industry. More specifically, they attempt to educate on the importance of creating environmentally conscious eating habits.
The consumers have the ability to increase the environmental sustainability. When National Geographic researches about this issue, it got the statistic from many consumers around 18 countries (para.4.5). So it found a few of American consumers able to live sustainably, and they feel not so much guilt. In the contrary, the consumers of Chains and India promote to live sustainably, and they feel more guilt (para.6). However, the people cannot live sustainably without awareness about the sustainability and
Chipotle is in the fast casual industry where competition is extremely intense since there are so many different dining options. An industry like fast casual restaurants has a very high growth rate therefore there is not just one company that has the market cornered. What sets the restaurants apart is not cost but product differentiation; they position themselves in the market with their slogan of Food with Integrity. Since restaurants in the fast casual industry are priced fairly in the same range Chipotle uses different product features to set themselves apart from the others (parature.com). The first value driver in Chipotle’s differentiation strategy is the product quality; they utilize local farmers who are conscience of the environment.
The article was written in response to the statement farming and food production is leading to climate change. Niman, being a rancher who raises cattle, goats, and turkeys, effectively frames the situation logically by providing credible statistics and examples to help the reader better understand the impacts of different methods of food production. She does this by providing specific information regarding the greenhouse gases involved, being carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxides. Niman, the rhetor, has written this article to try and inform the readers about the differences between traditional style and industrial style methods of food production. She has directed the article towards those concerned about the carbon footprint, we as individuals, are leaving
The premium wine industry in the Napa Valley area is an area saturated with wineries and vineyards of various sizes. With a growing number of green consumers causing the development of the LOHAS (Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability) demographic segment, many wineries are looking for ways to gain a competitive edge by differentiating their brands and reducing costs. Frog’s Leap Winery has been able to stand out with its tasty wine and “sophisticated environmental management system (EMS)” (C392).
Describe three of the environmental influences an organization faces. Provide one example of each and describe how an organization is impacted, either positively or negatively, by each: There are five main external environment forces which can influence an organization (Ashim gupta, 2009). They are technology, competition, resources, consumers, and laws and regulations. I am going to discuss consumers, competition, and resources. The first environmental influence is customers.
Over the past years, the average global temperature on Earth has increased significantly due to gas emissions. The demand for fruits, meats and other sources of food has been rising rapidly and respectively with the increase in Earth’s temperature due to increase in gas emissions in the atmosphere and the expanding global population. More significantly, countries with huge amounts of population growth, such as the United States, China, India, and the European Union have greater demand for food, which has higher carbon footprints. For example, China with 9040.74 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions, and is number for fuel combustion. 1 The problem is that people do not know that switching to vegetarianism can help reduce the causes of global warming, which means what you eat can affect how the world will be in the future.
Furthermore, it is noted that customers, particularly from developed nations like UK, France and Italy are more and more concerned about their health and the report on individual health expenditure over the last decade by OECD (2011) has confirmed that. The report shows that customers are becoming more inquisitive in the type, nature, origin and the processing method of materials in which, apparel and clothing firms uses in producing their product. Thus, demanding for transparency and accountability. Consequently, many customers have gone green and they are persistently advocating for sustainable and ethical activities of firms (Johansson, 2010; Pookulangara
It not only wastes money but also causes some environmental problems, such as pollution and rats. However, many people do not realize the problem now. Considering that food waste is troubling, it is important to initiate a movement to motivate residents to reduce food waste, and the movement can be carried out through reeducatice and facilitative strategies. Food waste is a significant food-related issue in my community as well as many other communities and cities.
To confront to this problem, Unilever would encourage workers to work longer or recruit migrant workers (Maestas and Zissimopoulos, 2010). However, with the fact that people are more concern about healthy and safe products, Unilever has successfully maintained high social and environmental standards by designing and producing that meet consumers’s needs. They have many effective activities including promoting sustainable development and utilisation of renewable resources. Therefore, it can not be denied Unilever has built its image as an environment friendly and socially responsible