Nourish is partnering with the World Resources Institute to bring the Coolfood Pledge to Canadian hospitals. The Coolfood Pledge helps your organization commit to and achieve a science-based target to reduce the climate impact of the food you serve. Across the globe, organizations serving 3.5 billion meals a year have signed up. Members are guided through a three-step approach: Pledge, Plan, and Promote.
Pledge
Hospitals ready to commit to climate action sign the pledge to work towards the shared Coolfood goal of reducing the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the food they serve by 25 percent by 2030. This target has been chosen to be in line with achieving the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement.
To get started hospitals submit their food purchasing data for a past one-year period, which is then analyzed by the World Resources Institute team to create a personalized climate impact report as the baseline. Every year hospitals submit their annual food spending data to see the impact of their menu changes on their climate impact (All hospital Information is kept completely confidential and presented in aggregated national and global reports). Watch year over year as innovations and purchasing shifts move emissions lower and toward the target.
Read more about the Coolfood methodology.
Plan
Nourish is helping to build the growing network of hospital food service teams moving toward planetary health menus is growing. Nourish will support you with peer networking opportunities and share resources, and support from Coolfood - like their Playbook to plant-rich dishes - to support you to lead change in your organization. Let your baseline climate impact report guide a work plan of innovations to shift your purchasing decisions and menu toward a sustainable future.
Promote
Nourish and the Coolfood team are eager to share your successes. We love promoting ideas that are working, and milestone achievements in emission reduction. We will be sharing our collective performance (nationally and globally) and progress in meeting GHG targets. Our team is happy to provide resources to support your Communications team in sharing your involvement with Coolfood on your social channels.
Benefits of Joining
Establish concrete baseline data to support and inform tangible efforts for improvement
Build a team of motivated staff to share in the goal of sustainability efforts
Meet your patient, resident, and staff’s evolving dietary preferences and needs
Reduce your supply chain (“Scope 3”) GHG emissions
Build your reputation as a leader in a growing movement that is tackling the climate impact of food
The Movement is Growing
Ready to take the Coolfood pledge?
Our team is excited to connect with you. Complete the following form to take the next step.
Join the Canadian hospitals leading the way on planetary health menus.
These Canadian hospitals are taking bold action to reduce their climate impact by taking the Coolfood pledge:
