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Case Study: Authentic Food Company

The initial motivation behind the Authentic Food Company's Go Green Project was to raise awareness of environmental issues internally within the company. As a responsible and ethical company, Authentic felt that it needed to do more to care for the environment. The Project's motto was 'Thinking about tomorrow today' and involved a wide range of both internal and external initiatives managed by the company's Green Panel. The main aims of the Green Panel are to work through the five main principles at the heart of the company's Authentic Environmental Management System which are: commitment and policy, planning, implementation, measurement and evaluation, and review and improvement.

The Authentic Food Company's Go Green initiatives have been running for the last fi ve years and have already made a positive impact on the business and its surrounding community. For example, in December 2009, the company hosted a Green Day across both its sites to help raise awareness of the local environment.

Throughout the day, Authentic held various green activities including: a company awareness environmental briefi ng, a Go Green quiz and an energy demonstration showing the difference in energy usage between standard and energy effi cient light bulbs. The Cycle2Work Bike Scheme supported the day and provided an added benefi t to employees, helping to reduce CO2 emissions.

Looking ahead, the company is actively working towards the requirements of the International Standard ISO: 14001:2004 and has developed a policy and Environmental Management System to ensure that good environment practice stays at the heart of the business now and in the future.

Gold Award Winner of 2010 Community Partnership Awards: Environment – SME Category

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More Information

• Community Partnership Awards
• Winners 2010 - Community Partnership Awards

FDF has published a booklet Community Partnership Awards 2010 (pdf, 2Mb) featuring a range of company case studies from Community Partnership Award winners.