This report shows the positive environmental impact FareShare - UK's national network of charitable food redistributors - has generated by redistributing surplus food which would otherwise be wasted. By outweighing the organizational emissions associated with redistribution and operations with the positive impact, the report reflects FareShare's total net impact.
For example, by redistributing 6,699 tonnes of food, FareShare avoided 10,698tCO2e being released, and the total water footprint of avoided food waste was 10,216,904m3 of embedded water.
To quantify the environmental impact, the Carbon Trust carried out an analysis quantifying the greenhouse gas emissions and embedded water consumption of avoided waste. The report explains the methodological basis for the conducted analysis and results. To reflect net impact, the Carbon Trust also calculated FareShare's operational emissions through an analysis of their Scope 1 and 2 emissions, as well as outsourced distribution and transportation.