Pizza Pilgrims joins Zero Carbon Forum
The forum aso works with Dairy UK as part of its Dairy Action Group to understand the UK footprint and how best to reduce it
Pizza Pilgrims has joined the Zero Carbon Forum to accelerate its progress to net zero, as well as to share its sustainability insight and learnings across the sector.
According to the pizza chain, one of the biggest challenges that pizza companies face is how to address the environmental impact of dairy production, which contributes significant greenhouse gas emissions.
To tackle this, the forum aims to bring pizza restaurants, which include Pizza Hut, Pizza Express and Azzurri Group, together from across the UK to tackle the issue.
The forum aso works with Dairy UK as part of its Dairy Action Group to understand the UK footprint and how best to reduce it.
Pizza Pilgrims, which operates in 14 different locations across London, Oxford, Brighton, Nottingham, and Cambridge, is working towards achieving B Corp certification and net zero.
Recently, the company also launched Plant Pilgrims, an initiative dedicated to developing new greener innovations including making its packaging as sustainable as possible.
Thom Elliot, co-founder of Pizza Pilgrims, said: “At Pizza Pilgrims it has always been important to us to run the business the right way – looking after our people and our community in a genuine and authentic way.
“Joining the Zero Carbon Forum will help Pizza Pilgrims unlock the knowledge and expertise that comes with collaboration, helping us and others along the way. Net zero is not just a target for us, it helps us drive innovation and take our partners on a collective journey.”
He added: “We are excited to see what we can achieve, and we have already made real progress with our sustainable-driven pizzeria in Selfridges and our soon-to-launch new sustainable menu.”
Mark Chapman, founder and CEO of Zero Carbon Forum, said: “We are delighted to welcome Pizza Pilgrims to the forum. We look forward to working with Thom and the Pizza Pilgrims team through our many initiatives such as our Dairy Action Group, as well as sharing the learnings of the many initiatives they’ve already implemented.
“This growing collaboration of the pizza operators will accelerate the changes we need in our supply chain to both reduce emissions and build resilience as we head towards net zero, at pace.”
