Hospitality group led by former Dragons’ Den investor commits to Net Zero
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1st June 2023: Nightcap PLC, the leading, award-winning hospitality group led by industry entrepreneur and ex-Dragons' Den investor Sarah Willingham is the latest member to join Zero Carbon Forum, the ambitious non-profit organisation dedicated to significantly reducing emissions and achieving net zero in hospitality and brewing.
The forum features some of the biggest names in the Hospitality and Brewing industry. Its 50+ members pledge to work collaboratively and share best practice and knowledge as one united force to achieve net zero by 2030 across their own operations, and 2040 across the supply chain.
Nightcap currently has 36 venues across the UK and includes The Cocktail Club, Barrio, Tonight Josephine, Blame gloria and Disrepute.
Nightcap is committed to sustainability and has already integrated various policies into its operations. These include collaborating with OAK to analyse energy consumption across the Nightcap group, implementing smart plugs to conserve electricity during non-operational hours, and turning off air conditioning during off-peak periods. Additionally, Nightcap is actively working towards training programs for all of its staff for energy use and its impact.
Sarah Willingham, Founder and CEO, Nightcap said: “This is another giant step in Nightcap’s journey to be joining the Zero Carbon forum and working together as an industry. As a young company we want to start exercising and showing best practice now to start creating a long-lasting legacy in our business and in the hospitality sector.”
Mark Chapman, Founder and CEO, Zero Carbon said: “We are delighted to welcome Nightcap to the growing forum. We look forward to working with Sarah and the team to forge a clear pathway to reducing emissions and energy usage, at pace.
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About the Zero Carbon Forum
The Zero Carbon Forum is a non-profit organisation which builds on 10 years of carbon reduction collaboration in the UK’s hospitality and Brewing sector. It enables members to reach their decarbonisation targets faster, more efficiently and more cost effectively than acting alone.
The Zero Carbon Forum published its publicly available roadmap to achieve net zero carbon ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in November 2021.
Members pledge to work collaboratively, by sharing carbon reduction plans and initiatives. By combining expertise and resources the forum helps to identify all possible actions to decarbonise operations across tens of thousands of outlets and their supply chains.
The Zero Carbon Forum is endorsed by government and backed by trade associations UK Hospitality and the British Beer and Pub Association. Members include leading UK and global hospitality organisations, including Adnams, Azzurri Group, Boparan Restaurants, Brewdog, Burger King UK, Côte Restaurant Group, Fuller’s, Greene King, Honest Burgers, InterContinental Hotels (IHG) Hotels & Resorts, JD Wetherspoon, KFC, Marston's PLC, McDonald’s UK and Ireland, McMullen’s Brewery, Mitchells & Butlers PLC (MAB), Nando's UK and IRE, Pizza Express, Pizza Hut Restaurants UK, Revolution Bars, Shepherd-Neame Ltd, St. Austell, Stonegate, The Restaurant Group (including Wagamama), Wadworth Brewery, WSH, and Young & Co. Brewery, PLC.
