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The Venus Sustainability Mission
The Venus mission is to be the greenest beach café and shop operator. We will strive to minimise the harmful effects and maximise the beneficial influences which our activities have on the environment.
Venus has won a number of county, national and international awards. The ultimate is the Queen's Award for Enterprise Sustainable Development in 2010 & 2005. Only one of 10 companies throughout the UK to have been awarded a sustainability honour in 2010 (and only 8 in 2005). The judges described Venus as 'a rare example of a sustainable cafe chain'.
As part of our ongoing environmental commitment The Venus Company have implemented many measures including:
- Re-developing sites using recyclable materials and sympathetic landscaping
- Installing energy efficient solutions including solar panels
- Using chlorine, toxic and phosphate-free cleaning products
- Undertaking regular litter picking in our immediate environment
- Procuring local food and drink from the areas around our cafés and using local businesses for other goods and services
- Purchasing products grown/reared under organic & free range standards to encourage the reduction in the use of harmful intensive farming techniques
- Setting up a central distribution system which combines with a staff transport programme & saves over 2,600 food miles every week
- Trialing and introducing packaging solutions which are kinder to the environment
