Volunteer and CSR days
At Plan Zheroes, we’re dedicated to a noble mission – encouraging businesses to share their surplus food with local charities rather than letting it go to waste. To date, we’ve made a significant impact:
- We’ve facilitated the donation of over 454 tonnes of food to local charities, equivalent to more than 1 million meals.
- These efforts have resulted in a reduction of approximately 1,800 tonnes of CO₂ emissions.
Our mission
Our primary mission is clear and straightforward: we assist all businesses in donating surplus food, regardless of type or quantity, to charities in need. But our mission extends beyond food; we also help businesses donate non-food items, including toiletries, clothing, furniture, and kitchen equipment to charitable causes.
Spend your Corporate Social Responsibility Day with Plan Zheroes
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is an opportunity for companies to engage with their local community while strengthening the bond among friends and colleagues.
At Plan Zheroes, we believe that one of the best ways of spending your CSR activity is by tackling the problem of food waste and reducing carbon emissions.
Did you know that UK food businesses discard a staggering 3 million tonnes of food each year (much of which could have been put to good use) while, approximately 8% of UK households experience food insecurity?
Imagine the impact we could make together preventing good food ending up in landfill.
What we offer
We offer engaging and customisable CSR activities, both for individuals, small groups (less than 10 participants) and large groups (30+ participants). We believe in a direct approach with local vendors and charities, and a pinch of competition.
Feeding the Community with Plan Zheroes
A two-day activity focusing on collecting surplus food from Borough Market, supporting frontline charities and cooking for those in need.
The Great Surplus Food Hunt – Corporate Challenge
Help us inspire food businesses to donate their surplus food to charities that are feeding people in need instead of sending it to landfill where it contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and further damage to our planet. Join us for an inspiring half day challenge to get more businesses to think about food waste and sign up to our free online platform for surplus food donations.
Don’t just take our word for it! Hear from some businesses who have taken part in CSR days with Plan Zheroes…
“What a day! It’s been amazing to take part in this activity and help the community. I enjoyed it throughout.”
Procurement Leaders volunteer
Volunteers from Procurement Leaders helped at one of our surplus food collections at Borough Market, rescuing surplus food and getting it to charities who need it. The next day they used some of the surplus food they collected to cook a delicious two-course meal for guests at Blackfriars Settlement, one of our local charities who benefit from receiving surplus food.
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