Sustainability & Embodied Carbon

The foodservice equipment industry has a real role to play in reducing carbon – from the materials equipment is made from to how businesses offset what they can’t yet avoid. FEA supports members with practical tools, guidance and training to help them do both.

Navigating the carbon landscape

Our Technical and Policy Director has been touring FEA members with exclusive sessions covering the policy, pressure and potential shaping the carbon landscape for foodservice equipment businesses. Sessions have proved popular, and we’re planning further tour dates.

Download the tour presentation

What is embodied carbon?

Embodied carbon is the carbon ‘built in’ to a product – from raw materials and manufacturing to transport and installation. Understanding it helps manufacturers and design consultants make more sustainable choices, from material selection to reducing waste across the supply chain.

Methodology and further resources

For a more technical grounding, CIBSE’s TM65 (Embodied carbon in building services: a calculation methodology) sets out how to assess embodied carbon using EPDs, or estimate it where none exist. We’ve also put together a CIBSE Embodied Carbon Manufacturer Form to use alongside it, plus supporting videos – including BRE’s introduction to EPDs and a CIBSE guest-speaker session – and Overbury’s report on counting upfront carbon in office fit-outs.

Guides for every level

Embodied Carbon Technical Guide
(793 KB PDF)
Needs some explainer copy, who it's for, how it can be used – nothing too long, but also nothing too short.
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Embodied Carbon The Essentials
(1 MB PDF)
Needs some explainer copy, who it's for, how it can be used – nothing too long, but also nothing too short.
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Also of interest

Foodservice Carbon Professional (FCP)

Develop you skills, knowledge, and expertise to address the energy challenges and sustainability demands currently placing a strain on the sector.

Knowledge & Insight

Access a range of free and member-only cutting-edge resource centred around foodservice and sustainability.

Join a product forum

All FEA members are welcome to join our Product Group Forums and get involved with how sustainability is impacting our sector across the board.