Just Eat for Business is working in collaboration with My Emissions, a leading provider of food carbon calculations, to trial carbon labelling on our platform.
Carbon labelling refers to the carbon footprint* of food, products, or meals being calculated and displayed, helping customers to become empowered and make informed and sustainable meal choices.
The My Emissions carbon label covers all emissions produced from a farm, up until the point that ingredients arrive at a restaurant. This is known as ‘cradle to store’ and covers the majority of the food’s impact whilst relying on as few assumptions as possible.
The meal is then rated and labelled from 'A' (Very Low) to 'E' (Very High), based on the ‘per kg’ carbon footprint of the food. The thresholds for carbon labelling are:
| kgCO2e/kg product | Carbon rating |
| 0-1.75 | A - Very Low |
| 1.75-3 | B - Low |
| 3-4.25 | C - Medium |
| 4.25-5.5 | D - High |
| 5.5+ | E - Very High |
The full list of restaurants taking part in our trial can be found here. These participating restaurants will display a traffic light coloured carbon label next to dishes on their menu, for example:
For more information about how the carbon footprint is calculated, please visit the My Emissions FAQs page.
*A carbon footprint is the greenhouse gas emissions generated by a food, product or other activity, displayed as 'carbon dioxide equivalents' (CO2e).
NB: Sustainability continues to be an area of focus for Just Eat for Business, and we’re committed to help our partners become more climate conscious. Our carbon labelling trial is completely funded by Just Eat for Business, with no cost to participating restaurants.