Employee Engagement Toolkit
Join Us in Transforming the Food System
The Employee Engagement Toolkit is a powerful resource for food businesses. Jointly built by the Pacific Coast Food Waste Commitment and the U.S. Food Waste Pact, the toolkit is designed to inspire, educate, and empower employees to take action against food loss and waste in their workplace. Included below are resources and step-by-step guides on how to implement and maximize its impact.
Resources
Kickstart your organization's journey toward reducing food loss and waste with the Employee Engagement Toolkit—a portfolio of resources designed to empower teams with actionable strategies and insights, fostering a culture of sustainability and collaboration in any workplace.
Making the Business Case: Pitch Deck
A deck for securing buy-in from leadership and management.
Making the Business Case: Pitch Deck Recorded Webinar
A walkthrough and sample pitch for securing buy-in from leadership and management.
Food Loss & Waste Employee Engagement Program Roadmap
Steps for deploying a full employee engagement program.
Best Practices for Employee Engagement Competitions
Best practices, provided in general chronological order, can be tailored to any sector in the food supply chain.
Employment Engagement Toolkit Overview Recorded Webinar ~ Coming Soon!
A walkthrough of the entire Employee Toolkit along with tips and tricks for how to best use the resources.
Food Loss & Waste: What It Is, How it Impacts People and the Planet
This video is designed for all levels of an organization and covers what food waste is and how it impacts people and the planet.
Pérdida y Desperdicio de Alimentos: Qué es, Cómo Afecta a las Personas y al Planeta
Este video está diseñado para todos los niveles de una organización que cubre el desperdicio de alimentos: qué es y cómo afecta a las personas y al planeta.
Reduction Strategies in the Manufacturing & Distribution Sectors
This video is designed for front line workers in manufacturing and distribution and covers reduction strategies specific to these environments.
Reduction Strategies in the Grocery Retail Sector
This video is designed for front line workers in grocery retail and covers reduction strategies specific to this environment.
Reduction Strategies in the Foodservice Sector
This video is designed for front line workers in foodservice and covers reduction strategies specific to this environment.
Reduction Strategies in the Quick Service Restaurant Sector
This video is designed for front line workers in quick-service restaurants and covers reduction strategies specific to this environment.
Reduction Strategies in the Hospitality Sector
This video is designed for front line workers in hospitality and covers reduction strategies specific to this environment.
Key Elements of a Gemba Walk
This resource provides a detailed list of key considerations to execute a Gemba Walk with a food loss and waste objective.
Best Practices of a Gemba Walk
This resource provides a step-by-step guide for how to execute a Gemba Walk with a food loss and waste objective.
Food Waste Idea Record Form
This resource allows those participating in a Gemba Walk to quickly record ideas while observing and participating in the process.
Instructions for Capturing Food Waste Ideas via Gemba Walk
This instructional resource outlines how to utilize the Food Waste Idea Record Form.
Food Loss & Waste Opportunity Register
This resource is used to log, assess, sort, manage, and track implementation of ideas generated during all activities.
Food Loss & Waste Opportunity Register Recorded Webinar
This resource is a walkthrough of the Food Loss & Waste Opportunity Register and covers all components, including how to set up the resource for your organization.
Banner: Wall Banner
The 3x6 foot competition banner to be professionally printed and hung in a high visibility area for the duration of the competition.
Banner: Editable Banner Elements
The banner elements to be tailored to communicate your organization's progress throughout the competition.
Banner: Set Up Guide
Instructions for how to set up the banner and implement updates before, during, and at the end of the competition.
Posters: Editable Posters in English
The weekly promotional posters to be updated weekly throughout the competition (in English).
Posters: Editable Posters in Spanish
The weekly promotional posters to be updated weekly throughout the competition (in Spanish).
Posters: Set Up Guide
Instructions for how to prepare and set up the posters across the duration of the competition.
Briefcase: Printable Elements
The briefcase elements to turn a plain box into the “food waste reduction idea” collection box.
Briefcase: Set Up Guide
Instructions for how to prepare the idea collection box, the briefcase.
Submission Slips: Printable Elements
The ready-to-use “food waste reduction idea” slips.
Submission Slips: Instructions
Instructions for how to prepare the “food waste reduction idea” slips and set up the submission flow.
Guide for Piloting a Food Waste Reduction Idea
This guide for how to pilot an idea from selection, to running a pre- and post- food waste audit, to analyzing the pilot data to evaluate the impact of the reduction opportunity.
Waste Audit Signage in English and Spanish
Waste audit signage to indicate the timing and places where the audit will be happening.
Employee Engagement:
A Key to Success
Engaging employees in food waste reduction initiatives creates a powerful, organization-wide commitment to sustainability. Employees are often closest to the daily operations where waste occurs and can identify inefficiencies or opportunities for improvement. Empowering them to take ownership of solutions transforms food waste reduction from a top-down mandate into a shared mission.