What is available for event attendees to eat and drink will be a public statement of your ethical and environmental purchasing policy.

Many people are health conscience and they may have an expectation for healthy and organic options. They would also expect that you have carefully considered the impacts of food and beverages sold. Of importance for events with a Water Scarcity focus, how water is provided to drink will be of utmost importance.

The key areas for consideration in food and beverage consumption are:

• Drinking water supply.
• Use of sustainable food and beverages.
• Use of sustainable service-ware & arrangements for disposal.

Consider the following:

• Organic: embracing and promoting the consumption of organic foods.
• Use certified products: choose products which are certified by an eco label.
• Source local products: support the community that supports your event. Consider food miles.
• Support sustainable agricultural products: use Rainforest Alliance or UTZ Certified produce.
• Support ethical production: choose animal products from those that have been raised free of cruelty.
• Support fair production: choose products with fair trade and fair labour certification.
• Support sustainable seafood: use only sustainable harvested seafood products.
• Identify and source food and beverage products which can be sustainably sourced. This includes:
• Fair Trade Tea, Coffee, Sugar, Chocolate, Rice, Bananas, Nuts.
• Free range eggs.
• Chemical free and free range chicken, lamb, beef and pork.
• Sustainably harvested seafood, including NO endangered or threatened species.
• Organic and/or local fruit and vegetables, oils, nuts, grains and other direct from farm produce.
• Organic and/or local dairy products.
• Organic and/or local packaged, frozen or tinned produce.
• Local and/or organic bottled juices and soda beverages.