With climate change crippling the world today – Climate.gov revealed the Earth’s temperature has risen to an average of 0.11 degrees Fahrenheit per decade since the first recording of this in 1850, so you can just imagine how warm the Earth is right now, no wonder why there are wildfires, plus climate change is expected to cause 250,000 deaths in approximation per year, according to the World Health Organization – there is a need for businesses to reduce their carbon footprint and impact as much as they can.
That’s why you hear the word “sustainability” everywhere. Uber is part of this goal.
Recently, Uber Eats launched a Badge to highlight a participating restaurant’s use of sustainable packaging materials, and electric vehicles are now serving its customers. Read on to learn more.
Green Packaging Badge
Uber Eats’ Green Packaging Badge is like the “sealed for safety” badge on the packaging of food products, such as delivered pizza, during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. This badge helps customers identify which restaurants are more sustainable than others, so they can prefer them over the rest.
This Green Packaging Badge will combat the significant amounts of single-use plastic waste harming the environment, particularly landfills and oceans.
This feature works in such a way that Uber Eats in Great Britain will present this badge on the packaging of select merchants. For your restaurant to earn this badge, you must meet Uber’s sustainability criteria. So, it’s never like you will earn a Fan Badge on a Facebook page of a celebrity without engaging, right?
“Millions of trips a day, zero emissions, and a shift to sustainable packaging,” Uber said on its official website. “That’s our goal [for] every person on the planet.”
To make this happen, Uber has partnered with sustainable packaging suppliers to support diners in this transition and provide incentives for businesses to adopt greener materials.
Electric vehicles coming through
And that’s not all of what Uber Eats has to offer to champion sustainability. Aside from the “green badge” on its select packaging, Uber Eats also has an ongoing partnership with Zenion, the largest provider of motorcycle rentals in Great Britain.
Zenion provides zero-emission electric delivery vehicles to fleets and riders across London, branding itself with the best maintenance and safety standards in the industry.
Is it true? Well, what the Ridesharing Forum team knows is that, with Zenion, they are aiming to transition 3,000 petrol-powered couriers to electric motorcycles by the end of this year. So, those are big shoes to fill.
Under the agreement, Zenion will provide at least 2,200 electric motorcycles in the British capital. In exchange, Uber Eats will promote Zenion’s rental program.
That sounds like a good deal. Let’s keep following Uber Eats’ actions by subscribing now on this website or signing up for an account to start participating.