Footprint Sustainability Index 2025
AI-designed meals, cutting carbon and robot waiters - the 2025 Footprint Sustainability Index is now live
Nestlé Professional, in collaboration with Footprint, has launched the 2025 Footprint Sustainability Index, the sixth edition of the essential guide for foodservice businesses seeking to drive forward purposeful, practical and scalable sustainability.
As the foodservice industry navigates a year of cost pressures, environmental uncertainty and shifting regulation, the Index provides strategic direction on how businesses can embed purpose into performance. It highlights a range of key trends and focus areas, including digital transformation, regenerative supply chains, ESG integration and the role of sustainability in attracting both customers and talent.
Produced by Footprint, the UK’s leading sustainability and ESG expert in food and drink, the report provides a comprehensive overview of how operators are responding with resilience, ambition and innovation. The Index champions real-world solutions that go beyond reporting – showing how the sector can collaborate and take tangible action towards climate goals at this pivotal point in the ‘decisive decade’.
Consumers expect purpose-driven progress
The Index also includes new consumer research showing a clear appetite for more sustainable, transparent and tech-forward food experiences:
- 56% of consumers are more likely to visit a venue that openly displays its commitment to reducing carbon
- 36% say doing the right thing for people and the planet is a top priority when choosing an employer
- 61% of younger consumers are actively reducing their meat intake
- More than half of consumers are open to AI-designed meals
- 43% are willing to be served by robots
These findings underline how environmental and ethical performance is now a critical component of brand perception and workforce strategy.
A toolkit for action
Julia continues, “Packed with insight, the report shows what’s possible when businesses come together to collaborate, innovate and communicate with clarity. From reporting and regulatory readiness to regenerative sourcing and digital transformation, this Index helps map a pathway to a future that is both commercially viable and more environmentally responsible.”
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The 2025 Footprint Sustainability Index is more than a report - it's a roadmap towards sustainable growth and resilience. View and download the 2025 Footprint Sustainability Index to discover how your business can lead the way towards a more sustainable future.
