The 50

REWARDING SUSTAINABILITY ON A GLOBAL SCALE

Because of our expertise in what a sustainable restaurant should look like, The 50 asked us to come up with a judging process for this new award.

Based on our Food Made Good Framework, we developed a globally applicable questionnaire for restaurants to fill in, providing us with information across the areas of Sourcing, Society and Environment. Over the years, we have updated and refined this questionnaire to ensure it captures the changing landscape and captures the most impactful actions restaurants can take.  

HOW WE DO IT

Assessing sustainability from afar isn’t always easy. How do you compare a steak restaurant in Argentina with a seafood bistro in France? Using our tried-and-tested FMG Framework allows us to judge restaurants across a range of issues, assessing sustainability against a set of comprehensive and holistic criteria.  

Scoring restaurants against our questionnaire — as well as asking for supporting evidence of their practices — enables us to evaluate these businesses, confidently awarding and celebrating restaurants who are going above and beyond to operate sustainably.  

Not only does this give The 50 (and us!) the chance to celebrate these restaurants, but the global nature and high profile of many of the chefs involved means that the potential to influence restaurants all over the world is huge.  

WHAT WE'VE ACHIEVED ALONGSIDE The 50

Since 2013 our work has expanded to cover all of the lists produced by The 50, assessing restaurants and bars around the world. In 2023, this expanded to include hotels, too. 

This work means we are recognising excellence from chefs and restaurants on a global level. From highlighting MUME for showcasing the best of local Taiwanese ingredients to celebrating Aponiente's tireless work to protect our oceans through their menus, we are constantly impressed by the creativity and incredible variety of initiatives in hospitality businesses everywhere.

Each year, we find that restaurants, hotels and bars across the world are continuing to raise the bar. At a time when we urgently need more examples of how hospitality can create a positive, restorative impact on people and planet, acknowledging this exceptional work is more important than ever.