Q&A with Rose Hartley, Sustainability Manager at Imperfect Foods

Imperfect Foods' sustainability manager Rose Hartley taught us about her work in creating a more circular economy in our most recent Q&A.You probably have heard of Imperfect Foods (formerly Imperfect Produce) - they're reimaging grocery delivery for a kinder, less wasteful world. Do you know how they're actually making an impact?Rose not only shares info on their mission & how they're achieving a win-win-win, she also shares so many gems on her actual job! Here's some highlights on what we learned from her:1. 🤯 Each month, Imperfect Foods purchases over four million pounds of food that otherwise would have been undervalued. Produce, for example, could be tilled under, composted, landfilled, sold to a processor, or placed on the open consignment market where items have a higher likelihood of going to waste.2. ✈️ When COVID disrupted business models, Imperfect Foods stepped in to save food — they saved and sold airline snacks like cheese trays destined for JetBlue flights and popcorn for movie theaters!3. 🚘 In 2020, Imperfect Foods' last mile delivery system emitted around 13,000 tCO2e less than the US average for car trips to the grocery store for the same deliveries. That’s the equivalent of taking 2,800 cars off the road for a year.4. 👔 Five things that will help you if you're considering a career in sustainability (or making change at your workplace) are making the financial case for sustainability, making initiatives company-wide, flexing your analytical skills, writing effectively, and bringing joy and inclusion.5. ✍🏽 One of the best ways to take action as a consumer is to write to the companies you purchase from and tell them what you want them to see them do. Share your values, why sustainability is important, etc.Check it out! You'll get so many resources to level up your career and your impact. This is a part of my weekly bite-sized newsletter for fighting climate change; I hope to see you there: www.soapboxproject.org

Q&A with Rose Hartley, Sustainability Manager at Imperfect Foodshttps://www.soapboxproject.org/journal/imperfect-foods-ugly-produce-food-waste

Q&A with Rose Hartley, Sustainability Manager at Imperfect Foodshttps://www.soapboxproject.org/journal/imperfect-foods-ugly-produce-food-waste