OUR COMPANY VALUES

"I believe business must act responsibly and with a moral code of conduct. Businesses must be driven by strong values and a sense of their contribution and impact on society, not just by money, growth and greed. Our business is ethical as well as profitable."
Geetie Singh
Founder and Managing Director

BUYING POLICY
• Transportation causes environmental damage so we aim to source as locally as possible.
• 80% of our fresh produce comes from the home counties
• We never use airfreight
• All of our meat comes from Southern England.
• All of our beer is brewed in (or close to) London.
• We only use seasonal fruit and vegetables.
• All of our suppliers are small independent companies; we do not source from any multi nationals.
• All of our tea, coffee, sugar and chocolate are Fair Trade.
• We purify our water on the premises in order to eliminate 'water miles' and minimise glass wastage
• Wherever possible we do not buy packaged goods - this is why we dont stock crisps!

ENERGY POLICY
• The electricity at all our pubs is wind and solar generated and purchased through Good Energy.
• We monitor our energy use and try to reduce as when ever we can.
• Our cleaning products contain a minimum of harmful chemicals.
• We 'don't-use' re-use and recycle wherever possible, including building materials and furniture, paper, cardboard, wood, corks, glass and all food waste.

FISH POLICY
• Our fish buying policy is approved by the Marine Conservation Society
• We serve local sustainable Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certifed fish whenever possible.
• All our fish is caught according to the seaons from small day boats of the south coast

• Given the horrendous environmental damage caused by commercial fishing we have developed a set of standards to use when buying fish. It is the first policy of its kind to be approved by The Marine Conservation Society. The policy is based on sourcing non depleted stocks and using sustainable fishing methods.
• The majority of our fish comes from the South West and East Coast, this encourages diversification towards species that would otherwise be discarded, relieves pressure on over fished species and supports local fishing communities. For further details on our fish sourcing policy, please click here.

 

"As far as the individual is concerned, the problems resulting from our neglect of our natural environment are a powerful reminder that each of us has a contribution to make. Whilst one person’s actions may not have a significant impact, the combined effect of millions of individuals’ actions certainly does. This means that it is time for all those living in the industrially developed nations to give serious thought to changing their lifestyle”.
Dalai Lama
‘Ancient Wisdom Modern World Ethics for a new Millennium’