Question 1

What does food have to do with climate change

Accepted Answer

Eating is the most significant interaction all of us have with the environment. However, the food system for which we depend on for three meals a day is also one of the highest GHG emitting sectors globally, where up to 37% of total GHG emissions are attributable to the food system. Between agriculture, forestry and land use alone, food is responsible for over a quarter of global emissions generated through human action, ranging from livestock management, chemical fertilizers, deforestation, degradation of croplands and forests (IPCC, 2022). These actions not only contribute to GHG emissions, but it also undermines nature's ability to lock down carbon where it belongs - in the soil.

Question 2

What is the 1% pledge?

Accepted Answer

Our model's very simple. Food and beverage businesses pledge 1% of every customers' bill towards the ZFPA Restore fund. So that could be 1% of your morning coffee, 1% of your char siu fan - basically, 1% of food and beverage purchases will go to fund farmers that want to transition away from conventional farming to regenerative forms of agriculture - which in turn will draw down carbon from the atmosphere, restore soil health and help to combat global warming. Just a few dollars, in aggregate, can create acres and acres of healthy soil and shift us from the extractive conventional agricultural system to a renewable food system.  It’s basically an easy way to be part of the solution.

Question 3

Where does the 1% fund go?

Accepted Answer

It’s not just for any Tom, Dick or Harry. The grants go directly to farmers and those practicing regeneratively across the Asia region. There are still conditions which they must meet and our advisory board must vet before the grants are distributed. Once distributed, each project will be measured so we can pass this info onto you, who can then shout it from your rooftops, websites, social media or all of them, wherever you think is best!

Question 4

Why join ZFPA?

Accepted Answer

ZFPA restaurant partners join a worldwide restaurant network dedicated to bringing regenerative agriculture (the most promising climate solution) to scale. As part of the ZFPA family, you will be investing your business in climate conscious efforts, tracking such progress through user-friendly technology, and not to forget, doing your part to save the world. As environmental issues become a growing global concern, ZFPA members will be actively engaged in forward-thinking practices that will not only lead to healthier soil and more resilient crops, but also more nutritious and delicious meals.

Question 5

What does Zero Foodprint Asia do?

Accepted Answer

Zero Foodprint Asia (ZFPA) is a registered charitable organization in Hong Kong mobilizing the food world around agricultural climate solutions. ZFPA crowd funds from member food businesses such as restaurants, cafes, bars and food retailers to help smallholder farmers adopt regenerative farming practices in the region.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does food have to do with climate change?

Why are you taking this on?

What is the 1% pledge?

Is this a type of tax?

Why 1%?

How to calculate the 1% pledge?

Are there other ways to partcipate?

So how does ZFPA make change happen?

Where do the funds go?

What is in it for me?

Headin=中文