A sustainability initiative developed by Monica Belot, Carmen Badur and Olivia Reynolds in the Strategic Design and Management MS Program at Parsons School of Design. New York city faces numerous challenges in the enormous quantity, management and reduction of its food waste. While methods exist for sustainable food waste practices, they are greatly underutilized by restaurants and other food-focused businesses and grocery stores. This project tackles these issues in ways that benefit food business owners, consumers, and the environment. By leveraging factors such as community esteem, high-traffic ratings sites, increased positive marketing exposure and educational tools, the design solution calls for the development of a ratings system called "The Golden Apple." The ratings system, which acts as the "Zagat of sustainability", aims to educate and motivate food business owners to implement sustainable practices, while providing transparency on these practices to consumers.
