Zomato offset about 500,000 metric tonnes of carbon emissions last year

Foodtech major introduces 100 per cent plastic neutral deliveries

Food delivery company Zomato said on Friday that it offset around 500,000 metric tonnes last year and has introduced 100 per cent plastic neutral deliveries.

“Last year, we took our first step towards long-term sustainability by launching ‘Climate Conscious Delivery’ – we started funding local environmental projects to offset the carbon footprint of all our deliveries and packaging in India,” said Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal in a blog.

“We also made ‘no cutlery required’ the default option on our app. This helped ensure 74 per cent of orders go without cutlery preventing tonnes of single-use plastic from reaching landfills. We