Too Good to Go now available at ENU catering outlets
Too Good to Go helps reduce surplus food by allowing you to purchase surprise bags at the end of the day through their mobile app, saving a third of what the food would normally cost.
Students, staff and visitors can download the Too Good to Go app and order surprise bags after the catering outlets close, every day from Monday to Friday.
For more details, including collection times, please visit My Napier or the staff intranet.
Star accreditation earned in the Food Made Good Standard
Edinburgh Napier University currently holds 1-Star accreditation in the 2025 Food Made Good Standard, the world’s leading sustainability certification for the hospitality sector.
This independent assessment, delivered by the Sustainable Restaurant Association, recognises our commitment to creating a food system that benefits both people and the planet.
This is the first time Edinburgh Napier University have completed this assessment and it is just the start of our journey towards gaining a 3-star accreditation.
Key highlights of our achievement:
- Strongest performance in environment (66%) – reflecting our actions on waste reduction, carbon reduction commitments, and elimination of single-use cutlery across our catering operations.
- Responsible sourcing (56%) – with high standards for animal welfare and environmental management in our meat and dairy sourcing, and collaborations such as our Fairtrade Coffee Conscience partnership and the Lions’ Gate community growing space.
- Commitment to people and community (50%) – providing staff benefits and mental health support, and contributing to initiatives such as the university bike donation scheme.
Earning our first star ranking is a significant achievement, placing Edinburgh Napier University amongst hospitality leaders actively working towards a more sustainable future. This recognition celebrates the progress we’ve made so far and inspires us to go even further in promoting plant-rich menus, supporting staff and community wellbeing, and reducing our environmental impact.
'Bring your own cup' initiative
We're making it easier (and cheaper!) for students, staff and visitors to enjoy their favourite drinks sustainably. At our Espresso Lab cafés, you can now receive 25p off any hot coffee, tea, or iced drink when you bring your own reusable cup.
Edinburgh Napier Keep Cups are also available for purchases at our cafés.
It’s a small change that makes a big difference – cutting down on single-use waste while rewarding you for making a more sustainable choice.
Coffee Conscience
We offer Fairtrade hot drinks across all our campuses, thanks to our partnership with Coffee Conscience. All Coffee Conscience products are Fairtrade, bought locally and shipped on a weekly basis using carbon-neutral transport, so they are fresh and eco-friendly.
Our Sighthill café was the first café to launch the new Tea Conscience range, introducing seven flavours packed in fuso bags made of biodegradable mesh. All tea is Fair Trade and blended and packed in Edinburgh using local suppliers.
In April 2021, we turned our former Starbucks cafés on campus into new Edinburgh Espresso labs, in partnership with Coffee Conscience. We wanted to turn our focus to local Fairtrade products that reflected our commitment to sustainability and supported the Scottish green recovery following the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.
To date, Coffee Conscience has raised funding for more than 4,000 fruit trees, with a total of 221 directly from Edinburgh Napier University. Orchards are planted throughout Scotland and Northern England, with orchards located locally in the Lothian & Fife regions. Each apple tree planted could yield up to 100kg of apples annually for local community food and for wildlife.
The working partnership of Coffee Conscience and Edinburgh Napier University has been successful over the past 6 years in delivering social, environmental, and community responsibility. It truly is a partnership where ‘every cup makes a difference’ whilst benefiting Fairtrade in developing countries and local community projects.