BEAM Plus F&B

Renowned as a global culinary hub, Hong Kong boasts a thriving Food and Beverage (F&B) sector, yet the industry generates over 30% of Hong Kong’s municipal solid waste, bringing severe environmental challenges. Excessive consumption of food ingredients, water and electricity, single-use packaging and staff wellness management have become high-priority issues for F&B businesses. To address these, a brand-new BEAM Plus Assessment tool - BEAM Plus F&B Version 1.0, a tailored sustainability assessment tool that enables catering operators to strike a balance between business operation and carbon reduction, was developed and launched in July 2026.

This brand-new assessment tool will guide the F&B sector in implementing comprehensive sustainable measures including waste reduction, energy and water conservation, and responsible ingredient sourcing, supporting Hong Kong’s 2050 carbon neutrality vision.

BEAM Plus F&B v1.0 retains the established assessment framework of BEAM Plus while introducing a range of innovations tailored to F&B operational scenarios. The evaluation framework spans seven key categories, namely:

1. Integrated Design & Construction Management (IDCM)
2. Management (MAN)
3. Materials and Waste (MW)
4. Energy Use (EU)
5. Water Use (WU)
6. Health and Wellbeing (HWB)
7. Innovations & Additions (IA)

The new tool features a dual-certification model comprising "Full Certification" and "Theme Certification." In addition to four progressive Full Certification ratings - Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze - catering establishments can also opt to apply for Theme Certification, which offers the flexibly to meet the needs of catering enterprises across different scales and stages of development so as to reduce the administrative burden on the industry and promote long-term sustainable development across the sector.

BEAM Plus F&B Theme Certification includes the following:

T9 - Sustainable F&B Operations

T10 - Landlord-Led Sustainable Performance & Operations for F&B