EY volunteers support The Lost Food Project in accelerating environmental sustainability

EY people volunteered as food recovery team members and food delivery heroes to help prepare and deliver food and surplus produce to the community in need.

Through the Lost Food Project (TLFP), EY people were recently given the opportunity to volunteer as food recovery team members and food delivery heroes to help prepare and deliver food and surplus produce to the community in need.

As the food delivery heroes, EY volunteers helped deliver food from the TLFP warehouse, or directly from supermarkets/food outlets to charities. As the food recovery (warehouse) team members, the EY volunteers helped to clean, sort and record essential food packs to ensure they are ready to be delivered to the respective homes and B40 groups around the Klang Valley. 

Here are what some of the volunteers shared from their experience in this initiative:

Nuraziemah Azhar, Senior Associate, Brand, Market & Communications, Ernst & Young Consulting Sdn Bhd, said, “Being a volunteer was truly an eye-opening experience for me. I am beginning to learn what it means to live sustainably with zero-waste.”

Yap Boon Wye, Senior Associate, Brand, Market & Communications, Ernst & Young Consulting Sdn Bhd, said, “The Lost Food Project has made me realize the struggle of some communities to access food and how we take food for granted. It is not too late to reverse this unacceptable trend and improve lives together.”

Eliana Anuar, Senior Manager, Talent, Ernst & Young Consulting Sdn Bhd said, “It took me by surprise to see the amount of nutritious food surplus that can still be rescued for consumption for the communities in need that would otherwise prematurely end up in landfills. This initiative has not only provided us an avenue for a fun team-bonding activity, but it is also a meaningful experience as we get to play our part in building a better working world – at the same time reduce poverty and pollution.”

Ian Fong, Supervising Associate, Talent, Ernst & Young Consulting Sdn Bhd, said, “I am happy to be part of TLFP’s mission to feed the hungry, not the landfill. I was surprised to see the amount of food wasted and am now trying to start my own effort to reduce food waste at home, at the same time volunteering my time to deliver surplus food to people who need them.”

About The Lost Food Project (TLFP)

TLFP is a non-profit organization in Malaysia that rescues quality, nutritious food that would otherwise end up in landfill, and redistributes this food and other essential items to those who need it most. At the core of their existence is the belief that no one should ever be hungry.

EY Malaysia collaborated with The Lost Food Project since 2021 through various sustainability initiatives including the Food Rescue Program, which translated into 100,000 meals provided to the community in need, and 87,500 kilos of greenhouse gas emissions prevented.