Pub possessor Randy Rampersad is doing his part for sustainability . In June , he openedthe Green Vic — a gambol on the fictitious Queen Vic pothouse in the max operaEastEnders — in the East London vicinity of Shoreditch . The Telegraphreports it ’s take to be the world ’s most ethical public house : Rampersad eschews charge card and paper straws and opts for gluten - free wheat “ straws . ” He source the cake ’s 100 per centum recycle can paper from gullible - disposed companyWho Gives a Crap , and the communal wooden tables are upcycled .
“ I want to make the world a well position and run my own business , but I was wait for that eureka minute , ” Rampersad toldThe Telegraph . He discover no one had done anything like this before .
There ’s no meat on the menu — the food is totally vegan , healthy - ish pub eats . you may add CBD fossil oil to the “ chkn " bites starter , and the burger are made from ingredients like soja bean , seaweed , and unfermented potato . The beers are get by ethical beer maker , too : Toast Aleuses unsold loaves and freshness of bread;Good Things Brewingcrafts its beer from 100 percentage renewable energy ; South Africa ’s Afro Vegan Cider donates money to an establishment that funds adequate pay for distaff James Leonard Farmer ; andBrewgooderdonates to water undertaking .
In fact , everything the Green Vic does has Jacob’s ladder in mind . “ We do n’t wish about the money , I ’m planet first and profit after , ” Rampersad toldThe Telegraph . Up to 80 percentage of its net will go to charitable causes , including local solid food banks . As for the staff , one in four are from marginalized groups . The Green Vic plans to operate as a three - calendar month bulge - up pub while scouting for longer term investment funds .
