Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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Overall Score | 58.79 |
Liaison | Mike Furno |
Submission Date | June 9, 2021 |
University of Denver
OP-8: Sustainable Dining
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Chad
King Sustainability Coordinator Sustainbility |
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Part 1. Sustainable dining initiatives
Local community engagement
Yes
A brief description of the farmers market, CSA or urban agriculture project:
The Center for Sustainability hosts a fruit CSA from Ela Family Fruit Farm in Hotchkiss, CO and a food box program through the GrowHaus in North Denver.
Sustainability-themed outlet
No
A brief description of the sustainability-themed food outlet:
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Inclusive and local sourcing
Yes
A brief description of the support for disadvantaged businesses, social enterprises, and/or local SMEs:
The University has worked with the Denver Anchor Network and the Center for Community Wealth Building to prepare 10 local, women and minority owned caterers to become venders on campus. A tasting event was hosted for those who plan events, and the Graduate School of Social Work committed to only using these caterers for their events.
Estimated percentage of total food and beverage expenditures on products from disadvantaged businesses, social enterprises, and/or local SMEs:
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Low-impact dining
Yes
A brief description of the low impact dining events and/or plant-forward options:
Dining halls have worked with the national menu options to feature plant based meals.
Vegan dining program
Yes
A brief description of the vegan dining program:
Every day we offer a vegan and vegetarian bar in the dining halls that changes in not only offerings but in ethnic background. We also have some sort of vegetarian and vegan option at our outlet stores.
Labelling and signage
Yes
A brief description of the sustainability labelling and signage in dining halls:
Signage on local sourcing and food waste are displayed in dining halls.
Part 2. Food waste minimization and recovery
Food recovery program
Yes
A brief description of the food recovery competition or commitment program or food waste prevention system:
Sodexo utilizes Lean Path to track food waste at every step of food preparation.
Trayless dining and portion modifications
Yes
A brief description of the trayless dining or modified menu/portion program:
We are trayless across campus.
Food donation
Yes
A brief description of the food donation program:
The student run Food Recovery Network collects prepared food several times a week that that isn't served and delivers it to a local mission.
Food materials diversion
No
A brief description of the food materials diversion program:
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Composting
Yes
A brief description of the pre-consumer composting program:
We participate in pre-consumer food waste composting in both resident dining halls, Nagel Hall and the Ritchie Center. During the food preparation, our team is careful to discard compostable items in labeled bins in the back-of the-house food preparation areas.
Does the institution or its primary dining services contractor have a post-consumer composting program?:
Yes
A brief description of the post-consumer composting program:
We participate in post-consumer food waste composting in both of the resident dining halls on campus. After finishing their meal, dining hall patrons discard compostable items in clearly labeled bins.
Dine-in service ware
Yes
A brief description of the reusable service ware program:
All dining halls (not cafes), have reusable service ware.
Take-away materials
Yes
A brief description of the compostable containers and service ware:
All non-franchised cafes on campus provide compostable products for containers that contain food, and recyclable to-go materials for containers that contain drinks. These can be composted and recycled at the cafes or in numerous buildings across campus.
Does the institution or its primary dining services contractor offer discounts or other incentives to customers who use reusable containers instead of disposable or compostable containers in “to-go” food service operations?:
Yes
A brief description of the reusable container discount or incentives program:
Small discounts are available to those using reusable mugs for beverages at to-go food service operations.
Optional Fields
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Website URL where information about the sustainable dining programs is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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