Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 70.27
Liaison Juanita Van Norman
Submission Date Aug. 16, 2018
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STARS v2.1

University of Manitoba
OP-7: Food and Beverage Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.10 / 6.00 Christie Nairn
Director
Office of Sustainability
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This credit requires:

  • A completed STARS Food and Beverage Purchasing Inventory, 
  • An itemized inventory based on output from the Real Food Calculator, or
  • An alternative inventory that includes for each product:
    • Product vendor
    • Product label/brand
    • Product description
    • The category in which the product qualifies (Third Party Verified or Local & Community Based)
    • Information justifying inclusion: the standards met if the product is third party verified; ownership, size, distance, production methods for Local & Community Based products 

Part 1

Third Party Verified and Community Based Products

Percentage of dining services food and beverage expenditures on products that are third party verified under one or more recognized food and beverage sustainability standards or Local & Community-Based:
19.31

Part 2

Animal Products 

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on conventional animal products)? (If data is not available, respond “No”):
Yes

Percentage of total dining services food and beverage expenditures on conventional animal products (meat, poultry, fish/seafood, eggs, and dairy products that do NOT qualify in either the Third Party Verified or Local & Community-Based category):
28.78

Food and Beverage Purchasing Inventory

Required if pursuing either part of the credit:

A brief description of the sustainable food and beverage purchasing program, including how the sustainability impacts of products in specific categories are addressed (e.g. meat, poultry, fish/seafood, eggs, dairy, produce, tea/coffee):
Aramark, the primary food provider at the U of M, considers sustainability in many food categories. All coffee and some teas served at food outlets and by catering services are Fair Trade certified. Seafood is Marine Stewardship Council certified.

An inventory of the institution’s sustainable food and beverage purchases that includes for each product: the description/type; label, brand or producer; and the category in which it is being counted and/or a description of its sustainability attribute(s):
Food & Bev Purchases Combined.pdf

A brief description of the methodology used to conduct the inventory, including the timeframe and how representative samples accounted for seasonal variation (if applicable):
The inventory of sustainable food and beverage purchases was created from an audit of the University's 2016 calendar year purchasing data. The primary food provider converted purchasing data into a spreadsheet and added purchase invoices from smaller community based businesses. 3rd party verified and locally sourced products were identified in the spreadsheet based on the Real Food A and B requirements.

If uploading output from the Real Food Calculator, provide:

Percentage of total dining services expenditures on Real Food A (0-100):
0

Percentage of total dining services expenditures on Real Food B (0-100):
19.44

Required if pursuing either part of the credit:

Which of the following food service providers are present on campus and included in the total food and beverage expenditure figures?:
Present? Included?
Dining operations and catering services operated by the institution No No
Dining operations and catering services operated by a contractor Yes Yes
Student-run food/catering services Yes No
Franchises (e.g. national or global brands) Yes No
Convenience stores Yes No
Vending services Yes No
Concessions No No

Optional Fields 

A brief description of purchased food and beverage products that have other sustainability attributes not recognized above :
Shrimp purchased at the University of Manitoba is certified by Best Aquaculture Practices with 1-Star.

Additional percentage of dining services food and beverage expenditures on conventional products with other sustainability attributes not recognized above (0-100) :
0.13

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
Local Purchases_Justification.pdf

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Justifications to the Local & Community Based http://www.directfarmmanitoba.ca/farms http://manitobachicken.ca/q-and-a/buying-manitoba-chicken/ https://www.milk.mb.ca/ Bothwell - https://www.bothwellcheese.com/our-story/ Dairyland Manitoba – http://www.dairyland.ca/en MapleLeaf – https://www.mapleleaffoods.com/ Schnieder - http://www.schneiders.ca/contact-us/ Burnbrae - https://www.burnbraefarms.com/en/ Natureggs – https://www.burnbraefarms.com/en/products/shelled-eggs Nature Farm - https://naturesfarm.ca/ To-Le-Do - http://www.toledofoodservice.ca/ Cargill - https://www.cargill.ca/en/home Gunns Bakery - http://www.gunnsbakery.com/ Goodies Bake Shop - https://www.goodiesbakeshop.com/ High Tea Bakery - http://www.highteabakery.com/index.php Dunn Rite - http://manitobachicken.ca/q-and-a/buying-manitoba-chicken/ Granny’s - http://manitobachicken.ca/q-and-a/buying-manitoba-chicken/

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.