Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 40.16
Liaison Jennifer Bodine
Submission Date April 23, 2015
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STARS v2.0

Weber State University
OP-6: Food and Beverage Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.44 / 4.00 Jennifer Bodine
Sustainability Specialist
Facilities Management
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Percentage of dining services food and beverage expenditures that are local and community-based and/or third party verified:
11

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A copy of an inventory, list or sample of sustainable food and beverage purchases:
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An inventory, list or sample of sustainable food and beverage purchases:
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Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (food and beverage expenditures for on-site franchises, convenience stores, vending services, or concessions)?:
No

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Percentage of on-site franchise, convenience store, vending services, and concessions food and beverage purchases that are local and community-based and/or third party verified:
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A copy of an inventory, list or sample of on-site franchise, convenience store, vending machine, and/or concessions food and beverage purchases that are sustainably produced:
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An inventory, list or sample of on-site franchise, convenience store, vending machine, and/or concessions food and beverage purchases that are sustainably produced:
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A brief description of the sustainable food and beverage purchasing program:
WSU contracts with Sodexo which is a company committed to sustainability. About 11% of Sodexo's purchases are locally sourced or are USDA certified organic or Fair Trade certified.

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A brief description of the methodology used to track/inventory sustainable food and beverage purchases:
Sodexo provided the Energy & Sustainability Office with their annual purchases spreadsheet and the ESO staff researched each item to determine if it met the STARS criteria.

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Total annual food and beverage expenditures:
695,476.84 US/Canadian $

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
Franchises Yes No
Convenience stores Yes Yes
Vending services Yes No
Concessions Yes No

Has the institution achieved the following?:
Yes or No
Fair Trade Campus, College or University status No
Certification under the Green Seal Standard for Restaurants and Food Services (GS-46) No
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification No
Signatory of the Real Food Campus Commitment (U.S.) No

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A brief description of other sustainable restaurant and food service standards that the institution’s dining services operations are certified under:
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The website URL where information about the institution's sustainable food and beverage purchasing efforts is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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