Overall Rating Reporter - expired
Overall Score
Liaison Rebecca Jones
Submission Date Feb. 29, 2016
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Austin College
OP-7: Low Impact Dining

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Peter Schulze
Director
Center for Environmental Studies
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Percentage of total dining services food purchases comprised of conventionally produced animal products:
80

A brief description of the methodology used to track/inventory expenditures on animal products:

Proprietary information.


Does the institution offer diverse, complete-protein vegan dining options at all meals in at least one dining facility on campus?:
Yes

Does the institution provide labels and/or signage that distinguishes between vegan, vegetarian (not vegan), and other items?:
Yes

Are the vegan options accessible to all members of the campus community?:
Yes

A brief description of the vegan dining program, including availability, sample menus, signage and any promotional activities (e.g. “Meatless Mondays”):

Vegan options available at designated platform and rotate with each meal period delivering a variety of options. A comprehensive salad bar consisting of over 30 items rotating daily and a minimum of two composed salads


A brief description of other efforts the institution has made to reduce the impact of its animal-derived food purchases:

None


The website URL where information about the vegan dining program is available:
Annual dining services expenditures on food:
1,500,000 US/Canadian $

Annual dining services expenditures on conventionally produced animal products:
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Annual dining services expenditures on sustainably produced animal products:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Annual dining services expenditures on food are at least $1,500,000.00. The exact figure is not available.


Annual dining services expenditures on food are at least $1,500,000.00. The exact figure is not available.

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