Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 52.19
Liaison Christina Erickson
Submission Date June 6, 2016
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Champlain College
OP-7: Low Impact Dining

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 3.00 Tom Oliver
General Manager
Dining Services/Sodexo
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Percentage of total dining services food purchases comprised of conventionally produced animal products:
97

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

1. Sodexo's Vermont First Coordinator tracks all Vermont-based purchases
2. Champlain's Sustainability Director and student employees use the Real Food Challenge calculator to assess purchases

http://www.champlain.edu/student-life/campus-and-community-programs/sustain-champlain/programs-sustain-champlain/food-tracking


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”):

Offer vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and lactose intolerant meals available throughout the day. 10-20% of all meals served are vegetarian or vegan.


A brief description of other efforts the institution has made to reduce the impact of its animal-derived food purchases:
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The website URL where information about the vegan dining program is available:
Annual dining services expenditures on food:
1,400,000 US/Canadian $

Annual dining services expenditures on conventionally produced animal products:
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Annual dining services expenditures on sustainably produced animal products:
5,168.36 US/Canadian $

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Third party certified - Ecologically Sound and/or Humanely Raised (meat, eggs, fish) for 3 months = $1292.09 x4 = $5168.26


Third party certified - Ecologically Sound and/or Humanely Raised (meat, eggs, fish) for 3 months = $1292.09 x4 = $5168.26

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