Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 30.25
Liaison Doug Oetter
Submission Date June 30, 2017
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STARS v2.0

Georgia College & State University
OP-7: Low Impact Dining

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.67 / 3.00 Doug Oetter
Professor
History and Geography
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Percentage of total dining services food purchases comprised of conventionally produced animal products:
20

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

On-site monitoring of purchases in a food management software system.


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”):

We have a vegan menu for all three meals, including a vegetarian and vegan station for lunch and dinner. Signage indicates the ingredients. Both our vendor (Sodexo) and University Housing have teamed up to offer 'Meatless Mondays;' Sodexo gave away 30 meals to participants, who were treated to movies such as "Forks over Knives." We did a first-phase Real Food Challenge survey, which has informed student and campus groups.


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

We have eliminated trays to conserve energy, reduce our water consumption, limit the amount of chemicals draining into our water ways and reduce the amount of waste traveling to land-fills. We have posted signage to explain the savings to our environment.

Sodexo has adopted additional policies to support animal welfare: http://sodexousa.com/usen/media/press-releases/2015/animal_welfare_policy.aspx


The website URL where information about the vegan dining program is available:
Annual dining services expenditures on food:
1,300,000 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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