Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 57.96
Liaison Tracey Coronado
Submission Date March 15, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Missouri State University
OP-7: Food and Beverage Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.37 / 6.00 Doug Neidigh
Sustainability Coordinator
Environmental Management
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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:
5.78

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):
13.99

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):

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Reports are generated quarterly through Chartwells' MyFinance and MyResults platforms. Sustainability scorecards are designed to help grow our sustainability commitment based on quantifiable data; to measure and report on our successes and to help adjust our strategies when we are challenged by the results.

The scorecard details the specific purchasing criteria of our sustainability initiatives which include:
• Humane Farm Animal Care (HFAC) certified cage free shell eggs
• Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH) free dairy (Milk & Yogurt)
• Reduced antibiotic poultry (Turkey & Chicken)
• Sustainable seafood
• Fair Trade/Eco Certified coffee


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):
A brief description of the methodology used to conduct the inventory, including the timeframe and how representative samples accounted for seasonal variation (if applicable):

Chartwells provided the total annual expenditures on food. They also provided the expenditures on local community based products and any third party verified food and beverage purchases, as outlined in the STARS technical manual.

Timeframe: January-December 2017


Percentage of total dining services expenditures on Real Food A (0-100):
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Percentage of total dining services expenditures on Real Food B (0-100):
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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 Yes Yes
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 Yes No

A brief description of purchased food and beverage products that have other sustainability attributes not recognized above :
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Additional percentage of dining services food and beverage expenditures on conventional products with other sustainability attributes not recognized above (0-100) :
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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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.