Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 67.20
Liaison Anne Duncan
Submission Date Jan. 29, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Wartburg College
OP-6: Food and Beverage Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.96 / 4.00 Margaret Empie
Director of Dining
Dining
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Percentage of dining services food and beverage expenditures that are local and community-based and/or third party verified:
49

A copy of an inventory, list or sample of sustainable food and beverage purchases:
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

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:

We do not have a program which specifies local purchasing explicitly, but we are fortunate enough to live and operate in the midwestern breadbasket.
This percentage is provided by our purchasing partner.


A brief description of the methodology used to track/inventory sustainable food and beverage purchases:

We submitted the requirements of STARS to our purchasing partner. After a couple months of work, they provided us with the report. That was not something they normally track, so they had to go through each product. We knew many of them already, but they had to identify them in their system, then quantify them based on purchase amounts. We were very clear of the parameters and had many discussions throughout the process to ensure clarity.

+ Date Revised: April 14, 2015

Total annual food and beverage expenditures:
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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 No No
Franchises No No
Convenience stores No No
Vending services Yes Yes
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

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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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.