| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 83.26 |
| Liaison | Megan Litke |
| Submission Date | Feb. 12, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
American University
OP-6: Food and Beverage Purchasing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.27 / 6.00 |
Ken
Chadwick Account Manager Aramark |
Percentage of food expenditures that meet one or more of the criteria for this credit (0 - 100):
A brief description of the sustainable food and beverage purchasing program:
ARAMARK Higher Education is committed to:
Implement Energy and Water Conservation
Purchase only Paper Products with Recycled Content
Use only Daily Green Cleaning Products
Divert 100% of Fryer Oil Waste
Increase Sustainable Food purchases by 5% per year
The environmental and social impact of the Green Stakes commitments includes:
Reduction of approximately 170 million pounds of emissions through implementation of energy and water conservation programs -- equivalent to the annual emissions from 14,744 passenger vehicles
Conversion of $25 million of paper products to recycled content paper products, supporting closed-loop waste management processes
Utilization of all daily green cleaning products, aligning with green cleaning standards outlined in U.S. Green Building Council's LEED programs, improving indoor environmental health for our customers and employees
Diversion of 100% of nearly 500,000 gallons of fryer oil purchased, resulting in a reduction of approximately 3.5 million pounds of emissions, or the carbon sequestered by 40,000 trees grown for 10 years
Increase sustainable food purchasing by 28%
In 2012, ARAMARK Higher Education served 201 Million meals with an estimated 85% of all dining accounts having implemented the trayless initiative. This translates into over 20.8 million lbs of food waste diverted from landfills. Another way to look at this is in terms of avoided Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions:
A change in GHG emissions of 7196 (MTCO2), or
Equal to the annual greenhouse gas emissions of 1,499 passenger cars, or
The carbon sequestered annually by 5,898 acres of pine or fir forest.
The Website URL where information about the institution's sustainable food and beverage purchasing efforts is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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.