Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 83.26
Liaison Megan Litke
Submission Date Feb. 12, 2014
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STARS v1.2

American University
SD-3: Food and Beverage Purchases

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete N/A Derek Nottingham
Resident District Manager
Bon Appetit
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The percentage of food and beverage expenditures that were processed within 100 miles of the institution by a company that is not publicly traded:

The percentage of food and beverage expenditures that were grown within 100 miles of the institution:

List what tool your institution is using to track this information (e.g. Center for Environmental Farming Systems or CBORD):
American University uses an in house spreadsheet to track this information.

List items procured for dining services from on-campus organic garden(s):
Herbs: basil, thyme, mint.

The percentage of total food and beverage expenditures spent by dining services to procure items from on-campus organic garden(s):

List all Fair Trade certified items purchased:
Golden Cane Sugar Whole Brown Sugar Cacoa Powder Semi-Sweet Baking Chips Bittersweet Baking Chips Cacoa Mass Cacoa Butter Assorted Chocolate Bars Olive Oil Cane Sugar Succant Herbs Assorted Teas Chamomile flowers Organic Sugar Organic Sucant Light/Dark Brown Sugar Powdered Sugar Raw Cane Sugar Jasmine Rice Quinoa Unrefined Ground Cane Sugar Herbs and Spices Other Rice Quinoa Roses Spray carnations Statice Alstroemerias Lisianthus Mixed Bouquets Carnations Fillers Earl Grey Estate Ceylon Cocoa Coffee Assorted Fruits Wine Spirits Olives

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
We did not track the percent of food and beverage expenditures that were grown within 100 miles of the institution. We used the AASHE standard of 250 miles for this credit. However we did track the percent of food and beverage expenditures that were processed within 100 miles of the institution. These percentages are out of total food expenditures for a one month period.

Data source(s) and notes about the submission

We did not track the percent of food and beverage expenditures that were grown within 100 miles of the institution. We used the AASHE standard of 250 miles for this credit. However we did track the percent of food and beverage expenditures that were processed within 100 miles of the institution. These percentages are out of total food expenditures for a one month period.

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.