Overall Rating	Gold - expired
Overall Score	72.58
Liaison	Tom Twist
Submission Date	June 12, 2020
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

Bates College
OP-7: Food and Beverage Purchasing

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	0.89 / 6.00	Tom Twist Sustainability Manager Facilities

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This credit requires:

A completed STARS Food and Beverage Purchasing Inventory,
An itemized inventory based on output from the Real Food Calculator, or
An alternative inventory that includes for each product:

Product vendor
Product label/brand
Product description
The category in which the product qualifies (Third Party Verified or Local & Community Based)
Information justifying inclusion: the standards met if the product is third party verified; ownership, size, distance, production methods for Local & Community Based products

Part 1

Third Party Verified and Community Based Products

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:

16.14

Part 2

Animal Products

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):

29.42

Food and Beverage Purchasing Inventory

Required if pursuing either part of the credit:

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):

We take into account the lifecycle costs of the food we purchase, choosing the most environmentally benign option where our budget allows. Our goal is to be among the best colleges in the nation for providing quality, environmentally friendly, and delicious food. We have just been awarded a 3 Star Certified Green Restaurant Award from Green Restaurant, and hope to continue this trend into the future - https://www.bates.edu/news/2013/07/31/green-restaurant-association-three-star-sustainable-dining/

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):

STARS_Food_and_Beverage_Inventory_v2.1.3.xlsx

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

We worked with our Dining, Conferences, and Campus Events team to identify our local and third-party certified foods, then found the percentage of spending based on our total food budget. All our dining is in-house, as opposed to an outside contractor.

If uploading output from the Real Food Calculator, provide:

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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Required if pursuing either part of the credit:

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
Student-run food/catering services	No	No
Franchises (e.g. national or global brands)	No	No
Convenience stores	No	No
Vending services	Yes	No
Concessions	Yes	Yes

Optional Fields

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:

http://www.bates.edu/dining/who-we-are/food-quality-and-nutrition/

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

https://www.bates.edu/news/2013/07/31/green-restaurant-association-three-star-sustainable-dining/

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.