| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 53.74 |
| Liaison | Stephen Ellis |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Boston University
OP-6: Food and Beverage Purchasing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.92 / 4.00 |
Sabrina
Pashtan Sustainability Coordinator Dining Services |
Percentage of dining services food and beverage expenditures that are local and community-based and/or third party verified:
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:
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)?:
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:
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:
An inventory, list or sample of on-site franchise, convenience store, vending machine, and/or concessions food and beverage purchases that are sustainably produced:
A brief description of the sustainable food and beverage purchasing program:
Boston University Dining Services makes buying locally-grown and third-party certified foods a high priority. Current goals include working to ensure that as much local, seasonal produce as possible is purchased, given economic feasibility. That includes a variety of local, frozen processed fruits and vegetables to lengthen the season and take advantage of seasonal harvest. Almost all dairy, including milk, yogurt, butter, etc, are bought locally year-round. All eggs are Humane Certified cage-free eggs, and all the coffee served in residential dining rooms is organic and fair trade. We also purchase grass-fed, Maine-raised hamburgers and hot dogs, as well as Humane Certified whole chickens and turkey.
A brief description of the methodology used to track/inventory sustainable food and beverage purchases:
Velocity reports from BU Dining Services' internal accounting system as well as reports from vendors are used to determine sustainable food and beverage purchases.
Total annual food and beverage expenditures:
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 | --- | --- |
| Dining operations and catering services operated by a contractor | --- | --- |
| Franchises | --- | --- |
| Convenience stores | --- | --- |
| Vending services | --- | --- |
| Concessions | --- | --- |
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:
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:
BU has seven Certified Green Restaurants on campus, including three 4-star restaurants and the only certified food court in the US.
BU has seven Certified Green Restaurants on campus, including three 4-star restaurants and the only certified food court in the US.
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