| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 39.69 |
| Liaison | April Thompson |
| Submission Date | March 2, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Creighton University
OP-7: Food and Beverage Purchasing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.06 / 6.00 |
Brenda
Stanek Unit Marketing Coordinator Creighton Dining Team |
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:
Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on conventional animal products)? (If data is not available, respond “No”):
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):
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):
Creighton's Dining Services (Sodexo) supplies the campus with Aspretto Coffee, a fair-trade purchased and Fair Trade USA certified. Everything that touches the Aspretto brand is responsibly sourced, from the 10% post-consumer fiber cups to the renewable resource stirrers to the fair trade sugar wrapped in recyclable paper and printed with vegetable dye.
Sodexo's Sustainable Seafood Policy complements the AASHE STARS criteria in supporting purchases of certified products and Monterey Bay Aquarium Best Choices. All of Sodexo's more than 10,000 suppliers are required to pledge to conduct business with the highest ethical, social, and environmental practices as defined by our Sodexo Supplier Code of Conduct ("Code") in order to be able to contract with Sodexo. The Code sets forth Sodexo's expectations of suppliers, vendors, contractors, and others with whom Sodexo conducts business (collectively referred to as "Suppliers") with respect to sound and responsible ethical, social, and environmental practices. Sodexo has defined a time bound strategy for sustainable palm oil in conjunction with the WWF as part of its technical agreement on Sustainable Agriculture. Sodexo became a member of the RSPO in August 2011. Sodexo became a member of GreenPalm in January 2012.
Sodexo also has global animal welfare commitments, including American Humane Certified cage-free eggs, the discontinued use of gestation crates, and improved welfare for broiler chickens.
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):
A brief description of the methodology used to conduct the inventory, including the timeframe and how representative samples accounted for seasonal variation (if applicable):
The methodology for tracking local sustainable purchases is as follows: 1. Gathering all available data from suppliers for time periods (September 2016 & February 2017). These two time periods represent typical operations and account for differences in seasonality of ingredients. 2. Sorting data to eliminate non-food purchases 3. Sorting food purchases into STARS categories (meat, grocery, dairy, etc.), 4. Determining which products are local/community based or certified using knowledge of the products purchased, item descriptions and information from suppliers. 5. Tabulating results by category. his was done using an Excel spreadsheet and the category spending document available on the AASHE STARS website.
Percentage of total dining services expenditures on Real Food A (0-100):
Percentage of total dining services expenditures on Real Food B (0-100):
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 | No | No |
| Dining operations and catering services operated by a contractor | Yes | Yes |
| Student-run food/catering services | Yes | No |
| Franchises (e.g. national or global brands) | Yes | Yes |
| Convenience stores | Yes | No |
| Vending services | Yes | No |
| Concessions | Yes | No |
A brief description of purchased food and beverage products that have other sustainability attributes not recognized above :
Within our local community, Sodexo partners with different dairies, meat suppliers, bakeries, and produce vendors who provide products that are local and and/or community-based, but do not meet the criteria of the Real Food Calculator.
Additional percentage of dining services food and beverage expenditures on conventional products with other sustainability attributes not recognized above (0-100) :
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Sodexo sources produce from Loffredo Fresh Produce, Co., Inc. The attached PDF titled "Loffredo Sourcing Map 2017" depicts areas in the Midwest from where various produce items are sourced.
More information about Sodexo can be found here: https://creighton.sodexomyway.com/images/Social_Responsibility_2011_tcm1018-22738.pdf
Sodexo sources produce from Loffredo Fresh Produce, Co., Inc. The attached PDF titled "Loffredo Sourcing Map 2017" depicts areas in the Midwest from where various produce items are sourced.
More information about Sodexo can be found here: https://creighton.sodexomyway.com/images/Social_Responsibility_2011_tcm1018-22738.pdf
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.