Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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Overall Score | 61.37 |
Liaison | Ivee Guce |
Submission Date | July 7, 2021 |
De La Salle Lipa
OP-8: Sustainable Dining
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.10 / 2.00 |
Dorothy
Azada Officer - Strategic Planning Strategic Planning Office |
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Part 1. Sustainable dining initiatives
Local community engagement
No
A brief description of the farmers market, CSA or urban agriculture project:
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Sustainability-themed outlet
No
A brief description of the sustainability-themed food outlet:
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Inclusive and local sourcing
Yes
A brief description of the support for disadvantaged businesses, social enterprises, and/or local SMEs:
Fresh eggs, meats, and vegetables are usually sourced out by the school dining concessionaire on nearby local community meat stalls and some employees farm to table small business.
Estimated percentage of total food and beverage expenditures on products from disadvantaged businesses, social enterprises, and/or local SMEs:
30
Low-impact dining
Yes
A brief description of the low impact dining events and/or plant-forward options:
An annual activity to support World Food Day, every October, the school dining contractor/concessionaire offers vegan or meatless dishes. This is part of the sustainable dining initiatives during campus sustainability month celebrated every October.
Vegan dining program
No
A brief description of the vegan dining program:
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Labelling and signage
Yes
A brief description of the sustainability labelling and signage in dining halls:
"Conserving is Cool" poster, supporting the bring your own reusable containers and Clean as you Go" posters are visible at the campus dining halls.
Part 2. Food waste minimization and recovery
Food recovery program
No
A brief description of the food recovery competition or commitment program or food waste prevention system:
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Trayless dining and portion modifications
No
A brief description of the trayless dining or modified menu/portion program:
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Food donation
Yes
A brief description of the food donation program:
Leftover foods are usually given to maintenance and security personnel.
Food materials diversion
No
A brief description of the food materials diversion program:
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Composting
No
A brief description of the pre-consumer composting program:
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Does the institution or its primary dining services contractor have a post-consumer composting program?:
No
A brief description of the post-consumer composting program:
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Dine-in service ware
Yes
A brief description of the reusable service ware program:
As part of the school's sustainability campaign to "No to Single-Use Plastic", reusable utensils and plates are provided by the concessionaire for dining guests. This is part of the contract that service wares should be provided to dining guests within the campus.
Take-away materials
Yes
A brief description of the compostable containers and service ware:
With the complete banning of styrofoam materials for take-away food packaging, the school's concessionaire uses certified compostable materials such as cornstarch made-utensils, paper made containers on the packaging for to-go orders.
Does the institution or its primary dining services contractor offer discounts or other incentives to customers who use reusable containers instead of disposable or compostable containers in “to-go” food service operations?:
Yes
A brief description of the reusable container discount or incentives program:
A discount of 10% to the actual cost of food viands is given to stakeholders who bring their own food containers.
Optional Fields
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Website URL where information about the sustainable dining programs is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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