Overall Rating Reporter - expired
Overall Score
Liaison Kathy Dhanda
Submission Date March 22, 2012
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STARS v1.1

DePaul University
OP-6: Food and Beverage Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Robert Janis
VP
Facility Operations
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Percentage of food expenditures that meet one or more of the criteria for this credit (0 - 100):
12

A brief description of the sustainable food and beverage purchasing program:

Institution purchases food that meets one or more of the following criteria:
• Grown and processed within 250 miles of the institution – 10%
• Third-party certified (USDA Certified Organic, Marine Stewardship Council Blue
Ecolabel, Food Alliance, Fair Trade) – 2%
• Grown on a farm that operates as a cooperative, has a profit sharing policy for all
employees, or has a social responsibility policy covering the following for all workers:
union or prevailing wages, transportation and/or housing support, and/or health care
benefits. – ?%
Food purchases that meet multiple criteria listed above should not be double-counted.
This credit includes food purchases for dining halls and catering services operated by the
institution or the institution’s primary dining services contractor (e.g., Aramark, Bon Appétit
Management Company, Chartwells, Sodexo). On-site franchises, convenience stores, vending
machines, or concessions are excluded from this credit.


The Website URL where information about the institution's sustainable food and beverage purchasing efforts is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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