Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 69.74
Liaison Laura Bain
Submission Date Oct. 9, 2024

STARS v3.0

Furman University
IL-37: Sustainable Dining Recognition

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Laura Bain
Associate Director of Sustainability Assessment
David E. Shi Center for Sustainability
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Percentage of on-site food service establishments formally recognized for leadership in sustainable dining by a qualifying assessment or awards program:
75 to 100

Narrative and/or website URL providing information about the formal recognition the institution’s dining services have received for leadership in sustainable dining:

https://www.furman.edu/sustainability/programs/dining-operations/

Food Recovery Verified.  A student-led effort to reduce food waste resulted in a partnership between Furman's dining service provider, Bon Appetit, and a local non-profit called Loaves and Fishes. The Food Recovery Network recognized the program as Food Recovery Verified in 2017. 


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