| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 51.09 |
| Liaison | Kelsey Beal |
| Submission Date | June 21, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Indiana University Indianapolis
OP-6: Food and Beverage Purchasing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.60 / 6.00 |
Angie
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Percentage of food expenditures that meet one or more of the criteria for this credit (0 - 100):
5
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A brief description of the sustainable food and beverage purchasing program:
o Buy Local: Supporting the preservation of the American family farm, reducing the carbon foot print of our supply chain and giving back to the local communities are central to our core values. In collaboration with our partners at the Institute for Agricultural Trade policy, we are seeking to reduce our dependence on factory farming and to partner with qualified local and regional growers to encourage our units to develop relationships with local farms whenever possible. Our goal is to develop partnerships with 2013 American family farms by 2013. Chartwells also has a partnership with the IUPUI Organic Garden, purchasing produce grown on campus in exchange for a $2000 payment annually.
o Sustainable Oceans: Compass Group is committed to protecting the threatened global fish supply. In collaboration with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program we established a landmark purchasing policy in 2006 that removes unsustainable wild and farmed seafood from our menus. We are working diligently to engage the salmon, shrimp and tilapia aquaculture industry to implement sustainable methods of production using open and frequent dialog paired with specific goals and timelines. Our goal is to remove 500,000 lbs of unsustainable farmed seafood over a 3 year period ending 2013.
o Social and ecological certified coffee: Coffee production can have a tremendous impact on the social or environmental well being of the countries where it is produced. Responsible production methods are certified in a variety of ways including Fair Trade, Rainforest Alliance, Shade Grown and Organic. We encourage our units to offer a responsible choice based on client and guest preference and availability from the coffee partner.
o Certified Humane/Cage Free Eggs: Because of our commitment to the humane care of farm animals, we offer only HFAC certified Cage Free shell eggs* nationwide.
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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:
Percentage of food purchasing is currently an estimate as IUPUI does not officially track percentage of purchases from various sources.
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