Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 42.52
Liaison Kristina Hope
Submission Date May 14, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Knox College
OP-7: Low Impact Dining

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.61 / 3.00 Deb Steinberg
Director of Campus Sustainability Initiatives
Office of Sustainability
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Percentage of total dining services food purchases comprised of conventionally produced animal products:
20.90

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A brief description of the methodology used to track/inventory expenditures on animal products:
We record purchases and maintain separate inventories for all mayor food categories such as meat, dairy, produce, dry goods, etc.

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Does the institution offer diverse, complete-protein vegan dining options at all meals in at least one dining facility on campus?:
Yes

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Does the institution provide labels and/or signage that distinguishes between vegan, vegetarian (not vegan), and other items?:
Yes

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Are the vegan options accessible to all members of the campus community?:
Yes

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A brief description of the vegan dining program, including availability, sample menus, signage and any promotional activities (e.g. “Meatless Mondays”):
32% of all in-house, recipe based prepared meal plan/cafeteria items are vegan. This figure does not include salad bar or prepared items purchased. Signage on all cafeteria food includes information on vegetarian/vegan appropriateness. On several Meatless Mondays, all board plan cafeteria outlets refrain from serving meat.

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A brief description of other efforts the institution has made to reduce the impact of its animal-derived food purchases:
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The website URL where information about the vegan dining program is available:
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Annual dining services expenditures on food:
1,421,500 US/Canadian $

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Annual dining services expenditures on conventionally produced animal products:
318,620 US/Canadian $

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Annual dining services expenditures on sustainably produced animal products:
5,680 US/Canadian $

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