Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 49.88
Liaison Kristina Hope
Submission Date Feb. 13, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Knox College
OP-7: Low Impact Dining

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.47 / 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:
22.90

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.


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

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

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

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 Meatless Mondays once per term, all board plan cafeteria outlets refrain from serving meat. Local Burger Fridays once per term promote awareness of local and sustainable meat stewardship practices.


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:
1,457,000 US/Canadian $

Annual dining services expenditures on conventionally produced animal products:
329,000 US/Canadian $

Annual dining services expenditures on sustainably produced animal products:
5,876 US/Canadian $

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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