| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 52.65 |
| Liaison | Audrey McSain |
| Submission Date | July 13, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Lehigh University
OP-6: Food and Beverage Purchasing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.53 / 4.00 |
Bruce
Christine GM Dining Services |
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Percentage of dining services food and beverage expenditures that are local and community-based and/or third party verified:
10
None
A copy of an inventory, list or sample of sustainable food and beverage purchases:
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None
An inventory, list or sample of sustainable food and beverage purchases:
Local Organic Produce
Local Meat
Fair Trade Chocolates, Bananas, Coffee, Tea
Local Dairy Products
Local Bakery Products
Local Prepackaged Retail Products
None
Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (food and beverage expenditures for on-site franchises, convenience stores, vending services, or concessions)?:
Yes
None
Percentage of on-site franchise, convenience store, vending services, and concessions food and beverage purchases that are local and community-based and/or third party verified:
10
None
A copy of an inventory, list or sample of on-site franchise, convenience store, vending machine, and/or concessions food and beverage purchases that are sustainably produced:
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None
An inventory, list or sample of on-site franchise, convenience store, vending machine, and/or concessions food and beverage purchases that are sustainably produced:
Local Organic Produce
Local Meat
Fair Trade Chocolates, Bananas, Coffee, Tea
Local Dairy Products
Local Bakery Products
Local Prepackaged Retail Products
None
A brief description of the sustainable food and beverage purchasing program:
With 23 cost centers across campus, we purchase local, organic or sustainability sourced food and beverage when possible based on seasonality, availability and customer demand.
We offer an on-site Dietician for nutritional analysis and labeling of food/beverage products along with health information sessions/individual appointments.
None
A brief description of the methodology used to track/inventory sustainable food and beverage purchases:
Used Sodexo Purchasing Division Database for Lehigh University Dining. We are using the Real Food Challenge Calculator to track our food purchasing.
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Total annual food and beverage expenditures:
3,113,278
US/Canadian $
Which of the following food service providers are present on campus and included in the total food and beverage expenditure figures?:
| Present? | Included? | |
| Dining operations and catering services operated by the institution | No | No |
| Dining operations and catering services operated by a contractor | Yes | Yes |
| Franchises | Yes | Yes |
| Convenience stores | No | No |
| Vending services | No | No |
| Concessions | Yes | Yes |
Has the institution achieved the following?:
| Yes or No | |
| Fair Trade Campus, College or University status | No |
| Certification under the Green Seal Standard for Restaurants and Food Services (GS-46) | No |
| Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification | No |
| Signatory of the Real Food Campus Commitment (U.S.) | No |
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A brief description of other sustainable restaurant and food service standards that the institution’s dining services operations are certified under:
Lehigh Dining and Lehigh University are working to achieve certification of MSC and Real Food Challenge in 2014-2015 calender year
Rathbone Dining Hall has earned a two star certification from The Green Restaurant Association
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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:
Based on the tools available to us and track our success, we estimate the above are accurate
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.