| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 56.41 |
| Liaison | Audrey McSain |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Lehigh University
OP-7: Food and Beverage Purchasing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.90 / 6.00 |
Bruce
Christine GM Dining Services |
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This credit requires:
- A completed STARS Food and Beverage Purchasing Inventory,
- An itemized inventory based on output from the Real Food Calculator, or
- An alternative inventory that includes for each product:
- Product vendor
- Product label/brand
- Product description
- The category in which the product qualifies (Third Party Verified or Local & Community Based)
- Information justifying inclusion: the standards met if the product is third party verified; ownership, size, distance, production methods for Local & Community Based products
Part 1
Third Party Verified and Community Based Products
17
Part 2
Animal Products
Yes
Percentage of total dining services food and beverage expenditures on conventional animal products (meat, poultry, fish/seafood, eggs, and dairy products that do NOT qualify in either the Third Party Verified or Local & Community-Based category):
41.15
Food and Beverage Purchasing Inventory
Required if pursuing either part of the credit:
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.
An inventory of the institution’s sustainable food and beverage purchases that includes for each product: the description/type; label, brand or producer; and the category in which it is being counted and/or a description of its sustainability attribute(s):
A brief description of the methodology used to conduct the inventory, including the timeframe and how representative samples accounted for seasonal variation (if applicable):
We are using the Real Food Challenge Calculator to track our food purchasing.
We used Sodexo Purchasing Division Database for Lehigh University Dining for 2 months of the year 2017-2018, of 2 of our most representative dining centers. To account for seasonal variation, the months of research were October 2017 & February 2018.
If uploading output from the Real Food Calculator, provide:
4
Percentage of total dining services expenditures on Real Food B (0-100):
13
Required if pursuing either part of the credit:
| Present? | Included? | |
| Dining operations and catering services operated by the institution | No | No |
| Dining operations and catering services operated by a contractor | Yes | Yes |
| Student-run food/catering services | No | No |
| Franchises (e.g. national or global brands) | Yes | Yes |
| Convenience stores | No | No |
| Vending services | No | No |
| Concessions | Yes | Yes |
Optional Fields
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Additional percentage of dining services food and beverage expenditures on conventional products with other sustainability attributes not recognized above (0-100) :
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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.