Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 72.17
Liaison Kara Holmstrom
Submission Date March 1, 2019
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Luther College
IN-10: Sustainable Dining Certification

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 0.50 Toby Cain
Sustainability Coordinator
Center for Sustainable Communities
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Is at least one on-campus dining hall or food service outlet certified by the following organizations? (at least one positive response required):
Yes or No
The Food Recovery Network Yes
The Green Restaurant Association (GRA) (Two Star or higher) ---
Green Seal (GS-55 Standard for Restaurants and Food Services) No
Leaders for Environmentally Accountable Foodservice (LEAF) ---
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Chain of Custody Certification No
Responsible Epicurean and Agricultural Leadership (REAL) ---
An equivalent program approved by AASHE ---

A brief description of each certified dining hall or food service outlet, including the year the certification was achieved and/or renewed:
Our Food Recovery Network certification started in February 2018. Luther College has been working for the last several years with the Northeast Iowa Food Bank to supply fresh, flash-frozen food from our cafeteria from our college to the community. Unserved cooked food from the cafeteria is packaged and delivered to the food bank twice a week throughout the year. The Luther College Cafeteria is located in the lower level of the Dahl Centennial Union. The Cafeteria is open daily and features an array of freshly-prepared meals. The Cafeteria serves approximately 3,000 meals a day. It is operated by Sodexo.

Optional Fields 

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
https://www.luther.edu/sustainability/food/caf-to-community/

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