Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 61.60
Liaison Megan Curtis-Murphy
Submission Date Feb. 28, 2023

STARS v2.2

Northeastern University
IN-8: Dining Services Certification

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 0.50 Megan Curtis-Murphy
Director of Campus Sustainability & Engagement
Climate Justice & Sustainability Hub
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Is at least one on-campus dining hall or food service outlet certified by one or more of the following organizations?:
Yes or No
Food for Life (Food for Life Served Here award) No
The Food Recovery Network (Food Recovery Verified) No
The Green Restaurant Association (GRA) (Two Star or higher) Yes
Green Seal (GS-55 Standard for Restaurants and Food Services) No
Leaders for Environmentally Accountable Foodservice (LEAF) No
Nordic Swan No
Responsible Epicurean and Agricultural Leadership (REAL) No
Sustainable Restaurant Association (Food Made Good, Two Stars or higher) No
An equivalent third party certification approved by AASHE No

Approximately what proportion of on-site food service outlets (by location or sales) are third party certified?:
50 percent or more

A list or brief description of each certified dining hall or food service outlet, including the certification earned:
Northeastern is the first college/university in the United States to have a dining facility earn both a 3 Star Certified Green Restaurant® distinction and LEED Gold status. International Village Dining is also the first restaurant in New England to earn the same GRA/LEED distinctions.

3 Star Certified:
Argo Tea
Café Crossing
United Table at International Village
The Eatery at Stetson East
Sweet Tomatoes Pizza
the Market
The Food Hall at Stetson West
Tú Taco

2 Star Certified:
café716
Faculty Club
Kigo Kitchen
Matthews Arena Concessions
Starbucks

Level 1 Certified:
Popeyes
Subway

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainable dining certification program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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