Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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Overall Score | 55.07 |
Liaison | Carolyn Shafer |
Submission Date | March 5, 2021 |
Pratt Institute
OP-8: Sustainable Dining
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.30 / 2.00 |
Rick
Cenicola Dir. Food Services Food Services |
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Part 1. Sustainable dining initiatives
Local community engagement
No
A brief description of the farmers market, CSA or urban agriculture project:
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Sustainability-themed outlet
No
A brief description of the sustainability-themed food outlet:
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Inclusive and local sourcing
Yes
A brief description of the support for disadvantaged businesses, social enterprises, and/or local SMEs:
Pratt partners with Sysco Food Systems for approx. $2,300,000 annually.
SYSCO partners with more than 500 minority and women owned suppliers.
We assume a 10% rate overall.
SYSCO partners with more than 500 minority and women owned suppliers.
We assume a 10% rate overall.
Estimated percentage of total food and beverage expenditures on products from disadvantaged businesses, social enterprises, and/or local SMEs:
10
Low-impact dining
Yes
A brief description of the low impact dining events and/or plant-forward options:
Wellness Wed. featured / promoted plant-based options. All non- plant-based items were not served on those days. Lead to addition of plant-based options to the regular menu throughout the rest of the week.
Vegan dining program
Yes
A brief description of the vegan dining program:
There is 1 vegan hot entree offered daily.
There are pre-packaged cold selections offered daily.
There are pre-packaged cold selections offered daily.
Labelling and signage
Yes
A brief description of the sustainability labelling and signage in dining halls:
Daily signage is provided that identifies food preferences, vegan, vegetarian, fish, etc.
Part 2. Food waste minimization and recovery
Food recovery program
No
A brief description of the food recovery competition or commitment program or food waste prevention system:
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Trayless dining and portion modifications
Yes
A brief description of the trayless dining or modified menu/portion program:
The previous food vendor used trays.
The current vendor is tray-less.
The current vendor is tray-less.
Food donation
No
A brief description of the food donation program:
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Food materials diversion
No
A brief description of the food materials diversion program:
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Composting
No
A brief description of the pre-consumer composting program:
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Does the institution or its primary dining services contractor have a post-consumer composting program?:
No
A brief description of the post-consumer composting program:
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Dine-in service ware
Yes
A brief description of the reusable service ware program:
Yes, re-usable baskets were used for dine-in meals instead of single-use plastic clam-shells.
Take-away materials
Yes
A brief description of the compostable containers and service ware:
Reusable containers were initiated by AVI.
Does the institution or its primary dining services contractor offer discounts or other incentives to customers who use reusable containers instead of disposable or compostable containers in “to-go” food service operations?:
Yes
A brief description of the reusable container discount or incentives program:
Coffee refills are discounted because faculty, staff and students bring their own containers.
Optional Fields
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Website URL where information about the sustainable dining programs is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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