Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 61.84
Liaison Carolyn Shafer
Submission Date March 4, 2022

STARS v2.2

Pratt Institute
IN-18: Green Event Certification

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 0.50 Carolyn Shafer
Director
Center for Sustainable Design Strategies
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Does the institution have or participate in a green event certification program?:
No

Has the institution held one or more certified events in the previous year?:
No

Does the institution’s green event certification program address the following?:
Yes or No
Sustainable transportation options, teleconferencing options, and/or carbon offsets No
Sustainable catering (e.g., sourcing local and third party certified food and beverages, providing vegetarian/vegan options, using reusable/compostable materials) Yes
Paper consumption (e.g., minimization and recycled/FSC certified content) No
Energy efficiency (e.g., equipment and lighting) No
Waste minimization and diversion Yes
Communications and/or signage about the sustainable practices Yes

A brief description of the institution’s green event certification program:

During the 2019-2020 academic year, Pratt's food service provider, AVI Fresh, collaborated with a number of sustainability stakeholders on campus to provide more sustainable catering options for on-campus events. In the Fall of 2019, they hosted a tasting even to showcase a fully plant-base, sustainably sourced menu in order to promote the new offerings. Additionally, they moved away from providing single-use bottled beverages to instead use large carafes with compostable cups. During the Fall and Spring Pratt Earth Action Weeks, all of the in-person events utilized the sustainable catering option. During the 2020-21 academic year, there was not catering provided due to Covid.


Website URL where information about the green event 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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