Sheridan College (Ontario)
OP-6: Food and Beverage Purchasing

Certified: - 77% certified seafood purchased (8% Marine Stewardship Certification (MSC), 15% in MSC assessment, 12% Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) ranging from 1 star to 3 star, in 12% in BAP assessment, and 30% fisheries in process of achieving certification) - Rainforest Alliance Certified whole leaf tea blends; 100% from Ethical Tea Partnership (ETP) suppliers Local: - Soy products from Sol Cuisine which are made from a Soy farm in Ripley, Ontario - Dairy products purchased from Natrel in which almost 90% come from Ontario within 400km.

Chartwells is a division of Compass Group Canada, which is guided by their corporate social responsibility commitments and the BALANCE program. Their tagline “It Takes You” challenges their associates, clients, customers, and suppliers to promote, sustain and support healthy lifestyles, safe workplaces and engaged communities. The BALANCE program is based on four interconnected focus areas: wellness, environment, supply chain, and community. Compass strives to reduce environmental impacts resulting from operations, sources sustainable and safe products through a responsible supply chain, and make it easier for Canadians to attain healthy living goals while positively contributing to productive and safe workplaces, health care facilities, schools and communities. Chartwells is committed to working with local and regional suppliers to provide and promote local seasonal products and menu choices, while ensuring our quality assurance standards are always met. Locally-grown produce can represent up to 21% of Compass Group Canada’s total produce purchases available from suppliers and we continue to work on opportunities to increase this percentage. Sheridan/Chartwells supports bakers and local artisans who make breads, specialty cakes, and pastries. We support the local farmers who supply our dairy products and seasonal produce whenever possible. Organic; Third-party certified (USDA Certified Organic, Marine Stewardship Council Blue Ecolabel, Food Alliance, Fair Trade, Certified Humane Raised and Handled) Chartwells at Sheridan continues to add organic products dependent upon their availability in the marketplace and at customers’ request. Some of the organic products purchased (depending on availability) can include coffee and tea, fruits and vegetables, yogurt, and salty and savoury snacks. We proudly offer varieties of certified Fair Trade organic coffee and Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee within the Sheridan community. One hundred percent of tea is from Ethical tea Partnership (ETP) suppliers.

All items purchased for Compass non-branded outlets are recorded by SCC codes into a Compass proprietary database where sustainable attributes are assigned by item.

Sheridan College has a bookstore, which is not included under the "convenience store" category because their food offerings only include minimum snacks (chips, granola bars, gum, etc.) http://www.dineoncampus.ca/sheridan/