| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 57.05 |
| Liaison | Herbert Sinnock |
| Submission Date | July 12, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Sheridan College (Ontario)
OP-7: Food and Beverage Purchasing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.37 / 6.00 |
Elisabeth
Connell Acting Manager, Ancillary Services Finance and Adminstration |
Percentage of dining services food and beverage expenditures on products that are third party verified under one or more recognized food and beverage sustainability standards or Local & Community-Based:
Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on conventional animal products)? (If data is not available, respond “No”):
Percentage of total dining services food and beverage expenditures on conventional animal products (meat, poultry, fish/seafood, eggs, and dairy products that do NOT qualify in either the Third Party Verified or Local & Community-Based category):
A brief description of the sustainable food and beverage purchasing program, including how the sustainability impacts of products in specific categories are addressed (e.g. meat, poultry, fish/seafood, eggs, dairy, produce, tea/coffee):
Chartwells is a division of Compass Group Canada, which is guided by their corporate social responsibility commitments and their Body, Community, Planet, Program. The tagline “for you, for us, for all” recognizes the interconnection, contribution, and impact of all our choices and actions. 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, healthcare 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 bread, 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 savory snacks.
Through External Brands, we proudly offer varieties of certified Fair Trade organic coffee and Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee within the Sheridan community.
An inventory of the institution’s sustainable food and beverage purchases that includes for each product: the description/type; label, brand or producer; and the category in which it is being counted and/or a description of its sustainability attribute(s):
A brief description of the methodology used to conduct the inventory, including the timeframe and how representative samples accounted for seasonal variation (if applicable):
Data was amalgamated from 2 sources from the Food Service Provider (Chartwells) to cover the period of April 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017. This work was done from December 2017 to March 2018.
For seasonal fruits and vegetables, the produce vendor provided specifics based upon invoices for this specific period.
Percentage of total dining services expenditures on Real Food A (0-100):
Percentage of total dining services expenditures on Real Food B (0-100):
Which of the following food service providers are present on campus and included in the total food and beverage expenditure figures?:
| Present? | Included? | |
| Dining operations and catering services operated by the institution | No | No |
| Dining operations and catering services operated by a contractor | Yes | Yes |
| Student-run food/catering services | No | No |
| Franchises (e.g. national or global brands) | No | No |
| Convenience stores | No | No |
| Vending services | Yes | Yes |
| Concessions | No | No |
A brief description of purchased food and beverage products that have other sustainability attributes not recognized above :
Additional percentage of dining services food and beverage expenditures on conventional products with other sustainability attributes not recognized above (0-100) :
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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.)
Sheridan College also has dining services run by the Student Union, for which data were not available.
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.)
Sheridan College also has dining services run by the Student Union, for which data were not available.
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