Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 67.01
Liaison Connie Norton
Submission Date Oct. 29, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Simon Fraser University
OP-6: Food and Beverage Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.12 / 4.00 Mebs Lalani
Director of Operations
SFU Dining Services, Chartwells, Compass Group Canada
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Percentage of dining services food and beverage expenditures that are local and community-based and/or third party verified:
28

A copy of an inventory, list or sample of sustainable food and beverage purchases:
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An inventory, list or sample of sustainable food and beverage purchases:
Ethical Bean Ocean Wise Naturegg B C Castle Cheese So Good Gardein Golden Valley Yves Veggie Cusine High Liner Numi Organic Tea Goldstream Saputo Dairyland Starbucks Seattle's Best Coffee Sunrise Country Harvest UNFI

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (food and beverage expenditures for on-site franchises, convenience stores, vending services, or concessions)?:
No

Percentage of on-site franchise, convenience store, vending services, and concessions food and beverage purchases that are local and community-based and/or third party verified:
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A copy of an inventory, list or sample of on-site franchise, convenience store, vending machine, and/or concessions food and beverage purchases that are sustainably produced:
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An inventory, list or sample of on-site franchise, convenience store, vending machine, and/or concessions food and beverage purchases that are sustainably produced:
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A brief description of the sustainable food and beverage purchasing program:
All seafood purchased by dining services is OceanWise.

A brief description of the methodology used to track/inventory sustainable food and beverage purchases:
Using the STARS criteria for local/and community based and/or third party verified to be ecologically sound, fair and/or humane, the contractor assessed what food was from within 400km of the university, and whether this criteria was met. Subsequently, the total expenditures were summed.

Total annual food and beverage expenditures:
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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
Franchises Yes No
Convenience stores Yes Yes
Vending services Yes No
Concessions No No

Has the institution achieved the following?:
Yes or No
Fair Trade Campus, College or University status Yes
Certification under the Green Seal Standard for Restaurants and Food Services (GS-46) No
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification Yes
Signatory of the Real Food Campus Commitment (U.S.) No

A brief description of other sustainable restaurant and food service standards that the institution’s dining services operations are certified under:
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The website URL where information about the institution's sustainable food and beverage purchasing efforts is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.