Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 53.09
Liaison DeLayne Miller
Submission Date Dec. 18, 2019
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STARS v2.1

Tennessee Technological University
IN-10: Sustainable Dining Certification

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 0.50 DeLayne Miller
Sustainability Manager
Facilities:Office of Sustainability
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Is at least one on-campus dining hall or food service outlet certified by the following organizations? (at least one positive response required):
Yes or No
The Food Recovery Network No
The Green Restaurant Association (GRA) (Two Star or higher) No
Green Seal (GS-55 Standard for Restaurants and Food Services) No
Leaders for Environmentally Accountable Foodservice (LEAF) No
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Chain of Custody Certification No
Responsible Epicurean and Agricultural Leadership (REAL) Yes
An equivalent program approved by AASHE No

A brief description of each certified dining hall or food service outlet, including the year the certification was achieved and/or renewed:
Tennessee Tech University is the first university in the state and the third nationwide, to earn the REAL, Responsible Epicurean and Agricultural Leadership, certification. TTU Dining became REAL certified in May of 2016. The certification was renewed under the update criteria in Spring of 2019.

Optional Fields 

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:
https://www.dineoncampus.com/ttu/healthy-dining-on-campus https://www.dineoncampus.com/ttu/sustainability

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