Overall Rating	Reporter
Overall Score
Liaison	Tatiana Molina Velásquez
Submission Date	March 4, 2022

STARS v2.2

Universidad CES
OP-8: Sustainable Dining

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	Reporter	Tatiana Molina Jefe sostenibilidad Sostenibilidad

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Part 1. Sustainable dining initiatives

Local community engagement

Does the institution or its primary dining services contractor host a farmers market, community supported agriculture (CSA) or fishery program, or urban agriculture project, or support such a program in the local community?:

Yes

A brief description of the farmers market, CSA or urban agriculture project:

CES nutral supports farmers and carries out field work with them to strengthen agricultural projects and works for the development of the local community. Likewise, the veterinary medicine and zootechnics program works in the area of agriculture, strengthening processes so that they are sustainable, productive and friendly to the environment, generating value for all.
The labor technique in sustainable agriculture was developed to support the development of the community from education for development

Sustainability-themed outlet

Does the institution or its primary dining services contractor host a sustainability-themed food outlet on-site, either independently or in partnership with a contractor or retailer?:

Yes

A brief description of the sustainability-themed food outlet:

The food service run by the institution, CES nutral, has within its principles guidelines that align food with sustainability issues on the site such as conscious diets, vegan foods, reduced portions to avoid waste, kitchen use, local purchases, menu variation, healthy options, and also encourages people to bring their own containers, plates and utensils.

Inclusive and local sourcing

Does the institution or its primary dining services contractor support disadvantaged businesses, social enterprises, and/or local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through its food and beverage purchasing?:

Yes

A brief description of the support for disadvantaged businesses, social enterprises, and/or local SMEs:

Both CES nutral and the CES university support medium and small businesses and local and national purchases are made.
Once a month the doors are opened so that peasant markets are in the university headquarters and they can commercialize their products. It is also bought in the local market places

Estimated percentage of total food and beverage expenditures on products from disadvantaged businesses, social enterprises, and/or local SMEs:

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Low-impact dining

Does the institution or its primary dining services contractor host low impact dining events or promote plant-forward options?:

Yes

A brief description of the low impact dining events and/or plant-forward options:

CES nutral offers options with vegetables-as-center-of-the-plate and smaller portions of meat in order to avoid waste. They also encourages people to bring their own containers, plates and utensils

Vegan dining program

Does the institution or its primary dining services contractor have a vegan dining program that makes diverse, complete-protein vegan options available to every member of the campus community at every meal?:

Yes

A brief description of the vegan dining program:

CES nutral offers vegan options at every meal as well as other dining services contractors

Labelling and signage

Does the institution or its primary dining services contractor inform customers about low impact food choices and sustainability practices through labelling and signage in dining halls?:

Yes

A brief description of the sustainability labelling and signage in dining halls:

Food services inform about the use of compostable elements, zero single-use plastics and other sustainability practices such as the kitchen of use, reduction of portions, option to take your implements to eat

Part 2. Food waste minimization and recovery

Food recovery program

Does the institution or its primary dining services contractor participate in a competition or commitment program and/or use a food waste prevention system to track and improve its food management practices?:

Yes

A brief description of the food recovery competition or commitment program or food waste prevention system:

A program is in place to prevent food waste in terms of portion reduction and weighing of food waste to track and improve food handling practices

Trayless dining and portion modifications

Has the institution or its primary dining services contractor implemented trayless dining (in which trays are removed from or not available in dining halls) and/or modified menus/portions to reduce post-consumer food waste?:

Yes

A brief description of the trayless dining or modified menu/portion program:

CES nutral modified menusportions to reduce post-consumer food waste

Food donation

Does the institution or its primary dining services contractor donate food that would otherwise go to waste to feed people?:

Yes

A brief description of the food donation program:

CES nutral donates the food that is going to perish or be damaged. They contact the sustainability office and the products are taken to commune 2, a commune with a high rate of poverty and social risk with which the university has a social program

Food materials diversion

Does the institution or its primary dining services contractor divert food materials from the landfill, incinerator or sewer for animal feed or industrial uses?:

Yes

A brief description of the food materials diversion program:

We have an on-site anaerobic digestion and internal composting system

Composting

Does the institution or its primary dining services contractor have a pre-consumer composting program?:

A brief description of the pre-consumer composting program:

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Does the institution or its primary dining services contractor have a post-consumer composting program?:

Yes

A brief description of the post-consumer composting program:

We have a composting system both for organics and for the elements of food sites such as cutlery, plates, etc.

Dine-in service ware

Does the institution or its primary dining services contractor utilize reusable service ware for “dine in” meals?:

Yes

A brief description of the reusable service ware program:

As its own restaurant, CES nutral uses reusable service utensils such as porcelain plates and glass in its food services. Other contractor cafeterias also implement them. It is forbidden to use single-use plastic items

Take-away materials

Does the institution or its primary dining services contractor provide reusable and/or third party certified compostable containers and service ware for “to-go” meals (in conjunction with an on-site composting program)?:

Yes

A brief description of the compostable containers and service ware:

Third-party certified compostable and reusable serving utensils and containers are provided. An internal audit is carried out and from the sustainability area the technical data sheets of the compostable elements are verified to guarantee that they are not oxo-degradable plastics

Does the institution or its primary dining services contractor offer discounts or other incentives to customers who use reusable containers instead of disposable or compostable containers in “to-go” food service operations?:

A brief description of the reusable container discount or incentives program:

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Optional Fields

A brief description of other sustainability-related initiatives not covered above:

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Website URL where information about the sustainable dining programs is available:

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Additional documentation to support the submission:

Lineamientos_para_proveedores.pdf

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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