Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 67.34
Liaison Jennifer Andrews
Submission Date July 29, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

University of New Hampshire
OP-7: Low Impact Dining

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 3.00 David Hill
Assistant Director, Culinary Operations
Dining
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Percentage of total dining services food purchases comprised of conventionally produced animal products:
83

A brief description of the methodology used to track/inventory expenditures on animal products:

A UNH Sustainability Institute intern, under the supervision of the UNHSI associate director, received purchasing data from UNH Dining and culled through the listings to inventory expenditures on conventionally produced animal products.


Does the institution offer diverse, complete-protein vegan dining options at all meals in at least one dining facility on campus?:
Yes

Does the institution provide labels and/or signage that distinguishes between vegan, vegetarian (not vegan), and other items?:
Yes

Are the vegan options accessible to all members of the campus community?:
Yes

A brief description of the vegan dining program, including availability, sample menus, signage and any promotional activities (e.g. “Meatless Mondays”):

Dining Services offers labeled vegan options at every meal on a daily basis in each of the three dining halls. Eight entrees per lunch and dinner are served at each dining hall. Students can also go online to view the daily menu for each dining hall, which includes a vegan category.


A brief description of other efforts the institution has made to reduce the impact of its animal-derived food purchases:
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The website URL where information about the vegan dining program is available:
Annual dining services expenditures on food:
8,779,923.35 US/Canadian $

Annual dining services expenditures on conventionally produced animal products:
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Annual dining services expenditures on sustainably produced animal products:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

As of May 2014.


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