| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 75.40 |
| Liaison | Mary-Lee Townsend |
| Submission Date | Jan. 16, 2025 |
Western University
IL-66: Innovation B
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Heather
Hyde Director, Sustainability Sustainability Office |
Name of the innovative outcome, program, or initiative:
Does the innovation represent a new, extraordinary, unique, ground-breaking, or uncommon outcome, program, or initiative that addresses a sustainability challenge and is not covered by an existing credit?:
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the innovation:
As of September 2023, Western surpassed its goal of making 40% of all dining hall menus plant-based by January 2024. Western is also the first institution in Canada to commit to the goal through an audit process — with the help of a professor from the department of nutritional sciences at the University of Toronto.
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