Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 56.90
Liaison Paul Mathisen
Submission Date April 16, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
OP-7: Low Impact Dining

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 3.00 Liz Tomaszewski
Facilities Systems Manager/Sustainability Coordinator
Facilities Department
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Percentage of total dining services food purchases comprised of conventionally produced animal products:
100

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A brief description of the methodology used to track/inventory expenditures on animal products:
not available

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

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

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

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A brief description of the vegan dining program, including availability, sample menus, signage and any promotional activities (e.g. “Meatless Mondays”):
Daily menus include food that has balanced nutrients and portion size; contains no solid meat, no dairy, no eggs, and no honey; and contains no solid meat but may contain eggs or dairy. Dining locations on campus must provide these things daily: 1 plain bean or legume (minimum), 1 whole grain composed salad (minimum), fruit or vegetable side, a vegetarian or vegan sandwich, a veggie burger, and plain nuts and dried fruit.

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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:
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Annual dining services expenditures on food:
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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:
The percentage of total dining services food purchases comprised of conventionally produced animal products is not actually 100! We actually don't have the data to answer this question but we had provide answer to be able to earn points for our vegan dining program. Answering 0% would earn us full points in part 1 of the credit, so we answered 100% to avoid claiming any points in part 1.

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