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Sustainable and Healthful Food Purchasing Policy at Lehigh University
- Lehigh University (PA)
This session is designed to educate sustainability staff, university business service departments, and campus dining executives on ways to incorporate healthy and sustainable food into their campus operations. This session ...
- Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Implementing Successful Reuse Programs in Campus Dining
- Boston University (MA)
- The Ohio State University (OH)
- AASHE (PA)
Reusable to-go container programs offer great potential for waste reduction and financial savings, but challenges with implementation often limit participation, prevent containers from being returned and reused, or provide little ...
- Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Saint Mary's College of California Dining Hall Photo
- Saint Mary's College of California (CA)
Saint Mary's College iconic Oliver Hall serves all on-campus students as well as staff, faculty and campus visitors. In 2022, Saint Mary's College switched its food service provider ...
- Posted Aug. 31, 2023
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Saint Mary's College of California Dining Hall Photo
- Saint Mary's College of California (CA)
Saint Mary's College iconic Oliver Hall serves all on-campus students as well as staff, faculty and campus visitors. In 2022, Saint Mary's College switched its food service provider ...
- Posted Aug. 31, 2023
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Sustainable Dining
- Denison University (OH)
- Bon Appétit Management Company
Resuable containers for meals to-go at Slayter Market. Championed by Denison Green Team and supported by Bon Appetit.
- Posted Aug. 23, 2023
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An analysis of students’ attitudes and behaviors toward on-campus sustainable dining initiatives
- University of North Carolina, Wilmington (NC)
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine students’ attitudes toward sustainable dining. It aims to identify the level of importance that students place on specific on-campus sustainable dining ...
- Posted June 15, 2023
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FRESH to Table: A Homegrown Dining Initiative
- Boston College (MA)
Boston College (BC) seeks to foster the ethical and personal formation of its students to prepare them for citizenship, service, and leadership in a global society. In addition, as a ...
- Posted May 31, 2023
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Waste Management Education and Procedural Improvements at a Residential Dining Facility
- Wake Forest University (NC)
- Harvest Table Culinary Group (PA)
Sustainability features are only as effective as their operators. While the second largest dining facility at Wake Forest hosts several sustainability features, the compost program was lacking in strength due ...
- Posted May 31, 2023
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UMass Dining Carbon Rating System
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
Announced on Earth Day, 2022, and in partnership with My Emissions, UMass Dining, the nation's award winnning and largest higher education internally operated dining program, has launched an A-E ...
- Posted Jan. 10, 2023
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We Feed Aggie Animals
- Texas A&M University (TX)
- Chartwells Higher Education (NY)
Texas A&M Aggie Dining launched a new "We Feed Aggie Animals" food waste initiative to enhance goals of eliminating food waste while supporting the campus community. Starting in January 2022 ...
- Posted May 23, 2022
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Information Disclosure and Climate-Friendly Consumption: Assessing the Impact of Carbon Labelling at a University Dining Hall
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
Global dietary patterns are increasingly reliant on animal products, which are highly carbon intensive and significantly contribute to climate change. While transitioning towards plant-based diets is regarded as an important ...
- Posted May 20, 2022
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The Perceived Importance and Intended Purchasing Patterns of Sustainable Foods in Australian University Students
- Western Sydney University (NSW)
- University of Tasmania (TAS)
Although there has been considerable research on consumers’ opinions about sustainable foods and purchasing behaviors, the experience of university students remains unclear. This study aims to characterize university students’ perceptions ...
- Posted May 11, 2022
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Reducing the environmental impact of food service in universities using life cycle assessment
- Eckerd College (FL)
This study aims to use life cycle assessment to determine the environmental impact of food purchases at a small, liberal arts college. The authors also use the results to develop ...
- Posted May 11, 2022
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A Tectonic Shift in Dining Services: Brandeis' New Metrics for Advancing Sustainability Through Food
- Brandeis University (MA)
- Sodexo USA (MD)
In the year leading up to the covid-19 crisis, Brandeis University was busy preparing an RFP for a new dining vendor. This presented a pivotal opportunity to incorporate sustainability in ...
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Place Setting: Enhancing sustainable approaches to food security & community engagement through design of space
- University of Kentucky (KY)
The Campus Kitchen at the University of Kentucky (CKUK) is a student-led service organization that is a partner agency of God’s Pantry Food Bank within the Feeding America’s ...
- Posted Jan. 3, 2022
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Creating Cultures of Equitable Belonging Using our Food Systems as the Galvanizing Frame
- University of New Hampshire (NH)
For the past five years, Food Solutions New England has hosted the 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge that has inspired thousands to learn, reflect and act in service of ...
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Using the Real Food Database in Food Procurement
- Real Food Challenge (MA)
What food products are Real? Which vendors are verified as fair, ecological, and/or humane? Now, institutions can find out through the Real Food Database! Compiled from years of research ...
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Comparison of Single-Use and Reusable Food Packaging Using a Life Cycle Assessment Approach
- Michigan Technological University (MI)
This report was prepared by students at Michigan Technological University as part of the Consumer Product Manufacturing and Green Campus Enterprises to illustrate life cycle and sustabnibility by comparing single-use ...
- Posted Oct. 22, 2021
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Pacific food and dining
- University of the Pacific (CA)
Food and Dining
- Posted Sept. 8, 2021
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Sterling College Break Free from Plastic Pledge
- Sterling College (VT) (VT)
Sterling College proudly displays their signed #BreakFreeFromPlastic Campus pledge, which guides colleges and universities towards single-use plastic elimination and waste elimination. Sterling College, a federally designated Work College in Vermont ...
- Posted Aug. 30, 2021
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Food Choice and Waste in University Dining Commons—A Menus of Change University Research Collaborative Study
- Lebanon Valley College (PA)
- Rice University (TX)
- University of California, Santa Barbara (CA)
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
- University of California, Davis (CA)
The purpose of this multi-campus research was to investigate the relationships of food type and personal factors with food choice, consumption, and waste behaviors of college students at all-you-care-to-eat dining ...
- Posted June 3, 2021
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Reducing Scope Three Carbon Emissions Through Behavior Change & Menu Labeling
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
In October 2020, UC Berkeley’s Cal Dining implemented carbon emission labels to better inform customers about the carbon impact of the recipes served in the dining hall. Student researchers ...
- Posted May 25, 2021
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Bennington College Commons Renovation
- Bennington College (VT)
- Efficiency Vermont (VEIC) (VT)
Bennington College’s Commons building is the original center of its 1932 campus plan. This 45,120 square-foot renovation is the first substantial upgrade to the building since its inception ...
- Posted May 18, 2021
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Toward a Healthy and Environmentally Sustainable Campus Food Environment: A Scoping Review of Postsecondary Food Interventions
- University of Waterloo (ON)
Interventions are urgently needed to transform the food system and shift population eating patterns toward those consistent with human health and environmental sustainability. Postsecondary campuses offer a naturalistic setting to ...
- Posted May 5, 2021
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Safety and Sustainability: Reusable Dining during COVID-19
- Northwestern University (IL)
- Oregon State University (OR)
As part of the College and University Recycling Coalition 2021 Webinar Series, Northwestern University and Oregon State University developed and presented programs for reusable dining methods during the pandemic. The ...
- Posted May 4, 2021
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ISU Dining Compost Giveaway
- Iowa State University (IA)
ISU Dining handed out pots, seeds, and compost to students. The compost was from our campus compost facility, which takes in food waste from our dining centers. ISU Dining contributes ...
- Posted April 23, 2021
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Seminole Dining Celebrates Earth Month
- Florida State University (FL)
- Aramark (PA)
Here at Seminole Dining, we’re taking it back to 1970, when Earth Day was created, to celebrate 51 years of tackling environmental issues! To do this, we are celebrating ...
- Posted April 21, 2021
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Higher education and food waste: assessing current trends
- Allegheny College (PA)
- University of Passo Fundo
- Manchester Metropolitan University
- University of Applied Sciences Zittau/Görlitz
- Università di Verona
Food waste is a considerable sustainability challenge, and many universities around the world are engaged in food waste prevention. University canteens offer opportunities for prevention of food waste by steering ...
- Posted Feb. 19, 2021
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Reducing Dining Emissions: An Analysis of Beef and Milk Substitutions
- Smith College (MA)
- AASHE (PA)
The life cycle of food is responsible for over a quarter of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through production, processing, distribution, and waste. The environmental impact of specific foods varies ...
- Posted Jan. 28, 2021
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University of Connecticut Dining Services
- University of Connecticut (CT)
Photos from UConn dining sustainability initiatives.
- Posted Oct. 24, 2020
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Colorado State University SCI 2020 Pictures
- Colorado State University (CO)
Several photos are attached that highlight sustainability initiatives at Colorado State University for the 2020 CSI including food recovery, student engagement, solar arrays, and a living wall.
- Posted Oct. 14, 2020
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Smith College - Global Flavors at Climate Equity and Justice Conference
- Smith College (MA)
To open Smith's 19/20 Year on Climate Change, we held a "Solutions in Action: Climate Equity and Justice" Conference. For the conference, student communications intern Rosie Li '20 ...
- Posted Oct. 14, 2020
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Carbon Negative: Reducing Dining’s Carbon Foodprint at Penn State
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
Abstract Diet is an often unrecognized, but large contributor to our carbon footprint. An average American diet has a carbon footprint of 1.72 metric tons of CO2-eq every year ...
- Posted Sept. 11, 2020
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Navigating Michigan Dining Towards Carbon Neutrality
- University of Michigan (MI)
In Fall 2018, the University of Michigan made a public pledge towards carbon-neutrality. This pledge, along with pressure from concerned citizens at the local and global level, make it essential ...
- Posted July 10, 2020
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Diversity Food Services: Leading the Way on Socially and Environmentally responsible Campus Dining in Canada
- University of Winnipeg (MB)
The University of Winnipeg Campus Sustainability Office would like to nominate Diversity Food Services for an AASHE Campus Sustainability Achievement Award.
Diversity Food Services is a joint venture of the ...
- Posted May 15, 2020
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The Healthfulness of Eateries at the University of Waterloo: A Comparison across 2 Time Points
- University of Waterloo (ON)
- Trillium Health Partners Institute for Better Health (ON)
Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the healthfulness of a sample of campus eateries at 2 time points, 2 years apart.
Methods: Five eateries at the University ...
- Posted March 6, 2020
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Clean Plates at State-Raising Food Waste Awareness in Residential Halls at Michigan State University
- Michigan State University (MI)
Clean Plates at State is a food waste audit conducted in all nine residential dining halls on Michigan State University's campus. This program helps to put environmental sustainability into ...
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Driving Zero Waste Programming with Data in Dorms and Dining at Stanford
- Stanford University (CA)
Stanford is on the path to zero waste by 2030. Stanford's Residential & Dining Enterprises represents one-third of the campus where over 12,000 students live and eat. In ...
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Food Waste to Energy: Partnering with Dining Halls for Waste Diversion and Electrical Production
- Central Connecticut State University (CT)
Central CT State University has partnered with our food service vendor to collect food waste from our dining halls. The waste is brought to nearby Quantum BioPower where it produces ...
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Local, Sustainable, Grassfed and Delicious: Harvest Table North Carolina Case Study
- Wake Forest University (NC)
- Changing Tastes (MA)
- Harvest Table Culinary Group (PA)
More than two decades of work to promote local, sustainable and real food in colleges has transformed what it means to succeed in foodservice. It's raised awareness of the ...
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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The Pursuit of Delicious, Carbon-Friendly Food
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
This year, with customer health and the environment in mind, Cal Dining defined their vision statement as 'serving delicious food that happens to be nutritious and sustainable', understanding that serving ...
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Big Red Eats Green: Empowering Students to Engage in their University Food System
- Indiana University Bloomington (IN)
This presentation will share the details of an established, multi-year endeavor that focuses on the relationship between students and the university food system. An event that celebrates and showcases that ...
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Food as a Conduit: A Toolkit for Leading Institutional Change
- Boston College (MA)
Change is hard. This interactive session will explore how non-academic campus services like dining, auxiliary and facilities can inspire a culture of sustainability and collaboration across campus and beyond. Boston ...
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Creating a Student-Led Campaign for a Self-Operated Dining System: How to get Started at Your School
- Western Washington University (WA)
At Western Washington University, students have been leading a multi-year effort to implement a self-operated dining system after the decade long contract with Aramark expires in 2021. Currently, WWU is ...
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Action in Campus Food: Developing a Framework to Measure Progress in Campus Foodscape Transformation
- University of Melbourne (Victoria)
This presentation will share the results of a systematic review of 23 institutions' campus food policies and projects using a dataset derived from the STARS food and dining reporting category ...
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Working Towards Carbon Neutrality in Michigan Dining: Assessing the Impact of Sustainable Mondays
- University of Michigan (MI)
In Fall 2018, the University of Michigan publicly pledged to a carbon-neutrality initiative. This pledge addressed carbon emissions from energy production and purchasing, but did not consider Scope 3 emissions ...
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Campus Composting Best Practices
- Appalachian State University (NC)
- Princeton University (NJ)
- University of Louisville (KY)
- College & University Recycling Coalition (DC)
Campus Composting Best Practices: Strategies for student engagement & food waste and compostable serveware diversion
Program originally took place May 9, 2019
Presenters:
Jen Maxwell, Sustainability Programs Manager Appalachian State ...
- Posted Aug. 22, 2019
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Attitudes of dining customers towards sustainability-related food values at a public University campus
- Oregon State University (OR)
- University of Wisconsin-Extension (WI)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)
The plethora of alternative food labels emerging in the marketplace reflects consumer interest in informed and sustainable purchasing. However, consumers’ preferences vary with respect to the sustainability metrics represented by ...
- Posted May 5, 2019
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University of Vermont Dining Services Vendor RFP
- University of Vermont (VT)
- Real Food Challenge (MA)
Request for Proposals for the University of Vermont's dining services provider, specifying ways that the Real Food Challenge and other sustainability measures are to be incorporated into the vendor ...
- Posted Jan. 11, 2019
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Successes in Assessing and Reducing Food Waste Through Behavior Change
- Skidmore College (NY)
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
Skidmore College, a small private liberal arts college, and UT Austin, a large public university, will share their experiences successfully assessing and minimizing food waste through behavioral changes in on-campus ...
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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