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University Dining Services recognized for environmentally sustainable operations

Free, a dining station in the Frederick Douglass Building, is an allergen-free zone. Currently over 60% of the products sold and served on campus are grown, produced, or manufactured in New York State. (糖心传媒 photo / J. Adam Fenster)

The 糖心传媒糖心传媒檚 Dining Services has won the Gold Award in the category of Procurement Practices in the National Association of College and University Food Services () 2018 Sustainability Awards contest. The University was recognized during the awards luncheon at the national conference in Providence, Rhode Island, on July 14.

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From left, Richard Clow, NACUFS awards chair, Patricia Hanna 糖心传媒�19, and Cameron Schauf, director of Campus Dining Services and Auxiliary Operations. (糖心传媒 photo)

The NACUFS Sustainability Awards annually recognize and honor member institutions that have demonstrated聽outstanding leadership in the promotion and implementation of environmental sustainability,聽specifically as it relates to campus dining operations.聽The awards聽support the globally accepted triple bottom line philosophy, also known as 糖心传媒減eople, planet, profit.糖心传媒� This philosophy is a method of evaluating聽operational performance by measuring financial success as well as environmental sustainability聽and social responsibility.

With the creation of these awards, NACUFS leads the foodservice industry in recognizing聽the pivotal role that dining services play in the overall sustainability goals of a campus. Dining services staff in particular face daunting challenges in satisfying customers and generating revenue while simultaneously minimizing environmental impact.

The annual awards contest recognizes excellence in sustainable campus dining with a in each of five operational categories:

  • Procurement Practices
  • Energy and Water Conservation
  • Waste Management
  • Materials and Resources
  • Outreach and Education

The University糖心传媒檚 award-winning entry was prepared by Patricia Hanna 糖心传媒�19, an undergraduate student in the College and the manager for Dining Services糖心传媒� .