College Sustainability Report Card, A Review of Campus & Endowment Policies at Leading Institutions
Submitted on Nov 09, 2007 (Original item from September 2007)
Diet and Nutrition | Farmed Animals | Food Trends | Food/Product Selection or Purchase Criteria | Youths - Social, Ethical Development
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Short Description:
This report provides an assessment of colleges and universities as they encourage sustainability as a priority in operations and endowment investment practices. Several factors are closely examined, including a animal-related findings such as the growing availability of cage-free eggs, found in 27% of the schools studied.
Abstract:
Major findings from this report with respect to Food & Recycling issues (excerpted from report):
- An impressive 29 percent of schools earned an “A†grade in Food & Recycling while only 3 percent of schools received an “F†grade. The average grade for the Food & Recycling category was “B-.â€
- More than two out of three schools buy food from local sources. An impressive 70% of schools devote at least a portion of food budgets to buying from local farms and/or producers.
- Fair-trade coffee is prevalent. Fair-trade coffee is available at 64% of schools.
- More than one in four schools offer cage-free eggs. Cage-free eggs are available at 27% of schools.
- More than a third of schools buy from a local dairy. A local dairy supplies dining halls at 39% of schools.
- A significant number of schools compost food waste or landscape waste. Food composting programs exist at 42% of schools, while 43 percent of schools report composting landscape waste.
- Electronic waste recycling is available at 29% of schools.
Spot Check Number:
512
Sponsor:
Rockefeller Brothers Fund, V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation
Record Type:
Research Study, Organizational Publication or Materials
Research Method:
Literature Review
Geographic Region:
United States National
Number of Participants:
200
Population Descriptors:
Colleges & universities with the 200 largest endowments in the U.S.
Year Conducted:
September 2007
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