Sustainability
LOOK FOR THESE SUPPLIERS ON OUR LOCAL FOOD MAP IN THE DINING HALL.
- Bearcat Granola – Made with organic oats we make our own granola in house and named after the Bearcats. “BEARCAT GRANOLA”
- Fowler & Hunting
105 Reserve Road
Hartford Ct. 06114
860-522-2226
Fair Trade
- Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
33 Coffee Lane
Waterbury Vt. 05676
802-244-5621
- Guida
433 Park Street
New Britain, CT. 06051
New Britain Ct.
www.supercow.com
- Berkshire Bagel Inc.
18 Franklin Street
Lenox, Ma 01240
413-637-1500
- Harney & Sons Fine Teas
PO Box 665
Salisbury, CT 06068
1 (888) 427 6398
www.harney.com
- Michele’s Family Bakery
25 Railroad Ave.
West Haven Ct. 06516
203-937-7227
- Vermont Bread Company
80 Cotton Mill Hill Road
Brattleboro, VT 05302
877-293-0876
http://www.baldwinhill.com/products/breads
- Homemade Croutons
- Annie’s Natural Salad Dressings – Organic & All Natural Salad Dressings
- Sustainable items purchased within 100 miles
- Berkshire Bagels – all bagels
- Michele’s Family Bakery – all sliced bread & weekend pastries
- Vermont’s Bread Company – Breakfast breads & Sliced Breads
- Chucky All Natural Peanut Butter
- Organic Low Fat Yogurt Bar
- Homemade Hummus – made with 100% Organic Beans
- Organic Mesclun Mix Greens
- Organic Rice & Beans
A Sustainable Journey continues:
-
 Waste Reduction Campaign communicating through flyers and posters
around the Dining Hall
- All Fryer oil picked up by Listening Rock Farm for use as bio-diesel
- Conversion to Tabletop Napkin Dispensers using a recycled napkin;
limits the amounts of napkins used
- GO TRAYLESS! Successful launching of trayless dining room in
September 07 saving 207,000 gallons of water a year
- Energy saving tips flyers posted in the Dining Room
- “Go Green” Mug program started in the Snack Bar
- Organic and Fair Trade Green Mountain Coffee offered in Snack Bar
- All Dining Services Cardboard and aluminum recycled
- 100% of our contracted regional produce vendors purchase from local
farmers in season
- Milk and Dairy products from Guida in New Britain, CT; product is
from regional farms (150 miles or less)
- Have offered RBST free milk for a year
- Supporting the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment [ moreless ]
Sodexo supports the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment, a high-visibility effort to make campuses more sustainable through institutional commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Sustainability is defined as meeting our contemporary needs without compromising the ability of future stakeholders to satisfy their needs.
At Sodexo, our mission is to improve the quality of daily life. We have a responsibility to conserve natural resources and support sustainability initiatives. Through our work in facilities management, campus dining and student nutrition services, we have a unique opportunity to share our approach of being good stewards of our environment with our 63,000 staff, 1,500 clients and the 3.5 million people served by Sodexo Education every day.
To assist us in our sustainability initiatives, Sodexo has developed a partnership with The Loyalton Group. This national firm has expertise in:
- Monitoring the usage of natural resources including electricity, gas, oil and water
- Purchasing electricity and natural gas at the most attractive rates
- Designing solutions to conserve consumption of electricity, gas, oil and water
The Monitoring Services provided in partnership with Loyalton have saved our clients on average $100,000. Procurement Services have saved many clients an additional $100,000 each year through lower rates. These services have also allowed our clients to purchase "renewal" energy or electric power. Conservation Services have identified opportunities to reduce consumption saving millions of dollars and reducing emissions of CO2 or "greenhouse" gases.
To learn more about these services provided by Sodexo and The Loyalton Group, contact Larry Krison at larry.krison@sodexo.com or Tina Reitsma at tina.reitsma@sodexo.com.
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