Sustainability

The Hotchkiss School & Dining Services – A Sustainable Journey Today:

• 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:

  1. Monitoring the usage of natural resources including electricity, gas, oil and water
  2. Purchasing electricity and natural gas at the most attractive rates
  3. 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.