The document summarizes the objectives and initiatives of the Green Dining Initiative being undertaken by Restaurant Associates and Harvard Business School. The goals are to (1) assess the current environmental sustainability practices of dining facilities, (2) assess supply chain sustainability, (3) identify best practices to address major environmental impacts, (4) implement and test best practices, and (5) assess feasibility of best practices and share learnings. The initiative involves reviewing current practices to reduce carbon footprint, promoting local and organic menu options, sustainable seafood, fair trade coffee, reductions in waste like plastic use, and other environmentally friendly efforts.

1. Restaurant Associates and Harvard Business
School would like to develop environmental
best practices for the products and services it
offers at our dining locations.
During the next two months we will be working
with Sustainability and Environmental
Resource Management consultants to review
our current practices to reduce our carbon
footprint.
Green Dining Initiative

2. Green Dining Initiative
The objectives of this project are to:
1.Assess the current state of environmental sustainability at
Harvard Business School’s Dining Facilities.
2.Assess the sustainability of supply chain inputs.
3.Identify best practices to address the major environmental
impacts.
4.Implement and test best practices.
5.Assess feasibility of best practices and summarize learnings
from test phase.

3. Organic agriculture involves the health of
the soil and of the ecosystems in which
crops and livestock are raised. Food raised
organically is healthier and better for the
environment. Look for local and organically
grown items at the Panini Station this week
beginning Monday, April 27!
Did you know?

4. When food is grown locally, it is picked
and eaten at the height of ripeness,
when the nutrients are fully developed
and flavor is at its peak.
Look for our Chef’s Table on
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 ,featuring
local and organically grown foods!
Did you know?

5. Sustainable Seafood
Seafood from sources, either fished or
farmed, that can exist over the long-term
without compromising species' survival or
the health of the surrounding ecosystem is
environmentally preferable.
We serve Monterey Bay Aquarium approved
seafood at all our stations.
It’s good to be blue too!

6. Fair Trade Coffee
In exchange for conducting their coffee
farming in sustainable ways, farmers receive
help to start cooperatives, guaranteeing a
higher price for their beans, which they
invest back into their farms and their
communities. We serve Starbucks which
is fair trade certified.

7. Did You Know?
In 2006 we replaced plastic clamshells with
butcher paper at the sandwich station,
saving over 390,000 plastic clamshells in
the past 2 years!
It’s Good To Be Green!

8. Did You Know?
• We sell an average of 480 cups of coffee
each day.
• Only 21 are in reusable mugs.
• Reuse your mug.
• Save .25 on a medium coffee!
• Save .45 on a large coffee!

9. In the United States, more than 95% of the
nearly 300 million laying hens are confined to
barren battery cages. Cage free hens are able
to engage in more of their natural behaviors,
improving their quality of life.
Ask for your omelet to be made from cage free
shell eggs.
Cage-Free Shell Eggs

10. Local Food
Buying food from local farms means getting food
when it’s at its prime. Food that is grown and
harvested locally is usually given more time to
ripen, increasing its nutrient value.
Try our Local and Organically Grown
Breakfast Special at our Omelet Station on
Tuesday, April 28, 2009!

11. Zero Trans-Fat
Trans fats raise the LDL (“bad”) cholesterol
that increase your risk for coronary heart
disease. That is why we use non-
hydrogenated, zero trans-fat oils for both
cooking, frying, and all of our bakery
products.

12. According to the United Nations, livestock
production is responsible for 18% of the world’s
greenhouse gas emissions. Emissions are the
result of land use changes, fertilizers used to grow
livestock feed, and emissions of methane from
livestock waste and ruminant gastric systems.
We offer soy milk and soy cream cheese
as an alternative to cow’s milk
products.
Did You Know?

13. On average, thousands of gallons of water
are needed to produce one pound of beef.
Of all meat sources, beef and dairy cattle
have the greatest environmental impact.
Did You Know?

14. Cattle raised for human consumption in the
United States eat roughly enough grain to
feed an estimated 800 million people each
year, more than two times the population of
the United States.
Please consider an alternative to beef when
making your lunch selection.
Did You Know?

15. Feeding excessive antibiotics to animals can
reduce the effectiveness of drugs used by
humans to resist disease.
Our roasted turkey, featured at the Panini
station, is produced without the use of
antibiotics as a feed additive.
Did You Know?

16. Did You Know?
Organic food is known to contain 50% more
nutrients, minerals and vitamins than
produce that has been intensively farmed.
Sample an organic duck dog in the Grille on
Monday April 27, 2009!

17. Organic ingredients are grown with minimal
use of pesticides and fertilizers and no
genetic modification or radiation.
This week we are featuring a
Panini Station with all
Organic products!
Did You Know?

18. Approximately 80% of used bottles end up
in landfills each year instead of being
recycled. Please help us recycle cans and
bottles by putting them in the correct
recycling receptacles.
Enjoy a sample of our fruit
infused water as an alternative
to a bottled beverage!
Did You Know?

19. Reuse
As part of our effort to reduce disposable
waste, we encourage you to use china
plates and metal silverware if you’re dining
in the café. Please do your part and return
your dishes to the dish drop area.

20. Green Cleaning
We use cleaning products with low toxic
volatile organic compounds (VOCs), so you
can breather easier!

21. Compostable Disposables
Our six inch and nine inch plates for
desserts and pastries, and the to-go
compostable containers at the breakfast
buffet are made from sustainable renewable
sources.

22. Help us reduce the amount of trash that
goes to our landfills by recycling glass,
plastic, metal and paper!
Recycle!

23. Comments or Questions?
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We welcome your feedback!