Developing and Implementing Sustainable Food Purchasing Policy.
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Developing and Implementing
Sustainable Food Purchasing Policy
Food Service – An Engine for Food System ChangeInstitutional food purchasing at mission-
driven orgs
• Universities & colleges• Hospitals and healthcare• Schools
Why a Sustainable Food Purchasing Policy?
• Farm to college projects initiatives across North America
• Success in building awareness, educating, rallying support
• But . . . Projects have limitations• Economic• Environmental• Institutional
Food Policy: The 85% Solution
Benefits of moving from project to policy• Institutionalization of initiatives• Creates framework to support RFPs,
contracts• Rationalizes incentives for change of
suppliers• Addresses some supply chain challenges• Provides clear path and sets expectations
for ramp-up
The Sustainable Food Purchasing Policy Guidance Project
The Policy Guidance Project
3 Primary Objectives• Collect and share sample policies and
language• Outline policy options and implications for
institutions and food system• Share insight on development process,
implementation and evaluation
Sustainability?
Economy
EnvironmentCommunity
Sustainable Agriculture
Family Farms & Minority Owned Businesses
Labor Conditions
Animal Welfare
Toxicity – Pesticides & Health
Antibiotics & Hormones
Soil and Water Conservation
Genetically Modified Organisms
Locally Grown Foods
Wildlife Habitat
Getting Started Developing a Vision
Assessing Opportunity Benchmarking Setting goals
Communicating expectationsSecuring Commitments
Evaluating ProgressLooking to the Future
Covering the Policy Bases
Getting Started
When is the right time for policy?• Start from a point of project success• Ensure adequate stakeholder involvement• Garner support from institutional leaders
and key stakeholders
Developing a VisionWhat are our priority concerns?• Consider the full range of issues• Don’t mistake means and ends
Assessing Opportunity
Understand the system, capacity limits of institution and partners to establish strategies
• What is possible?• What are the easy wins?• Where can we make a real difference?• Who do we need to engage?
Benchmarking
How do we define success?• Adopt definitions• Determine how to evaluate claims• Identify baseline of how institution is
currently performing
Setting Goals
• Where are we going?• How fast can we get there?
Communicating Expectations
• General communications• RFP / RFQ• Competitive bid process – weighting
sustainability
Securing Commitments
Contracting with service providers and suppliers
• Reporting requirements• Rewards• Penalties
Assessing Progress
Evaluating reports and progress• How frequent?• Who will be involved?
Looking to the Future
• Mid-stream course corrections• New opportunities• New goals
Some Preliminary Guidance
Be specific in defining standards Watch out for problematic terms
Understand the difference between 1st, 2nd and 3rd party claims
Some Preliminary Guidance
Think carefully about expectations for monitoring and verification. Who will have responsibility for assessing and reporting
compliance?
Some Preliminary Guidance
Tie your objectives to the institutional mission
Take a holistic approach to policyEx: don’t separate health and environment
concerns
Sustainable Food Purchasing Policy Information
Project status report• Interviews complete• Begun assessing the findings• Complete policy guidance document
available by end of 2006.• www.sustainablefoodpolicy.org
Panelist Introductions
• Loel Solomon, Kaiser Permanente
• John Turenne, Sustainable Food Systems
• Jamie Moore, Eat’n Park Hospitality Group
Getting Started Developing a Vision
Assessing Opportunity Benchmarking Setting goals
Communicating expectationsSecuring Commitments
Evaluating ProgressLooking to the Future
Covering the Policy Bases