UC Office of the President - Strategic Sourcing - 8/1/08 1 The UC Systemwide Perspective Ways Campus Dining Operations Are Working Together to Become More Green…

UC Office of the President - Strategic Sourcing - 8/1/08 2 UC Systemwide Approaches… Leveraging the buying power of participating UC Housing and Dining locations to reduce costs for “Green” products and services A Working Group focused on drafting policies to support sustainable food service operations Increasing Green options in other Strategically Sourced Contracts

UC Office of the President - Strategic Sourcing - 8/1/08 3 The UC Housing and Dining Strategic Sourcing Initiatives Members: UC Merced, UC Santa Cruz, UC Santa Barbara, UC Los Angeles, UC Riverside, & UC San Diego in conjunction with UCOP Goal is to focus on contracts which support dining operations by leveraging the buying power of these members to reduce costs Sustainability is a key factor in these contracts Group focused on what is “unique” about each campus and working toward contracts to allow this “uniqueness” to continue Members given a equal voice and opportunity to be involved Developing a 5 year plan to reduce costs, maintain or increase quality, and support Green operations

UC Office of the President - Strategic Sourcing - 8/1/08 4 Example: Sustainable Warewashing Non-caustic chemistry platform Breakthrough development Non-toxic for humans when diluted for use No APE, NPE, EDTA or NTA VOC levels under 1% when diluted for use Packaging material represents less than 4% of total product weight. Plastic use: 7g per block avg.

UC Office of the President - Strategic Sourcing - 8/1/08 5 Example: New Sustainable Warewashing Program The system conserves resources, improves safety and reduces waste Energy: Reduces energy usage by 4,000 kWh per year Water: Reduces water usage by 14,000 gallons per year Safety: Easier to use color coded packaging and environmentally responsible chemistry helps to prevent mishandling of the product Waste: Reduces plastic waste by 85 pounds per year Calculations based on a 10% improvement in operating efficiency in a facility running approximately 400 racks per day (a typical casual dining chain would do racks per day).

UC Office of the President - Strategic Sourcing - 8/1/ gallon container Solid capsule container Apex TODAY PAST 95% Reduction in Packaging Waste! 95% Reduction in Packaging Waste! 90% Reduction in Packaging Waste! 90% Reduction in Packaging Waste! Packaging and Product Innovations

UC Office of the President - Strategic Sourcing - 8/1/08 7 Reducing Total Costs…

UC Office of the President - Strategic Sourcing - 8/1/08 8 Reductions Reduced cost of Green products by 10% on average through this contract with Ecolab Products being delivered through distribution systems already on campuses which reduces carbon foot print Reduces waste from facilities Reduced packaging = Reduced shipping Reduces chemicals into the water stream

UC Office of the President - Strategic Sourcing - 8/1/08 9 Sustainable Foods Working Group Focus: To develop and recommend a policy related to foodservice operations which supports the UC Presidential Policy on Sustainability Working Group Members: all UC Campuses & Medical Centers invited to be part of the working group Membership representing self-operated and contract operated food facilities covering: - Residential Dining - Retail Dining - Vending Operations - Catering Services - Convenience Stores - Concessions - Patient Feeding - Coffee Carts

UC Office of the President - Strategic Sourcing - 8/1/08 10 Goals of the Draft Policy To develop a policy which allows each campus or medical center to set, measure, and report on annual goals focused on these elements of sustainability: -Sustainable operations -Green facilities -Green procurement practices -Green/sustainable products -Waste reduction -Energy conservation

UC Office of the President - Strategic Sourcing - 8/1/08 11 Timeline… The Sustainable Food Systems Working Group will develop a set of preliminary draft recommendations, which it will present to the Sustainability Steering Committee during its next meeting on September 29, 2008.

UC Office of the President - Strategic Sourcing - 8/1/08 12 Strategically Sourced Contracts Supporting Green Dining & Saving Operations United Natural Foods: - Saved 12.75% annually - Worked to increase packaging size = waste reduction - Increased the amount of organic foods available on campuses - New Kettle Chip Contract reduces costs an additional 7.5% Janitorial: (floor cleaning, hand soaps, paper towels, bathroom cleaners, and custodial equipment) - Cleansource: 36% annually - Waxie: 25% annually Copiers: – must meet new EnergyStar standards Printers: – must be EnergyStar certified Carpet: – must offer sustainable products Green Office Supplies: – identified throughout Office Max catalogue Paper Contracts: limited increases on 30% post consumer waste paper for use in offices versus virgin Employee Uniforms: new contract (to be announced shortly) will have sustainability and social responsibility language Sustainability language is in all new RFP’s and Contracts!

UC Office of the President - Strategic Sourcing - 8/1/08 13 Resources… Handout: County of Santa Cruz Checklist on Becoming Green Certified

UC Office of the President - Strategic Sourcing - 8/1/08 14 What Is Happening At Your Location? Let’s Have A Discussion! Best Practices Ideas Industry Leaders Additional Resources Questions