In recent years, a sustainability movement has taken root at Queen’s. At Queen’s Hospitality Services, we are committed to contributing to that movement by creating a number of initiatives, including:
- Waste diversion
- Recycling
- Composting
- Canadian Grilling Company – traceable and sustainable menu
- Bottled-water free campus
- Fair Trade
- Who’s Your Farmer
- We Love Local
- Planting
Read the Queen’s Sustainability Report.
Queen’s Hospitality Services collaborates closely with student groups & organizations across campus to help make a greener Queen’s:
- MCRC Sustainability Office: http://www.mcrcweb.org/v10/sustainability.php
- AMS Sustainability Office: http://www.myams.org/society/offices/sc
- Queen’s Sustainability Office: http://www.queensu.ca/sustainability/index.html
- Applied Sciences Live Building: http://livebuilding.queensu.ca/ (tracks energy consumption of each building on campus)
- College Sustainability Report Card: http://www.greenreportcard.org/ (Queen’s got an A in Food and Recycling this year!)
Queen’s Hospitality Services also teams up with food company’s who strongly believe in sustainable responsibility:
- Tim Hortons: http://www.timhortons.com/ca/en/difference/3588.html
- Starbucks: http://www.starbucks.com/responsibility/environment
Queen’s Hospitality Services is committed to balancing sustainability with a high level of customer service and fiscal accountability in all policies and procedures.