{"id":112,"date":"2021-02-08T18:42:04","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T02:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/defaultveg\/?page_id=112"},"modified":"2024-04-25T14:52:11","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T22:52:11","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/defaultveg\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#Diet\">Climate\/Diet Initiatives<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#FoodSvcs\">Food Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#GHG\">Food \/ Greenhouse Gas Calculators<\/a><a name=\"Diet\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/defaultveg\/research-gallery\/#Enviro\">Environmental Papers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/defaultveg\/research-gallery\/#Health\">Health Papers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/defaultveg\/media-gallery\">Media Gallery<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Climate\/Diet Initiatives<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-172 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/defaultveg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5920\/2021\/02\/Default-veg-meal-1249px-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/defaultveg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5920\/2021\/02\/Default-veg-meal-1249px-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/defaultveg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5920\/2021\/02\/Default-veg-meal-1249px-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/defaultveg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5920\/2021\/02\/Default-veg-meal-1249px-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/defaultveg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5920\/2021\/02\/Default-veg-meal-1249px-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/defaultveg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5920\/2021\/02\/Default-veg-meal-1249px-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/defaultveg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5920\/2021\/02\/Default-veg-meal-1249px-1.jpg 1248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>World Resources Institute: <a href=\"https:\/\/coolfood.org\/pledge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Cool Food Pledge<\/a> <\/strong>&#8220;helps your organization commit to and achieve a science-based target to reduce the climate impact of the food you serve. Organizations serving 1.2 billion meals a year have signed up. Members are guided through a three-step approach: Pledge, Plan, and Promote.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenerbydefault.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greener by Default<\/a> <\/strong>&#8220;makes plant-based food the default, while giving diners the choice to opt into meat\/dairy. This strategy allows institutions to meet carbon reduction goals, save on food costs and improve health and inclusivity, all while preserving freedom of choice.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/defaultveg.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DefaultVeg<\/a> <\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/hyjvcxzjt\/image\/upload\/v1578002945\/resource\/default-veg-resource-guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resource Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forwardfood.org\/canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Forward Food\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/friendsofhsi.ca\/issues\/forward-food\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">for Professionals<\/a> a free program with hospitality and sustainability professionals to assist food services across campuses, hospitals, restaurants and cities across the country succeed with their plant-based food goals. Launched in Canada in 2017 (Humane Society International).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/friendsofhsi.ca\/issues\/forward-food-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">for Individuals<\/a> includes recipe packs, upcoming events and video cooking tutorials on plant-based transitions.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Sodexo Canada and HSI\/Canada announce national partnership to add more plant-based food options to menus nationwide.&#8221;\u00a0HSI\/Canada\u2019s Forward Food program will support Sodexo\u2019s foodservice operations in introducing delicious and sustainable menu items.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsi.org\/news-media\/sodexo-canada-and-hsi-canada-announce-national-partnership-to-add-more-plant-based-food-options\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.hsi.org\/news-media\/sodexo-canada-and-hsi-canada-announce-national-partnership-to-add-more-plant-based-food-options\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.menusofchange.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Menus of Change<\/a> <\/strong>(initiative from The Culinary Institute of America and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health) &#8220;works to realize a long-term, practical vision integrating optimal nutrition and public health, environmental stewardship and restoration, and social responsibility concerns within the foodservice industry and the culinary profession.&#8221;\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantforwardkitchen.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plant-Forward Kitchen<\/a> &#8211; webcasts, recipes, conferences, presenters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>University of British Columbia<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/defaultveg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5920\/2021\/02\/CANADA_David_Speight_UBC.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Menus of Change<\/a>: How UBC is Advancing Plant Based Diets<\/li>\n<li><strong>Harvard University:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/green.harvard.edu\/topics\/food\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sustainable &amp; Healthful Food Standards<\/a> (2019): \u201cReduce impact on climate change by increasing proportion of foods that have a smaller emissions footprint and are less resource-intensive.\u201d\n<ul>\n<li>Harvard University\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/green.harvard.edu\/campaign\/sustainable-meeting-and-event-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sustainable Meeting &amp; Event Guide<\/a><a name=\"FoodSvcs\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Harvard Case Study: <a href=\"https:\/\/green.harvard.edu\/tools-resources\/case-study\/increasing-sustainable-vegetarian-food-hbs-campus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/green.harvard.edu\/tools-resources\/case-study\/increasing-sustainable-vegetarian-food-hbs-campus<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sustainablefoodtransition.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coalition for a Sustainable Food Transition<\/a> <\/strong>(Canada)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/responsiblefoodpolicy.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canadians for Responsible Food Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/plantbasedcitiesmovement.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plant-Based Cities Movement<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Food Services<a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/defaultveg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5920\/2021\/03\/WRI_Playbook_Plant-Rich_Diets_final-copy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-187 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/defaultveg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5920\/2021\/03\/WRI_Playbook_cover-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/defaultveg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5920\/2021\/03\/WRI_Playbook_cover-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/defaultveg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5920\/2021\/03\/WRI_Playbook_cover-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/defaultveg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5920\/2021\/03\/WRI_Playbook_cover-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/defaultveg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5920\/2021\/03\/WRI_Playbook_cover-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/defaultveg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5920\/2021\/03\/WRI_Playbook_cover-1582x2048.jpg 1582w, https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/defaultveg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5920\/2021\/03\/WRI_Playbook_cover.jpg 1844w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a name=\"GHG\"><\/a>&#8220;Playbook for Guiding Diners toward Plant-Rich Dishes in Food Service&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/defaultveg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5920\/2021\/03\/WRI_Playbook_Plant-Rich_Diets_final-copy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wri.org\/publication\/playbook-guiding-diners-toward-plant-rich-dishes-food-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Resources Institute<\/a>, co-authors Sophie Attwood, Paula Voorheis, Cecelia Mercer, Karen Davies and Daniel Vennard, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC 4.0<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>UBC &#8211; Food Revolution <a href=\"https:\/\/food.ubc.ca\/food-revolution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/food.ubc.ca\/food-revolution\/\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Forward Food: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forwardfood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Plant-Based-Substitutions.pdf\">Plant-based Substitutions PDF<\/a> for recipes<\/li>\n<li>PCRM.org (Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine) &#8220;Universal Meals&#8221; (scaled for institutions, 50 servings) <a href=\"https:\/\/pcrm.widencollective.com\/portals\/bl5igl8q\/UniversalMeals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/pcrm.widencollective.com\/portals\/bl5igl8q\/UniversalMeals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sentientmedia.org\/vegan-egg-substitute\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vegan Egg Substitutes<\/a> by Grace Hussain, <em>Sentient Media,\u00a0<\/em>June 29, 2022<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Food \/ Greenhouse Gas Calculators<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>World Resources Institute: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wri.org\/publication\/tracking-progress-toward-cool-food-pledge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Cool Food Calculator<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wri.org\/publication\/tracking-progress-toward-cool-food-pledge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.wri.org\/publication\/tracking-progress-toward-cool-food-pledge<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Comprehensive resource in WRI&#8217;s Cool Food Pledge, spreadsheets with North American GWP metrics to establish baselines and track progress toward the GHG emissions reductions target. Linked with\u00a0the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sustainablefoodfuture.org\/\"><em>World Resources Report: Creating a Sustainable Food Future<\/em><\/a> (which has a Paris-compliant pathway for the food and agriculture sector for 2050).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The University Caterers Organisation (TUDO) Greenhouse Gas Calculator<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuco.ac.uk\/ghgcalculator\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.tuco.ac.uk\/ghgcalculator\/index.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>allows variations in metric\/imperial, measurements categories, country(ies) of origin<a name=\"Enviro\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li>About: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuco.ac.uk\/procurement\/sustainability\/Sustainability-Tools-documents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.tuco.ac.uk\/procurement\/sustainability\/Sustainability-Tools-documents<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Funder:<\/strong> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuco.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The University Caterers Organisation (TUCO)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>EPA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/energy\/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Climate\/Diet Initiatives Food Services Food \/ Greenhouse Gas Calculators Environmental Papers Health Papers Media Gallery Climate\/Diet Initiatives World Resources Institute: The Cool Food Pledge &#8220;helps your organization commit to and achieve a science-based target to reduce the climate impact of the food you serve. 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