Sustainability

Low carbon Coolfood Meals are healthy, delicious choices that have a lower impact on the planet. Coolfood meals have at least 38% lower carbon emissions than the average meal. Switching from a hamburger to a Coolfood Meal once week, for a year, would save greenhouse gas emissions that are equivalent to four flights from NYC to London. Look for the Coolfood badge on the menu to reduce your impact today!

Here are a few of the things we’re doing on campus to manage our environmental performance:

• Sourcing Responsibly: CCU Food Crew has brought a Babylon Hydroponics System to Hicks Dining. Growing our leafy and micro greens on campus uses less water, zero pesticides, fewer fertilizers, and zero transport miles.
• Minimizing Food Waste: We donate our extra food from various locations to the Cino Pantry on campus and New Directions in Myrtle Beach, SC.
• Embedded Circularity: We have partnered with Planet Ozzi to offer a reusable to-go container option. Since 2021, CCU Food Crew has been able to divert over 33,000 disposable to-go containers away from the landfill.
• Operating Efficiently: CCU Food Crew is working with the Green Restaurant Association to certify our dining locations. Up Dining Hall and Chauncey's Choice are the first Collegiate Restaurants in South Carolina to receive a 4-Star Green Restaurant Certification. Stay tuned to see which locations we are working on certifying next. Visit this link to learn more about our certification. https://www.dinegreen.com/coastalcarolinauniversity

Promoting planetary health on our path to net zero emissions. Review our Environmental, Social, Governance site for more information!