Michigan Dining recognizes the social and environmental responsibility that comes along with feeding thousands of students each day. MDining works to promote sustainability in all that we do, both for all people and for our planet. Click on the image below to learn more about what we are doing to make MDining more sustainable!

Awards

• National Association of College and University Food Service Awards
  • 2024 NACUFS Sustainability Awards: Waste Reduction: Gold
  • 2024 NACUFS Sustainability Awards: Sustainable Procurement: Gold
  • 2024 NACUFS Sustainability Awards: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion/Social Justice: Silver
  • 2023 NACUFS Sustainability Awards: Outreach and Education: Gold
  • 2022 NACUFS Sustainability Awards: Procurement practices: Gold
  • 2022 NACUFS Sustainability Awards: Waste mgmt: Silver
• AASHE STARS Gold standing- check on various years
• MCURC
  • University Procurement for Planetary Health Study- tracks our purchasing data against EAT lanset standards. We did relatively well.
• DEI award: 
  • • Distinguished Diversity Leaders Awards
• Campus Race to Zero Waste Competition
  • 2022 Zero waste category- top ranking
  • 2024- Zero waste category
• PETA awarded Michigan an A+ for their vegan work. The availability of vegan and vegetarian options within the dining halls, as well as Meatless Monday, helped to earn this grade and also educate students on sustainability issues. (from FY14-15 YTD report)
• All MDining facilities were certified for platinum, the highest level attainable, in sustainability in 2015 by the University of Michigan Office of Campus Sustainability 

To learn more about sustainability at Michigan, check out Planet Blue.