Congratulations to Catering Manager Ivan Higney and the Darwin Catering team, who were Highly Commended in the Campus Food and Drink category in last night’s Green Gown Awards.
Now marking their 20th anniversary year, the Awards were launched in 2004 to recognise sustainability initiatives across the higher education sector. This year’s awards saw 133 projects from 83 institutions shortlisted, with 22 winners and 23 highly commended awards announced at a ceremony at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh.
Judges were impressed by Darwin’s rigorous and explicit focus on plant-based catering, as well as the boldness and ambition of the 100% plant-based May Ball and Green Week. They also commented on the College’s “amazing integration with both student and academic work, with the College open to trialling and being a site for cutting edge research in sustainable diets.”
The Master, Dr Mike Rands, said:
“I am thrilled that Darwin’s commitment to offering varied and delicious food, while reducing the environmental impact of feeding our community, has been recognised by this award. We are proud of the imagination with which our staff approach the challenge of ensuring Darwin’s catering is as sustainable as possible.”
Darwin was also a Finalist in two categories – Student Sustainability Champion (Meg Groom), and Staff Sustainability Champions (Ivan Higney and Matt Turpie).
