We believe that food should taste good and do good.
Body.Community.Planet
Nourishes the Body
Strengthens our Community
Respects our Planet
Fair Trade Campus
Chartwells is proud to support and collaborate with our partner schools on the journey to achieving and maintaining Fair Trade Campus certification.
The Fair Trade Campus program recognizes colleges and universities demonstrating strong commitment to fair trade, and we are incredibly proud of our 10 campus partners who are part of the Fair Trade Campus Program recognized for their leadership in social and environmental sustainability. These include the only Fair Trade Campus Gold and the only Fair Trade Campus Silver campuses in Canada.
Sustainability Platform
Our Sustainability Plan and initiatives address waste management, recycling, composting, sustainable purchasing policies, Fair Trade purchasing policies, and local environmental programs. This includes a focus on local food, plant forward menu options, sustainable seafood, an emphasis on animal welfare, and ethically sourced products.
Rooted in Community: Buy Local Program
The Buy Local program empowers our teams to engage and support local communities by working with local vendors and farmers to bring their products to our dining halls. Working with local vendors and farmers in communities across Canada supports our Body.Community.Planet commitment to providing food that nourishes the body, strengthens the community, and respects the planet.
Growcer
Chartwells has formed an exclusive partnership with Growcer to bring hyper-local food to campuses through their hydroponic containerized growing system to enable year-round commercial farming at any climate. Each container farm can grow over 140 varieties of produce and can yield more than 5000 pounds of vegetables each year. Chartwells has commited to donating ten percent of produce grown on campus back into the local community to support food security.
"We had the opportunity to partner with any of the companies in this space, but we chose Chartwells because of their commitment towards social and sustainable initiatives, their support around student innovation and leadership within their executive team and all the way to their front-line associates.”
- Corey Ellis, Co-founder and CEO, The Growcer
Chartwells Canada acknowledges that Compass Group Canada’s main office building is located on traditional, unceded and unsurrendered territories of the Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe, Attiwonderonk and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation peoples. Our coast-to-coast work expands across Turtle Island. We are committed to working in collaboration with and in honour of our Indigenous populations towards learning, unlearning, empowering, and shaping a better future for every Canadian in the spirit of Reconciliation.