When the University of Chicago’s Program on Global Environment (PGE) was approached by the Green Chicago Restaurant Coalition (GCRC) to find out what it would take to encourage food service operators in the City of Chicago to become green certified, they didn’t realize their research would lead to the creation of a national standard of sustainability practices for the food industry. On March 12, the GS-55 Green Seal Standards for Restaurants and Food Services was launched in downtown Chicago at partner restaurants Sopraffina and Ciccheti, the first new restaurants in the city to become certified under the Green Seal standard.
When the University of Chicago’s Program on Global Environment (PGE) was approached by the Green Chicago Restaurant Coalition (GCRC) to find out what it would take to encourage food service operators in the City of Chicago to become green certified, ...