Spring Into Action with 3 Toolkits to Encourage Sustainability at Your School

Resources

https://www.forbes.com/sites/markcperna/2019/12/27/gen-z-is-already-changing-the-world-just-ask-times-2019-person-of-the-year/#76d5aa6f41e2
https://www.generalmills.com/en/Responsibility/Sustainability
https://www.usda.gov/foodwaste/faqs
https://mealconnect.org/
https://www.cheerios.com/bring-back-the-bees/

Generation Z cares about their world—from the parks in their neighborhoods to the natural wonders they learn about in school. And they’re witnessing a real-time international debate about what can be done to preserve it for future generations. Luckily, they’re taking action. And school food operators like you can empower students to practice sustainability with our fun and ready-to-go tools!

EARTH DAY TOOLKIT

At General Mills, our sustainability mission is to treat the world with care. The health of our planet depends on drastically changing the status quo, so we’re doing our part. In our K-12 channel specifically, we’ve reduced the landfill-bound plastic in Yoplait® ParfaitPro® packaging, and our goal is to sustainably source all of our U.S. dairy by the end of 2020.

Now, it’s time to Spring Into Action! April 22nd marks the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. Did you know that you can save the equivalent of 348 vehicle miles worth of emissions by removing one serving of beef a week from your diet? Download our free kit for going meatless on Earth Day at your school.

Bring an Earth Day celebration to your school this spring—or save the toolkit for later to offer meatless meals any day.

WASTE REDUCTION TOOLKIT

The USDA estimates that between 30-40 percent of the country’s food supply is lost to waste. To help break this cycle, General Mills has teamed up with MealConnect (a food recovery technology platform) in K-12 schools and beyond to save billions of pounds of surplus food. Students can Spring Into Action and play a huge role in reducing waste, too—at your school and beyond. Empower them to curb food and packaging waste with our downloadable kit.

POLLINATOR TOOLKIT

A third of the food we eat is made possible by bees and other pollinators. And, sadly, 44% of bee colonies in the U.S. collapsed in 2016. To help reverse this crisis, Cheerios™ donates billions of pollinator seeds every year, and is set to host about 3,300 acres of nectar- and pollen-rich wildflowers on oat farms by 2021.

Want to educate your students on the important role bees play in the meals we eat every day? Students can Spring Into Action and grow a garden at your school to create a healthy bee habitat!