Green Restaurant Research Team

The Green Chicago Restaurant Coalition is proud to announce our partnership with the University of Chicago’s Environment, Agriculture and Food working group, and Program on the Global Environment. 

In an effort aimed at continuing to improve the environmental sustainability of Chicago area restaurants, we are collaborating with the University, nationally recognized certification organization Green Seal, and over 40 experts in relevant fields to help develop user-friendly, environmentally sound and cost-effective green certification standards for Chicago's foodservice outlets.

After a two-quarter practicum sequence, the Green Restaurant Research Team will present a set of recommendations from which the Green Chicago Restaurant Coalition seeks to create a template for a certification process that will serve as an accessible and effective tool for greening our Chicago foodservice community, and possibly, the foodservice communities that exist nationwide and around the globe.

Please stay tuned for more information on this exciting partnership!