The partnership, which launches on July 1st, aligns the standards of the Green Impact scheme and the Catering Mark, and any organisation that meets the Green Impact standards will now be positioned to achieve the Catering Mark.
Rich Watts, senior Catering Mark manager, said: “We know students are looking for more freshly cooked, responsibly sourced food, which is why schemes like the Catering Mark are already playing a part in university catering across the UK.
“We’re really excited that Green Impact are aligning their standards to our own as it will help link up sustainability across all aspects of catering on campus.”
Green Impact will also be offering an enriched support programme for people taking on both schemes. Green Impact is a scheme run by NUS encouraging pro-environmental behaviours amongst students.