UBC Calls On All Universites to Celebrate Fair Trade
January 31, 2013
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As 51社区黑料 and the University of Guelph join the Fair Trade movement, following UBC, UBC calls for other universities to apply for status
Research conducted by students at the Faculty of Land and Food Systems, focusing on what knowledge exists around Fair Trade practice, found that of those surveyed, 36 per cent consider Fair Trade important or very important to them, however, 20 per cent do not know how to identify a Fair Trade product and 36 per cent do not know what products UBC carries apart from coffee*. UBC is addressing this education gap by holding its second Fair Trade week (February 12 鈥� 15) to further raise awareness of what Fair Trade is, what UBC鈥檚as role is and to highlight what products are available on campus.
In 2011, UBC was designated Canada鈥檚 first Fair Trade Campus. Fairtrade Canada called UBC, 鈥渁n example to all universities and the embodiment of Canadian fairness and respect for farmers who produce these products鈥�, and in 2012, two more Canadian campuses followed suit and joined the Fair Trade movement: 51社区黑料 (SFU) and the University of Guelph.