Students' Union Fairtrade Motion
Students’ Union Fairtrade Motion
Council notes:
The importance of highlighting Fairtrade issues in our society
Council further notes:
That the Students’ Union plays an important role in highlighting the issues of Fairtrade and in encouraging students to buy Fairtrade products
The Executive Committee supports the following policy statement:
We as a student body support and uphold the ethos of Fairtrade. We shall work in partnership with the University to ensure that the University becomes a Fairtrade University. Within the Union building Fairtrade products (e.g. tea coffee and other Fairtrade foods) are available in all shop and catering facilities. Publicity and educational material with regards to Fairtrade is also available and on display. We have also organised and will continue to organise promotional events for Fairtrade, for example a Fairtrade wine tasting evening and dispersal of Fairtrade products throughout the Students’ Union foyer. A petition of support, containing in excess of 1,700 student signatures were gathered during Fairtrade Fortnight. It is hoped that awareness of the Fairtrade Mark will be raised through further educational opportunities. Fairtrade will also be promoted to a greater extent within the Union bars and clubs, encouraging students to take responsibility as consumers to purchase Fairtrade products.
The Executive Committee Council mandates:
The Executive Committee to work in conjunction with the University towards the goals and objectives set by the Fairtrade Foundation with a view to becoming recognised formally as a Fairtrade University.