A fairtrade stall at Cirencester College.
This page is a work in progress, but here are the Fairtrade College goals to get you started!
The 5 Fairtrade College Goals
- Set up a Fairtrade College Steering Group
- Must meet at least once a term
- Should include representatives from the catering organisation, the college authority, the students union and appropriate student groups and societies.
- Write & adopt a Fairtrade policy
- For both the college and the students union
- Incorporating these 5 goals
- One member of the students union executive and a representative from the university authority would take primary responsibility for implementing this policy and sit on the steering group.
- Commit to selling Fairtrade in all outlets
- Fairtrade products must be available in campus shops
- Fairtrade must be used in all cafes and restaurants on campus
- Where this is not possible there must be a commitment to do so as soon as possible
- Commit to using Fairtrade at internal meetings and events. T
- Fairtrade refreshments must be served at all meetings hosted by the college and the students union and in all students union and college management offices.
- Commit to campaigning for increased Fairtarde consumption on campus
At least 3 methods must be in operation at any one time;
- Promotion of Fairtrade in the student press and on the college’s website. Promotion of Fairtrade could also take place in other appropriate publications ….college prospectuses?? In particular, Fairtrade Fortnight and major developments should be publicised. *Fairtrade materials displayed on noticeboards. Materials should be displayed where Fairtrade foods are sold.
- Events during Fairtrade Fortnight. The steering group in collaboration with other appropriate bodies would be responsible for organising this.
- The steering group could propose other means.