Fair Trade
SFU FairTrade is leading the charge for ethical campus consumption
March 11, 2024By: Lauren Ord, SFU Student In today’s world, ethically sourced products are not the norm for most goods purchased in global markets. Most products are produced through poor labour conditions and lead to environmental degradation and equity disparities. This is the result of unfair trade that disproportionately benefits large corporations rather than individual workers providing hard labour. According to SFU FairTrade ambassador program coordinator, Kylee Pocrnich, “Education and raising awareness campaigns are some of the most important” components of combating unfair trade practices. FairTrade is an organization that ensures products are produced ethically and sustainably by supporting farmers and producers…
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SFU celebrates 11-year anniversary as Canada’s leading fair trade campus
May 31, 2023By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer SFU is the only public university in Canada to achieve Fairtrade Gold Status recognized by Fairtrade Canada and Canadian Fairtrade Network. A partnership between an educational institution and fair trade means having a liaison between…
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SFU works to incorporate more fair trade products
February 15, 2018A fair trade social held on January 24 was SFU’s latest development in the campaign to make the university a sustainable consumer. The event was held at the Halpern Centre and highlighted the impact SFU has made over the last…
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SFU strives to become a silver fair trade campus
October 3, 2017SFU is striving to be the first Canadian university to become a silver fair trade campus. This summer, the Canadian Fair Trade Network released updated standards for its Fair Trade Campus Program which added new requirements for the silver and…
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Progressive grade-schooler announces fair trade offerings for Fruit Roll-Up
October 20, 2014In a historic decision that has been generating buzz all around the playground, second-grade student Billy Stanford has made a pledge to honour only 100 per cent fair trade offers for his strawberry Fruit Roll-up. Although in the past Stanford…
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Starbucks to offer fair trade across Canada
October 6, 2014Starbucks’ initiative to serve ethically-sourced coffee has officially expanded. The company announced last Thursday that, beginning in spring 2015, Starbucks Canada will serve fair trade certified espresso at all Canadian university and college locations. This decision coincides with the anniversary…
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