Fair Trade Campuses

Why become a Fair Trade Campus?

Becoming a Fair Trade Campus will distinguish your educational institution as a leader in social justice. Through educational opportunities and by incorporating fair trade products into purchasing policies, campuses have a unique opportunity to engage students and faculty members in the fair trade movement.

Campuses that have received a Silver or Gold designation are indicated with a badge in the list and map below. These designation levels were developed in order to recognize a campus’ efforts to deepen their commitment to the fair trade movement and increase the impact for producers in the Global South. To achieve Silver and Gold levels, campuses must meet the all baseline criteria for a Fair Trade Campus, and elevated standards for product availability, visibility and education, and steering committee activity. *Standards can be downloaded in the “Requirements” section below.

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Requirements

The Fair Trade Campus designation is awarded to campuses that meet three key requirements.

1. A steering committee composed of active volunteers and administrative members that will meet regularly.
2. There must be Fairtrade certified products available at all food service locations under the Campus’ control.
3. Events and activities must be organized to increase visibility of the Fairtrade products available and to educate the Campus about the meaning of fair trade.

Silver & Gold

• Download the Fair Trade Campus Silver & Gold Requirements here.

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Resources

We provide all the resources you need to get your community designated as a Fair Trade Campus. Download our resource kit which contains an action guide, pamphlet, requirements summary, application form and more.

If you have retailers looking to source Fairtrade brands to meet the product availability requirement, the Canadian Fairtrade Purchasing Guide is a valuable source of information.