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¶¡ÏãÔ°AV has been a Fair Trade designated campus since 2012 and is recognized as a leader across Canadian campuses. ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV was named Canada’s first Fair Trade Campus of the Year (2014), the ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Fair Trade Ambassador program won the ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV President’s Leadership Award in Sustainability in 2019, and was the first Canadian university to earn Fair Trade Gold campus status in 2020.

Fair Trade In MECS:

Fair Trade is integrated in MECS in the following ways:

• MECS will exclusively use Fair Trade certified coffee and tea in its catering for meetings and events held on any ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV campus. This applies to third-party caterers it employs.

• MECS will provide at least one (1) Fair Trade certified sugar option in catering for meetings and events held on any ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV campus. This applies to third-party caterers it employs.

• The use of Fair Trade chocolate, Fair Trade bananas, Fair Trade wines and other Fair Trade products is highly encouraged.

• For ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV signature campus events, Fair Trade chocolate will be used in baking where applicable.

• ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV lunchrooms, offices or lounges that serve ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV-provided coffee and tea shall use fair trade products (coffee, tea and sugar).

For more info about ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV’s Fair Trade Progam, .

If you'd like to host your own designated Fair Trade Event, please contact us to make arrangements.