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The Sustainability Office at Wilfrid Laurier University will celebrate Fair Trade Campus Week at Laurier’s Waterloo campus from Oct. 25 to 29 with in-person events and an online contest.
Fair Trade Campus Week takes place annually at post-secondary institutions across Canada. Fair trade campuses support fairer conditions and better prices for people in the Global South who grow and make products.
Laurier received a Fair Trade Campus designation from the Canadian Fair Trade Network in 2017 and the university placed second for student engagement during Fair Trade Campus Week 2020.
“As a top sustainability institution in Canada, it is important for Laurier to support the sale of products that are produced by people earning fair wages,” says Katarina Milicic, outreach and programs coordinator in the university’s Sustainability Office. “It is rewarding to see an increased desire among Laurier community members for fair trade and sustainable products.”
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory fans: this is your moment.
Distribution Services team members will give out 40 fair trade chocolate bars during their daily deliveries from Oct. 25 to 29. Four of the 40 chocolate bars will contain a golden ticket, which can be redeemed for a fair trade prize pack valued at $40.
For more information about Fair Trade Campus Week and fair trade products at Laurier, email sustainability@wlu.ca.