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Ethical and sustainable food sourcing

鶹ýƵվ and 鶹ýƵվU commit to using, selling and promoting Fairtrade products through all of our outlets and relevant activities.

Fairtrade Policy


鶹ýƵվ and Students' Union 鶹ýƵվ have a joint Fairtrade Policy.

> download 鶹ýƵվ's Fairtrade Policy. (pdf)

Action Plan


Our Fairtrade Action Plan provides our aims and objectives to support Fairtrade and increase promotion, engagement and support throughout 鶹ýƵվ.

> download Fairtrade Action Plan().

Sustainable Food Working Group


Sustainable 鶹ýƵվ has established the 鶹ýƵվ Sustainable Food Working Group, consisting of representatives from 鶹ýƵվ caterers, the Sustainability Team, Students' Union 鶹ýƵվ and Student Societies. The group leads on sustainable food projects, including Fairtrade promotion.

Fairtrade products


  • Coffee – 鶹ýƵվ’s house coffee is Cicculo, responsibly sourced, Fairtrade, dark roast coffee, made exclusively for 鶹ýƵվ’s caterers CH&CO (Gather&Gather) by;
  • Bananas - All bananas sold are Fairtrade;
  • Tea – 鶹ýƵվ’s tea is Fairtrade Ի;
  • Chocolate – CH&CO stock Fairtrade chocolate from Tony's Choco Lonley, Seed & Bean, Maltesers and Divine, plus  dairy milk;
  • Hospitality - All tea, coffee and sugar served in hospitality (catered events), at 鶹ýƵվ is Fairtrade. Fairtrade orange juice, apple juice and wine are also available;
  • Clothing -ճ now stocks Global Organic Standard (GOTS) and Fairtrade clothing lines and CH&CO’s staff uniforms are made from Fairtrade Cotton.

More on Fair Trade at 鶹ýƵվ​ →


2022 - The Fairtrade University and College Award

鶹ýƵվ and Students’ Union 鶹ýƵվ jointly participate in the NUS Fairtrade University and College Award and following an audit in May 2022, 鶹ýƵվ has achieved “Fairtrade University 1 star status”. This recognises 鶹ýƵվ’s many different activities that take place to promote Fairtrade, including purchasing Fairtrade products, campaigning, teaching, research and outreach.

The award is valid for 2 years, until June 2024. 鶹ýƵվ intends to develop further work and action plans in order to achieve 2-star award in 2024.

> 鶹ýƵվ retains Fairtrade Award (July 2022);
&;鶹ýƵվ Achieves Fairtrade University Award (June 2020);
&;learn more about .


Fairtrade fortnight

Every year, 鶹ýƵվ co-ordinate with students and staff on a range of events to promote the Fairtrade campaign.

The Fairtrade Foundation supports anyone looking to run an event or campaign and you can find more information, inspiration and free resources on the .

> See what we got up to for Fairtrade Fortnight 2022 at 鶹ýƵվ.


Conservation Society partnership

Sustainable 鶹ýƵվ has worked with the Conservation Society to host a Fairtrade talk at one of their regular mini-conferences. The talk to addressed Fairtrade's role in biodiversity and agricultural sustainability. This was a collaborative project with 鶹ýƵվ's caterers, Sodexo, and the Fairtrade Foundation itself.


Clothes Swap Shop

During term time, 鶹ýƵվ hosts a monthly Clothes Swap Shop that raises awareness around the detrimental impacts of clothes production on the environment and the social inequalities in the industry.

Find the next Swap Shop on our News and Events page, and don't forget to bring that jacket you haven't worn in 2 years to swap for something new!