Fairtrade at the University of Birmingham
In late 2002 a group of students at the University of Birmingham set up the University of Birmingham's Ethical Trade Society in the aim of becoming a Fairtrade University. Following the aims set out by the Fairtrade Foundation this was achieved in just over six months and in 2003 the University of Birmingham was awarded Fairtrade Status, to become the second Fairtrade University in the country.
Since then the Ethical Trade society has continued to work to uphold the university's status. Shops and cafes on campus all stock fair trade products and the society actively promotes Fairtrade to students, staff and the wider community. This year Fair trade fortnight was a particular success with a range of activities including coffee mornings, a fair-trade themed band night and club night, a speaker event and to top it all off a much celebrated Fashion show.
For more information email UBET at: ethicaltrade@guild.bham.ac.uk
