Fair Trade Campus
During the spring, the SAC reviewed a proposal from the dining service provider, Chartwells, to designate Texas A&M University as a Fair Trade Campus.
According to Fair Trade USA, “Fair Trade USA enables sustainable development and community empowerment by cultivating a more equitable global trade model that benefits farmers, workers, consumers, industry and the earth. We achieve our mission by certifying and promoting Fair Trade products.”
To become a certified Fair Trade Campus, TAMU will be required to:
- Form a Fair Trade Committee;
- Make Fair Trade products available at every campus outlet that sells food;
- Make Fair Trade products available at events and meetings;
- Share information about Fair Trade on campus; and
- Pass a Fair Trade Resolution
The SAC unanimously voted to recommend that President Young sign the Fair Trade Campus Resolution.
President Young signed the resolution on August 10, 2017.