In today’s globalized world, the purchases individuals and institutions make can have a significant impact on people and the environment across the planet, for better or worse. Queen’s has worked to heighten the positive impact of purchases made on campus by offering Fairtrade certified products at all food service locations on campus, including those operated by the university and those run by student groups. For this effort, it has officially been designated a Fair Trade Campus.
Full story can be read in the Queen’s Gazette: https://www.queensu.ca/gazette/stories/committing-ethically-sourced-products