Fairtrade Policy
Lancaster and Morecambe College assigns great importance to our role in preparing students for the wider world. The College believes that understanding and managing the impact our actions have on people and on the environment is an essential part of being an ethical and socially responsible college. The College therefore commits to supporting, using and promoting Fairtrade.
The Fairtrade Foundation has outlined five goals for a Fairtrade College and our commitment to them is as follows:
- Steering Group
A Fairtrade Steering Group will meet at least once a term. Its job will be to continuously monitor and improve the College’s approach to Fairtrade. The group will include a representative from the following groups: the college management, catering services and the students’ union executive. It will be an open meeting where staff and students are encouraged to attend. - Sale of Fairtrade Products
The College will only sell Fairtrade tea and coffee in all its retail outlets and vending machines, and will sell as many other Fairtrade products as is feasible. Where it is not currently feasible (for reasons of price, product availability or contractual obligations) to sell certain Fairtrade products the College is committed to begin selling them as soon as it becomes feasible. - Hospitality
The College will commit to serving Fairtrade tea and coffee at all internal meetings, hospitality events and conferences, with the commitment to increase the use of Fairtrade foods as it becomes possible to do so. - Promotion
The College will promote the sale of Fairtrade products via the following methods: - Fairtrade promotional materials will be displayed on College notice boards and in places where Fairtrade products are sold.
- Articles and other appropriate material about Fairtrade will be published in the staff and student newletters, on the College website and in other appropriate publications such as the College prospectus.
- A series of promotional events will be run during Fairtrade Fortnight every March. The steering group is responsible for organising this event and others throughout the year, all of which will be promoted in College publications.
- Fairtrade resources and lesson plans will be available for tutors to use.
- Staff and Student Support
All members of the College will be actively encouraged to support the Fairtrade policy. Details of this policy will be communicated throughout the College and their efforts to support Fairtrade will be strongly encouraged. - Review
This policy statement will be reviewed on an annual basis.
David Wood
Principal of Lancaster and Morecambe College
John Baxendale
Students’ Union President
March 2007
