What's Fair Trade all about?
Fair Trade supports the farmers & workers in the countries where our commodities like coffee, cocoa, and bananas come from.
Fair Trade Minimum Price
producers receive a price that covers the cost of sustainable production and protects them from fluctuating market prices
Fair Trade Premium
over and above the Minimum Price, the Premium goes into a communal fund to support the workers and their communities, and the producers determine how the fund will be spent
Fair Trade is 50% owned by the producers
producers have a say on overall strategy, use of resources, and setting prices, premiums, and standards
Jump over to the Fair Trade Blog and enjoy learning about Fair Trade producers across the globe including insider knowledge from subject matter experts and exclusive guest posts.
What role has UTM taken to support Fair Trade?
UTM was recognized as the FIRST Silver-level Fair Trade Campus in Canada! What does that mean you ask? Well, it recognizes our dedication to educating our community and our pursuit of bringing more Fair Trade products to campus to support awareness of Fair Trade brands.
In 2020 we were awarded the Fair Trade Trailblazer award for our dedication! We were the first campus in Canada to earn the Silver Campus dedication, as well as presenting at the National Fair Trade Conference, and sitting on a few presenting panels discussing our commitment to Fair Trade. We are very proud of this!
Where to find Fair Trade on Campus
Fair Trade Cafe
Maanjiwe nendamowinan
- Doi Chaang coffee
- Camino sugar, cocoa, & cinnamon
- Camino chocolate bars (three flavours) & mini's
- Numi tea
- Equifruit bananas
Davis Food Court
William G. Davis Building
- Doi Chaang coffee
- Camino sugar, cocoa, & cinnamon
- Camino chocolate bars (three flavours) & mini's
- Numi tea
- Equifruit bananas
Colman Commons
Oscar Peterson Hall
- Doi Chaang coffee
- Marley coffee
- Camino cocoa, sugar, & cinnamon
- Camino chocolate bars (four flavours) & mini's
- Numi tea
- Equifruit bananas
North Side Bistro
Deerfield Hall
- Doi Chaang coffee
- Camino sugar, cocoa, & cinnamon
- Camino chocolate bars (three flavours) & mini's
- Numi tea
- Equifruit bananas
IB Court
Instructional Building
- Camino sugar, cocoa, & cinnamon
- Camino chocolate bars (three flavours) & mini's
- Equifruit bananas
- Theos coffee
Snack Vending Machines
Across campus
- Camino chocolate bars
- Alter Eco chocolate bars
- Green & Blacks chocolate bars
- Endangered Species chocolate bars
THEOS
Recreation, Athletics & Wellness Centre
William G. Davis building
Instructional Building
- Theos coffee
- Theos tea
UTM Catering Services
- Doi Chaang coffee
- Camino sugar
- Camino cocoa
- Camino & cinnamon
- Camino chocolate bars (three flavours) & mini's
- Numi tea
Also... All non-branded food service locations use Camino cinnamon, coconut, chocolate chips, & brown sugar in cooking
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UTM Fair Trade Operating Standards & Policies
Event Policy Operating Standards
The University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) is to utilize Fair Trade Certified (as per Fairtrade Canada standards) coffee (exclusively, including caffeinated, decaffeinated, and espressos, served brewed hot or iced), tea (including caffeinated, decaffeinated, served brewed hot or iced or sold bagged and loose packaged, but excluding teas sold prepared and prepackaged in bottles) and sugar (including pre-packaged sugar) when catering campus events organized by administration, staff, faculty and students.
Meeting Policy Operating Standards
The University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) is to utilize Fair Trade Certified (as per Fairtrade Canada standards) coffee (including caffeinated, decaffeinated, and espressos, served brewed hot or iced), tea (including caffeinated, decaffeinated, served brewed hot or iced or sold bagged and loose packaged, but excluding teas sold prepared and prepackaged in bottles) and sugar (including pre-packaged sugar) when catering meetings by campus administration, staff, faculty, and students.
Fair Trade Purchasing Policy (Food Service Provider)
For more information on Dana Hospitality's purchasing policies, click *coming soon*.
UTM Food Service Contract & the Food Service Guidelines for UTM
Click here.