Fairtrade Policy
The University of Bath assigns great importance to its role within the wider world and therefore commits, through support and promotion, to offer Fairtrade products to all students, staff and visitors. 
1. Steering Group
A Fairtrade Steering Group will be set up from a cross section of University staff and students to implement this policy. The group will meet a minimum of three times per year to continuously monitor and improve the University support for Fairtrade to enable the University to achieve and maintain Fairtrade status as defined by the Fairtrade Foundation.
2. Sale of Fairtrade products
The University will sell as many Fairtrade products as is feasible in all campus catering, bar and retail outlets. Where it is not possible (for reasons of price, quality, supplier availability or contractual obligations) the University is committed to trying to offer the choice of Fairtrade products in the future.
3. Hospitality
The University will offer Fairtrade foods (eg tea, coffee and sugar) at all internal meetings and hospitality events with a commitment to increasing the use of Fairtrade products as it becomes possible to do so.
4. Promotion
The University will promote the sale of Fairtrade products and raise awareness of Fairtrade through the following methods:
· A series of promotional events to run during Fairtrade fortnight each March.
· Fairtrade foods on hospitality menus will be clearly marked.
· Information on Fairtrade products will be displayed in commercial outlets and on the University website. Fairtrade products will be clearly marked on tariffs.
5. Staff and student support
All staff and students will be encouraged to support the Fairtrade policy. Details of this policy will be communicated throughout the University.
6. Reviews
This policy statement will be reviewed on an annual basis.
