Concordia achieves silver status as Fair Trade Campus

Concordia University has officially achieved silver status as a Fair Trade Campus. To reach this standard, Concordia expanded its Fair Trade Steering Committee to include more student groups and campus food providers, mandated fair-trade products in all food service contracts, and encouraged on-campus independent food vendors to switch to fair-trade products. “Achieving silver status required deep collaboration across the university,” said Concordia Executive Director of Budget Planning and Business Development Sabrina Lavoie. “It wasn’t just about meeting certain standards; it was about embedding the principles of fair trade and sustainability into our culture.”