St Andrews University is one of the first in the country to be awarded the new Fairtrade University ‘two-stars’ status.
Twelve institutions have been accredited this year under new standards drawn up by the Fairtrade Foundation and National Union of Students, which provide a wider range of ways to engage with Fairtrade and ethical consumption.
Joanna Milis, education campaigns manager from the Fairtrade Foundation, said research suggested 90% of students want to buy more products that don’t harm the people that produce them and 84% trust the Fairtrade Mark the most of all product marks.
“There is a huge appetite among students to understand the impact the products they buy are having on the people and the planet along the supply chain, and to buy ethically sourced products,” she said.
