Posts Tagged ‘Fair Trade’
How fair trade T-shirts came to the York University Bookstore
York already has Las Nubes fair trade coffee available on campus. Now the York University Bookstore, in partnership with the Business & Society Program (BUSO), will offer fair trade T-shirts. [Read More]
Howard Daugherty leaves behind a living legacy
FES Research Special Issue, Feb 2010 The Faculty of Environmental Studies (FES) is deeply saddened by the loss of Professor Howard Daugherty, Las Nubes director, who passed away on Friday, February 12, at the age of 68 after a brief illness. Born in Colorado, USA in 1941, [Read More]
Dear Tim Hortons: you could be a green giant
Published by EyeWeekly.com, July 16, 2008 (See Original Source) BY CARL HIEHN Why Canada’s biggest coffee company should double-double down on the environment Hey Tim. Tim Hortons (I’d call you Timmies, like everyone else does, but it seems so juvenile and so… [Read More]
Las Nubes Café opens with fanfare and ‘good taste’
Published by YFile, November 19, 2007 (See Original Source) York opened Las Nubes Café Friday, the first kiosk on campus dedicated to selling York’s own brand of fair-trade coffee. Located in the lobby of the Computer Science & Engineering Building, the Las Nubes [Read More]
Fair trade/no-sweat workshop held at York
Published by YFile, July 6, 2004 (See Original Source) Fair trade was a major topic of conversation recently on York’s Keele campus when The Fair Trade Workshop for Academic & Fair Trade/No Sweat Practitioners took place on June 22. The event was part of a [Read More]
Smell the coffee: Fair trade initiative brewing at York invites participation from University community
Published by YorkU Media Releases, March 18, 2002 By Eileen Harrington It is early morning. You are feeling groggy and you stumble into the kitchen to prepare a magical elixir. This cup of black gold, you hope, will break through the fog engulfing your brain and energize [Read More]
