That’s more of a sentence than a title, but it is totally true. You already know about the stupendous student work and victories Columbia and Harvard (if not, read the previous and next-to-previous blogs I’ve written, people), but guess what— there’s more!
Students at the University of Alberta have publicly voiced their concerns over their school’s disposable paper purchasing, and their campaign has even gotten newspaper attention.
Though the Students' Union at the University of Alberta has adopted an ethical purchasing policy of its own, and only uses toilet tissue and paper towels made from recycled paper, the school (i.e. not the Student Union) uses Kimberly-Clark for their toilet paper. If you were to wonder: "Well, the Student Union can do this, why not the school?", you wouldn't be alone. After all, that’s what the students want to know too. "We are petitioning the University of Alberta to also adopt an ethical purchasing policy and stop using virgin forests for products that are flushed down the toilet," said student Jolene Shannon.
The university responded that it takes the issues raised by the students seriously, and it is “committed to conducting our business in an ethical manner and with a view of sustaining the environment.” The topic of ethical purchasing policies will likely be taken up with campus stakeholders in future talks.
The students’ work garnered a news story in the Edmonton Journal. Check it out:
http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/cityplus/story.html
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