Responsible Consumption Fair
bringing ethical purchasing to UBC
Buy from someone who cares about the same things you do.
9AM to 4 PM
UBC Student Union Building - Main Concourse
By popular demand, this year's fair will be expanded and extended! Join dozens of businesses, non-profits and campus groups who are leaders in sustainability who will demonstrate their innovative and inspiring products and services. Look below for a selection of the businesses that will be attending the fair this year.
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African Fair Trade Society is an organization that was founded and registered as a non-profit organization Society in British Columbia, Canada on October 12, 2005. The African Fair Trade Society develops, markets and sells the following line of skin and beauty products: 100% pure unrefined shea butter products. The organization is proud of Conservation of Shea Trees and other indigenous natural resources. |
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Our company sells kits to convert bicycles into electric bikes. As well we sell scooters and electric bicycles. We are proud to provide the public with transportation alternatives that are environmentally friendly and reduces our carbon footprint. |
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BC Hydro has launched Team Power Smart, where BC Hydro customers can commit to use electricity more efficiently and are eligible for exclusive rewards and prizes. Team Power Smart includes thousands of British Columbians who are committed to using less electricity and want to build a more sustainable future. |
Bullfrog Power is Canada's leading 100% green electricity provider. We offer a 100% renewable electricity choice to everyone in BC. We are proud to use our customer demand to build new wind generation in Canada. |
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Encorp Pacific (Canada) is a federally incorporated not for profit stewardship corporation with beverage container management as our core business. More information at www.encorp.ca . Over the past 15 years Encorp Pacific has been able to recycle over 10 billion containers, keeping them out of BC landfills. |
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Green Earth Organics delivers 100% organic grocery items to homes an businesses. We donated school supplies to the Urban Native Youth Association in September. |
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SPEC is a 40 year old grassroots non-profit organization that educates and empowers citizens to build healthy, livable cities. We are proud to increase food security in Vancouver by facilitating the creation of school gardents and teaching children & adults alike how to grow their own food. |
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We are Western Canada's largest academic bookstore owned and operated by the University of British Columbia. We also feature general interest books, computer products, stationary, school supplies, and UBC clothing and giftware. We have a no-sweat policy for clothing and promote sustainable products and services available at the UBC Bookstore and sustainable staff programs. |
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Did you know each Zipcar takes 15 personally owned vehicles off the road? Zipcar, the world's largest car sharing service, is all about wheels when you want them, gas, insurance and 200km included with each reservation. For more info: www.zipcar.com/ubc |
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Light House is an enterprising non-profit society dedicated to advancing and catalyzing sustainability in BC's built environment. Our mission is to provide a "first-stop" integrated service shop to connect visitors with the information to implement sustainable building solutions. |
For a list of businesses who participated in the VWYDF in 2009, click here.