In October Guild Council passed a motion mandating me to get One Water (and One Condoms) stocked in the Guild - and this was further amended to spread it to the entire university.
One Water will be stocked in the bars in the Guild from the start of term, and we will also have vending machines selling One Water and other bottled fair trade products. My other challenge is Spar, and I have been in contact with their stock manager about it - but as it is a national company it will be much harder.
I have met with the University and they are also keen to sell ethical products such as One Water, but currently cannot get it through their stockists. However, they can get similar products made by companies such as Volvic which are going to be far quicker to get than One Water. Interestingly enough, One Water was actually stocked by the University recently as a trial, but it didn't sell....The University are also looking at how best to stock One Condoms.
On the One Difference website there are sample letters to send to your local stores to get them to stock it - I suggest that you all do that for both Spar, the University and your local shops! Go here - http://www.onedifference.org/home?intro=true
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