{"id":25418,"date":"2017-07-06T20:02:32","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T19:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sustainability.glos.ac.uk\/?page_id=25418"},"modified":"2022-08-12T15:01:20","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T14:01:20","slug":"investment-purchasing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sustainability.glos.ac.uk\/our-sustainable-university\/investment-purchasing\/","title":{"rendered":"Investment and purchasing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; module_class=&#8221;breadcrumbs-sc&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; 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Our aim is to contribute to local economies and support social and global justice through ethical investment practices, developing sustainability in our supply chain and Fairtrade.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-3px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Our responsible supply chain actions and achievements<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; 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