How We Source Our Tea

A Transparent View Of The Tea Trade

The goal of the ETP is to provide consumers with a complete understanding of where tea is grown and manufactured. Everything from fair compensation to health coverage, housing and childcare comes under close scrutiny.
We work in partnership with the ETP to tackle the deep-rooted issues that are holding back the sustainability of the tea sector.

These include:

•   Improving the incomes and well-being of farmers and workers

•   Improving living conditions and nutrition

•   Improving the lives and opportunities for women and young people in tea communities and reducing gender-based violence

•   Improving climate change resilience

Purchasing ETP certified teas is the best way to ensure that your teas were produced in an ethical manner.

To find out more about the ETP and its role at the centre of tea sustainability
go to: www.etp-global.org

Fair Treatment & Trading – An Ethical Checklist

Exceptional teas and herbs are not produced by a workforce under duress.

In our experience, luxury teas are produced by a healthy and fairly compensated workforce – one with a vested economic and social interest in their product.

Across the board, all our teas are sourced from suppliers where evidence is seen of the following (at minimum) in order to either approve a new supplier, or maintain a relationship with an existing supplier.

Checklist includes:

Zero Tolerance for Child and Slave Labor
Fair Compensation for Workers
Free Housing, Medical Care and Education
Reinvestment in Infrastructure
Respect for the Labor Force
Good Community Relationships

Habitat Conservation

Protecting habitats surrounding tea/ herb/spice farms not only supports a greener planet, it can actually improve crop yields by creating a healthy microclimate. We source tea from tea farms with a working Environmental Management System that includes:

•  Ecosystem Conservation

•  Wildlife Protection
  
•  Water Conservation

•  Integrated Crop Management
  
•  Soil Management and Conservation
  
•  Integrated Waste Management

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