ETP Responsible Tea Sourcing Award

ETP Responsible Tea Sourcing Award
The Friends of ETP Award recognises small tea brands that are taking meaningful steps to improve outcomes in their tea supply chain. The award celebrates responsible sourcing initiatives, programmes, partnerships, and practices that demonstrate a commitment to making a positive impact in addressing some of the key issues in the tea supply chain. Entries may relate to areas such as supplier engagement, worker/farmer wellbeing, environmental sustainability, or broader responsible sourcing efforts.

The category has been developed specifically to recognise smaller brands that may not have dedicated sustainability teams or significant buying power at this point in their journey but are still committed to playing their part in improving outcomes across the tea sector.

In addition to a certificate of recognition, the winner of this category will receive one year of ETP membership in the ‘Friends of ETP’ category. ETP is keen to support smaller businesses in further strengthening their responsible business credentials by connecting them to ETP’s resources and networks, and to help inspire other small brands looking to do more to improve outcomes in the sector.
Eligibility
Open to small brands/packers/retailers, specifically those who:

• Source fewer than 175,000 kg of camellia sinensis annually

• Sell tea direct to consumers

• Are not currently ETP members, but would be keen to join ETP

• Are current ETP members who could win upgraded membership

Please note: Producers, estates and cooperatives are not eligible for this award. This is because the prize of a Friends of ETP membership is only available to brands, retailers, and packers.
Details of organisation

Please give us the details the organisation you are nominating for this award
Organisation Name
Country
Contact Person
Email Address
example@example.com
Phone Number
Format: (000) 000-0000.
Website
Approximately how much tea (Camellia sinensis) do you source each year?
Please give a brief overview of the organisation
Knowledge of Supply Chain
Where does your tea come from? Please tell us about your tea sourcing origins and how you selected them.
Please include any details of your supplier relationships that demonstrate commitment, longevity,trust and working in tandem with them to make tangible positive improvements
What do you know about the social and environmental conditions in your sourcing regions?
How did you verify this information?
Responsible sourcing initiatives or actions taken

Please identify tangible actions that demonstrate responsible sourcing
Please describe an initiative, programme, partnership or set of actions that your company has taken to support more responsible sourcing or improve outcomes in your supply chain.
Examples may include monitoring your Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, adopting responsible purchasing practice, developing grievance mechanisms, and projects with tea-growing communities
Please describe what motivated this work, and what positive outcomes you have seen so far.
Please share tangible evidence – both quantitative and qualitative - of real-world impact.
What challenges have you have faced and how have you overcome them?
How do you approach responsible sourcing as a smaller business with limited resources?
Future Plans
What are your goals or ambitions for responsible sourcing in the next three years and how would ETP membership support your business and ambitions?
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ETP Responsible Tea Sourcing Award

Eligibility

Details of organisation

Knowledge of Supply Chain

Responsible sourcing initiatives or actions taken

Future Plans