Honest Tea details social and environmental push
In the latest corporate social responsibility report, Honest Tea sheds light on major initiatives that it is currently implementing. The iced tea manufacturer that was purchased by Coca-Cola in 2011 and is present in over 100,000 stores reaffirmed its commitment to Fair Trade practices, with an estimated $350,000 gathered in premiums since 2003. In terms of purchases, Honest Tea has bought 4.4 million pounds of organic tea leaves last year. By reducing the weight of outer cartons by 0.56oz, the company saved 354,000 pounds of packaging material, while simultaneously reducing fuel consumption to transport the goods from plant to store. Finally, the company is working on consolidating its production by shutting two production facilities in Oregon and replacing them with a new plant in northern California.