Ethical Tea Partnership and Fairtrade unite
The Ethical Tea Partnership, an association monitoring the social and environmental conditions under which tea is produced, has linked up with The Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International, responsible for the strategic direction of Fairtrade and the Fairtrade standards, to improve the lives of tea workers and promote sustainability in the tea industry. The two bodies will work together to reduce duplication in auditing for tea growers, facilitate Fairtrade certification of producers in their supply chains and implement joint projects to address specific issues facing producers in the tea industry.