Sri Lanka boasts first Rainforest certified estate
Finlays estates in Passara, Uva Province have become the first to earn the Rainforest Alliance certification in Sri Lanka. The Rainforest Alliance certification indicates compliance with strict guidelines to protect the environment, wildlife, workers and local communities. Finlays, a large tea grower and packer, now boasts 2'500 acres of new rubber and timber plantations, with trees and creepers planted in these fields to improve soil structure. Also, integrated pest control systems are reducing the use of agrochemicals. Finlays employs over fifty thousand workers, mostly on plantations in Sri Lanka, Kenya and Uganda.