Ethical Tea Partnership http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:23:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Shaping the future http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/blog/shaping-the-future/ http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/blog/shaping-the-future/#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:23:35 +0000 Sarah Roberts http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/?p=5524 In two weeks time, 100 people involved in shaping a sustainable tea sector will be meeting in London for the TEAM UP event that ETP and IDH are hosting on June 18th. With thoughtful people from throughout the supply chain …

]]> http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/blog/shaping-the-future/feed/ 0 Helping smallholder tea farmers, Malawi http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/blog/helping-smallholder-tea-farmers-malawi/ http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/blog/helping-smallholder-tea-farmers-malawi/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:16:40 +0000 Heleen Bulckens http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/?p=5498 April 2013. The rainy season has just finished in Malawi and the country is looking surprisingly green and lush. For most tea farmers in this southern African country, the plucking season is now coming to an end and they will …

]]> http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/blog/helping-smallholder-tea-farmers-malawi/feed/ 0 My first trip to China: The tip of the iceberg! http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/blog/my-first-trip-to-china-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/ http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/blog/my-first-trip-to-china-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 17:01:50 +0000 Amanda Penn http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/?p=5463 This week, I returned from an eye-opening trip to China.  Having recently added China to my regional portfolio, it was a fantastic opportunity to see first-hand how and why the tea industry in China operates so differently from other regions. …

]]> http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/blog/my-first-trip-to-china-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/feed/ 0 Building coalitions for change http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/blog/building-coalitions-for-change/ http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/blog/building-coalitions-for-change/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 09:39:54 +0000 Sarah Roberts http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/?p=5430 Over the last 15 years the Ethical Tea Partnership has been behind all manner of projects, helping to improve the lives of people working on tea estates.

Today we announce our latest initiative, without doubt one of the most challenging …

]]> http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/blog/building-coalitions-for-change/feed/ 0 Shining a light on wages in the tea industry http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/blog/shining-a-light-on-wages-in-the-tea-industry/ http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/blog/shining-a-light-on-wages-in-the-tea-industry/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 23:01:07 +0000 Jon http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/?p=5412 A report has just been published. It is the result of a multi-stakeholder project led by the ETP and Oxfam with additional funding from IDH The Sustainable Trade Initiative and Unilever, and which has the support of the certification organisations …

]]> http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/blog/shining-a-light-on-wages-in-the-tea-industry/feed/ 0 American Family-Owned Tea Blender joins the ETP http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/blog/american-family-owned-tea-blender-joins-the-etp/ http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/blog/american-family-owned-tea-blender-joins-the-etp/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:50:17 +0000 Jon http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/?p=5126 We’re delighted to announce that Bigelow Tea has joined the Ethical Tea Partnership. The US-based family-owned tea blender was founded in 1945 by Ruth Campbell Bigelow.
 
Bigelow Tea is the ETP’s sixth member from North America and brings the total …

]]> http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/blog/american-family-owned-tea-blender-joins-the-etp/feed/ 0 Up and coming tea chain joins the ETP http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/blog/up-and-coming-tea-chain-joins-the-etp/ http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/blog/up-and-coming-tea-chain-joins-the-etp/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:39:13 +0000 Jon http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/?p=5112 The Ethical Tea Partnership is pleased to introduce Tea Monkey as its 27th member. Tea Monkey is a small chain of up-market tea cafes with big ambitions and franchise expansion plans, and it is the first ever food service …

]]> http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/blog/up-and-coming-tea-chain-joins-the-etp/feed/ 0 What does it take to improve smallholder livelihoods? http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/blog/what-does-it-take-to-improve-smallholder-livelihoods/ http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/blog/what-does-it-take-to-improve-smallholder-livelihoods/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:11:56 +0000 Sarah Roberts http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/?p=5089 This question is one of the main reasons that I am in Indonesia at the moment and I have had many different answers.

As I described in my previous blog, in West Sumatra, part of the answer is more and …

]]> http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/blog/what-does-it-take-to-improve-smallholder-livelihoods/feed/ 0 The ETP joins the China Tea Marketing Association (CTMA) http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/blog/the-etp-joins-the-china-tea-marketing-association-ctma/ http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/blog/the-etp-joins-the-china-tea-marketing-association-ctma/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:27:19 +0000 Jon http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/?p=4953 The China Tea Marketing Tea Association (CTMA) recently approved the Ethical Tea Partnership as a foreign member, increasing the ETP’s capacity to bring about further social and environmental improvements to the sector.

The development means the ETP will be much …

]]> http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/blog/the-etp-joins-the-china-tea-marketing-association-ctma/feed/ 0 500,000 new tea bushes ready to be distributed http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/blog/500000-new-tea-bushes-ready-to-be-distributed/ http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/blog/500000-new-tea-bushes-ready-to-be-distributed/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:13:56 +0000 Sarah Roberts http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org/?p=4986 I have done many new things since I started working at the ETP, but today was the first day I have spent with a Protocol Officer. Tomorrow is an important day for lots of people, including the ETP, as it …

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