Leader speak

Bhatkawa Tea Industries Limited

We are members of the Trustea initiative in India, a multi-stakeholder initiative led by the Tea Board of India, to sustainably transform the Indian tea industry.

Our ethical sourcing experience has shown to us that a lot of progress can be made even with difficult problems. The best way to do this is by talking to and working with others. We involve other partners who bring different expertise, viewpoints and past experiences on similar issues in different sectors. The secret is not to re-invent the wheel, but to make the best use of our time and resources by tapping into the knowledge and experience that others have already developed. In our case, we work together with other tea producers. We work with unions, certification schemes (such as Trustea), governmental agencies and non-governmental organisations to find sustainable solutions.