Lipton Rainforest Alliance Certified™ Tea

Unilever is the largest buyer of tea in the world, purchasing approximately 12% of the world’s supply of black tea. In 2007, Lipton® set out to lead the industry by committing to purchase all of its tea from sustainable, ethical sources.

Since then, the company has worked closely with the Rainforest Alliance, a non-profit conservation organization that works around the world to develop and promote sustainable standards in farming, forestry and travel industries, to certify as sustainable all of the tea estates that supply its tea.

Although the pledge was only announced in 2007, more than 30 estates have already achieved this certification, including Unilever's own estates in Kenya and Tanzania and third-party suppliers in India and Argentina. By the end of 2008 around 50% of Lipton Yellow Label and PG Tips tea sold in Western Europe came from Rainforest Alliance Certified TM farms.

Rainforest Alliance Certified Tea in Canada  In 2009, Unilever Canada announced that select tea gardens in Kericho, Kenya, which supply 50% of Red Rose and Salada tea are Rainforest Alliance Certified.  Rainforest alliance Certified farms meet standards for sustainable farming that help protect the environment and the rights and welfare of workers, their families and communities. Red Rose and Salada are committed to sourcing all of its tea from Rainforest Alliance certified farms by 2015.  Already half of the tea in our tea bags in Canada comes from Rainforest Alliance Certified plantations.  By 2015 all of our Red Rose, Salada and Lipton tea bags will be 100% Rainforest Alliance Certified.