Our family business is active in many collaborative projects and organisations, working with others to combine insights, resources and collective leverage to encourage the long-term prosperity of our tea and coffee supply chain. Here are just some of the collaborations and networks we’re currently supporting:
Ethical Tea Partnership
Founded in 1997, ETP (the Ethical Tea Partnership) is a membership organisation working to achieve a thriving, socially just and environmentally sustainable tea sector. Supported by regional managers based in the main tea growing areas of the world, the ETP acts as a project implementer and convener to understand and address some of the biggest challenges the sector faces. We’re proud to hold leadership roles within the ETP and collaborate on issues such as improving the lives of women and small holders in East Africa.
World Coffee Research
In 2015 we became a member of World Coffee Research (WCR), a not-for-profit collaborative agricultural research organisation working to protect the future of Arabica coffee and the livelihoods of those who grow it. High quality Arabica coffee is limited in its genetic diversity, with current strains likely to be increasingly challenged by disease and climate change. Through international scientific research into combating disease, increasing seed stock and expanding diversity, WCR aims to create a more resilient supply chain for generations of farmers and coffee drinkers to come. Read more about Taylors work with World Coffee Research here.
The Global Tea Coalition
The Global Tea Coalition consists of producers, packers and multinational tea brands, and NGOs. Governed jointly by the ETP and IDH, the GTC allows members to collaborate in a pre-competitive environment to address many of the most salient human rights issues in the global tea industry.
IDH Roadmap on Living Wages
Headquartered in the Netherlands, IDH works to convene public-private partnerships that deliver large scale impact towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The Roadmap on Living Wages aims to increase understanding and build tangible solutions to ensure ‘living wages’ across the world. Although legal ‘minimum wages’ exist in most country, a living wage means workers receive sufficient wage to afford a decent standard of living for themselves and their family. We are part of the IDH Roadmap on Living Wages Steering Committee. You can read more about our work on wages on Taylors Impact site.
