Women in tea and coffee

Securing the future of our industries means being committed to the development and empowerment of women within our supply chains. 

We invest in long-term programmes that help address a range of challenges women face in rural communities, by providing access to resources and training, through improving sanitation and health care facilities, and ensuring human rights are respected. 

Female financial empowerment

We believe gender equality starts with equal access to training and resources, which is why we’ve focused our efforts on empowering and strengthening womens’ groups within our coffee supply chains in some of our key sourcing origins

 

Protecting women and girls on tea estates

Women living and working on large tea estates can be exposed to significant risks, some of which can threaten their safety and wellbeing. We’re working with the Ethical Tea Partnership and UNICEF to address some of the systemic challenges facing women on the tea estates of Assam.