Delta North Tea operates on a straightforward belief: companies that make good products have a responsibility to the people and places involved in making them. We're committed to improving the lives of farmers who grow our tea and protecting the environment that makes tea possible.
This isn’t a slogan or a campaign line. It’s the way Delta North Tea actually operates, from sourcing to packaging and shipping. Every step is tied to concrete actions, clear standards, and testable results, so when we talk about quality and safety, we can point to data, not just promises.
Good tea depends on the well-being of the people who grow it. We build our supply chain on fairness and respect, making sure that when our business succeeds, farmers succeed too.
We work directly with tea gardens and small farmer groups instead of buying through middlemen. This creates real relationships that last for years.
We don't carry Fair Trade certification, but we follow its main principles. Most importantly, we pay more than the standard market price, typically 15% above the going rate per kilogram. This extra payment isn't charity. It's an investment in quality and community.
Farmers control a dedicated fund built from this premium. Money from it has funded projects like our "Wellspring" initiative, which installed water filtration systems in two partner villages in Assam, India.
Our commitment to people means guaranteeing safe workplaces. Because we know our farmers directly, we can verify that farms provide safe conditions, don't use child labor, and treat workers with respect. We visit these farms regularly to uphold these standards and strengthen our relationships.
Every leaf of Blue Lotus Tea depends on soil, water, and air. If those are treated carelessly, no amount of testing or packaging can fix the result. So environmental stewardship, for us, is not a slogan. It is a quiet set of rules that shapes how we work.
We look at our impact in three main areas: how ingredients are grown, how products are packaged, and how our operations affect the climate over time.
We care about where Blue Lotus is grown and how the land is treated over time. Yield matters, but it is not the only measure we look at.
When we consider farms and growing regions, we pay attention to practical, on-the-ground habits such as:
Agronomy and soil science both point toward the same idea: when soil is healthier, plants tend to be more resilient and less dependent on harsh inputs. That usually means steadier harvests and fewer unwanted residues moving through the environment.
We do not treat our standards as fixed. As research, regulations, and best practices change, we revisit how we assess the farms we work with and adjust our expectations accordingly.
Packaging is often where waste hides. We try to design it the way an engineer or scientist would: by asking what is necessary, what can be reduced, and what happens to each material at the end of its life.
Our decisions follow a few straightforward principles:
We review materials regularly, because packaging science changes. When we find options with a lower environmental impact and reliable performance, we move in that direction instead of locking ourselves into one approach.
Any tea company that moves products across distance will generate emissions. We do not ignore that or push it into fine print.
Our approach is methodical:
Where emissions cannot yet be reduced, we explore offset options carefully, looking for programs with clear methods and transparent reporting. Offsets do not replace reduction; they supplement it while we work on the harder changes.
Environmental stewardship for Delta North Tea is built from these kinds of choices: specific, sometimes quiet, often technical. You may not see every decision on the label, but you can expect that your tea comes from a system that is being questioned, measured, and improved over time, not just described in broad, empty language.
Our commitment to people and the planet isn't something we finish and move past. It's ongoing work, and we know there's always more to do and learn. But we stay dedicated because we believe this is the only way to build a business that actually matters.
When you buy Delta North Tea, you're supporting a company that prioritizes fairness, demands quality, and takes responsibility for what it does. We appreciate the trust you place in us, and we're committed to earning it every day.
