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What is Somage's view on ethical sourcing?

At Somage, we're proud to be one of the few tea producers in the world to have a direct involvement from crop to cup. Somage tea is sourced directly from different tea estates that are all committed to sustainable and ethical trade practices. We are

Is your cocoa fair trade?

The cocoas we source are not fair trade, but are obtained from SERAP certified cocoa suppliers. SERAP stands for Social and Environmentally Responsible Agricultural Practices, a certification requiring its members to engage in ethical trade practices

What are the Labour conditions for the workers?

We have a direct trade relationship with our tea estates and pay a significant premium far beyond the minimum price offered by fair trade for our specialty grade teas. Beyond this we are a values based company and we care for the people we work with.