TEAM UP 2022: Sustainability Solutions

Tuesday 21 June 2022 – Central London/Zoom

150+ attendees | 20+ Speakers | 5+ interactive sessions

On 21 June 2022, the TEAM UP conference explored the tea sector’s most significant and challenging sustainability issues, and brought together business leaders and key players from across the tea value chain.

We heard from experts from within and beyond tea, and delegates shared their experiences. Click here for a round-up of the event. 

On Economics
Attendees joined a live debate on approaches to living wage and living incomes in tea.

On Environment
An interactive panel invited delegates to explore the practicalities of achieving net zero.

On Equality
We were up on our feet in this high-energy, thought-provoking session that delved into the “how-to” of the latest Gender-Based Violence guidance and frameworks.

TEAM UP 2022: Sustainability Solutions Speakers

A number of our expert speakers shared some initial insights ahead of TEAM UP 2022. Click here to read our blog series.

ALICE ALLAN

Team Leader
FCDO Work and Opportunities for Women Programme

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PRIYA B

Head of Sustainability
Tata Consumer Products Limited

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SUDI BIKO MATARA

CEO
Kenya Tea Development Agency Foundation

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GILES BOLTON

Responsible Sourcing Director
Tesco

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ANDY BROWN

Managing Director
Taylors of Harrogate

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LEENA CAMADOO

Gender & Livelihoods Lead
Ethical Tea Partnership

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JENNY COSTELLOE

Executive Director
Ethical Tea Partnership

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RACHEL CRACKNELL

Environment & Climate Lead
Ethical Tea Partnership

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DR SHARON HALL

Chief Executive
United Kingdom Tea and Infusions Association

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DR PAULA HAMILTON

Head of Collective Action
Ethical Trading Initiative

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RUCHIRA JOSHI

Executive Director, IDH UK
IDH – the Sustainable Trade Initiative

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ZBIGNIEW LEWICKI

Chief R&D and Sustainability Officer
ekaterra

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MANISHA MAJUMDAR

Women’s Safety Accelerator Fund Manager
IDH – the Sustainable Trade Initiative

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WINFRIDAH MORAA NYAKWARA

Senior Social Sustainability Manager, Africa & South Asia
Unilever

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THWANGO NDALAMA

Country Manager
Ethical Tea Partnership

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JANE NYAMBURA

Stakeholder & Partnerships Manager
Ethical Tea Partnership

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EVANGELYN PERERA

Programme Manager
Ethical Tea Partnership

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BEA RUOFF

Head of Operations, Accountability and Monitoring
ACT on Living Wages

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PAUL SCHOENMAKERS

Impactus Prime
Tony’s Chocolonely

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DANNY SRISKANDARAJAH

CEO
Oxfam GB

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AMARPAL TAKK

Group General Counsel & Company Secretary
Camellia

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Agenda

Throughout the day we encouraged honest, open debate and discussion. We focused on getting to the core of the issues and getting delegates questions answered.

In the various breakout sessions, we concentrated on very specific issues to determine clear takeaways for attendees' organisations.

All times are BST.

10:15

Networking breakfast & registrations

11:00

Plenary: TEA: Where are we coming from; and where do we want to go next?

Ethical Tea Partnership, IDH – the Sustainable Trade Initiative.

11:30

Environment: Driving net-zero transformation

Ethical Tea Partnership, FCDO Work and Opportunities for Women Programme Kenya Tea Development Agency Foundation, Tata Consumer Products Limited.

12:30

Lunch

13:30

Equality: What do guidance & frameworks to prevent Gender-based violence look like in practice for tea companies?

Camellia, Ethical Tea Partnership, Ethical Trading Initiative, IDH – the Sustainable Trade Initiative, Unilever.

14:45

Tea break

15:15

Economics: Rewarding the value in work, addressing inequalities & poverty alleviation

ACT on Living Wages, ekaterra, IDH – the Sustainable Trade Initiative, Taylors of Harrogate, Tesco, Tony’s Chocoloney.

16:30

Closing remarks: TEA: What now?

Ethical Tea Partnership, IDH – the Sustainable Trade Initiative, Oxfam GB.

17:00

Drinks reception at the venue until 19:00

Note: From 17:15-18:00, Chair of the Ceylon Tea Roadmap 2030, Anil Cooke, and other key stakeholders from the Sri Lankan tea industry launched the Ceylon Tea Sustainability Framework in a breakout session after the conference.

Why join?

LEARN
Hear industry leaders from within and beyond the tea sector share best practices, and get tangible advice on how to effectively implement their learnings in your business.

NETWORK
Connect with an influential audience of key stakeholders, including leading tea brands and producers, as well as civil society and government partners.

DISCUSS
Understand where you should be focusing your sustainability efforts by joining creative, diverse and solutions-led discussions with your peers.

Feedback from previous TEAM UPs

"I've learned a number of things from TEAM UP, from the tea business itself, to climate change and human rights issues, and explored how we can add value across the supply chain."

Sudi Biko Matara - CEO, Kenya Tea Development Agency Foundation

"I really liked the interaction with very different kinds of stakeholders...The discussion about stakeholders and how they interact with each other feels really important. So you're not only talking about it, you're putting it into practice."

Nikki Van Der Gaag - Independent gender consultant (formerly Director of Gender Justice and Women's Rights at OXFAM)

"My two highlights are one: collaboration; and the second one: collaboration! An industry-wide collaboration between packers, producers, NGOs, governments and actually everybody involved to create a more sustainable tea industry."

Mick van Ettinger, Chief Marketing Officer Chief Marketing Officer, LIVEKINDLY (formerly Global Vice President Beverage at Unilever)

The venue

The in-person event took place at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), in central London:

Royal Institute of British Architects
66 Portland Place
London
W1B 1AD
United Kingdom.

Please note that it is an environmentally responsible building, and that all catering ingredients are vegetarian and sustainably sourced.

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