Following Portuguese princess Catherine’s introduction of tea to England in 1660 AD, Brits started loving this refreshing, stimulating, calming and healthy beverage. Eventually tea became the national beverage in England. Anyway, modern day tea drinkers have started to pay more attention on different tea types, sustainability and health before sipping their favorite cuppa. English Tea Shop is a well reputed company which has addressed all those modern consumer trends.  

As Retails Times had reported, English Tea Shop, has won the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development, the UK’s highest accolade for business success in sustainability. As one of the most reputed tea companies in UK, English Tea Shop has been awarded for its pioneering business model of ‘Creating Shared Value’ (CSV) coupled with strong leadership and engrained sustainable ethos throughout its supply chain under its Prajava mantra, the Sri Lankan word for community.

English Tea Shop has been passionate about doing things differently and has been driving the sustainability agenda within the tea industry. The business model (CSV) is about win-win situations, finding opportunities for growth in sustainable development and creating value for the business and for the world at large. Unlike CSR, CSV is a two-way street making businesses much more sustainable and meaningful in the long run.

This reputed tea brand has won many awards including the National Business Award for Sustainability in 2017, for its commitment and impact on livelihoods of those across their supply chain. The Company was also recently named as one of 1,000 companies to Inspire Britain. The Queen’s Award for Enterprise is the latest victory for the company, and one which the business has been working towards for a number of years.

English Tea Shop, CEO Mr. Suranga Herath, comments: “We’re honoured to have been chosen as the recipient of the award for sustainability. Each year we set ourselves challenges to make sure that as a business, and as change makers we never stop pushing for more. This award is a testament of the hard work, determination and vision that our employees and partners have put in over the last couple of years. Despite our tremendous growth, we’re far from finished and have some very exciting plans for the future. It’s also brilliant that sustainability initiatives such as CSV and Love, Care, Change are being recognised more widely.”

The newest initiative from English Tea Shop’s sustainability agenda is the launch of its ESOP (Employee Stok Ownership Plan) last month, which has been in development alongside domain specialist Ernst & Young (EY) for the past year.

So let’s Wish, All The Very Best & Success for This Ethical Venture !

Learn More About English Tea Shop: https://www.etsteas.co.uk/

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References

1. Original Post: http://www.retailtimes.co.uk/english-tea-shop-uks-leading-speciality-tea-company-wins-the-prestigious-queens-awards-for-enterprise/
2. Company Website: https://www.etsteas.co.uk/
3. More Info: https://www.retailtimes.co.uk/english-tea-shop-wins-national-business-award-sustainability/