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Tata Consumer Products Ltd

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Beverages

Formerly known as Tata Global Beverages. With over 200 years of history, this company is now the second largest tea company in the world. 71% of revenue comes from tea sales, with a significant presence in over 40 countries. Acquired Tetley in 2000.

Company Ownership

Tata Consumer Products Ltd   IND     website   email      twitter
  Tata Group   
   owns 100% of Tata Consumer Products Ltd  
IND     website         

Business conglomerate

India's largest industrial conglomerate,Tata runs more than 90 companies in seven main business sectors: chemicals, communications and IT, consumer products, energy, engineering, materials, and services. The group is managed through holding company Tata Sons Ltd. Tata owns Jaguar and Land Rover.

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Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
Tata Consumer Products Ltd
Environment CDP Climate Change Score of B
In 2022, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change risk. Responding companies are scored across four key areas: disclosure; awareness; management; and leadership. This company received a CDP Climate Change Score of B.
Source: CDP (2022)
Social Workers rights in India
A 2015 investigation by the BBC has found workers on Indian tea plantations who pick tea for this company are paid less than £2 per day and live in inhuman conditions. Living and working conditions are so bad, and wages so low, that tea workers and their families are left malnourished and vulnerable to fatal illnesses. There was also a disregard for health and safety, with workers spraying chemicals without protection, and on some estates, child labour being used.
Source: BBC (2015)
Social Workers rights in India
A 2014 report by Columbia Law School has found workers on an Indian tea plantation who pick tea for Tetley are paid less than £2 per day and live in inhuman conditions.
Source: The Telegraph (2014)
Social Human trafficking
Stop the Traffik is calling on this company to take leadership in preventing people being trafficked out of the tea plantations of Assam. Stop the Traffik are not accusing Tata Global Beverages of trafficking girls from Assam to be held in situations of modern slavery. They are, however, concerned that Tata Global Beverages is engaged in a labour scheme via Amalgamated Plantations in Assam that is fuelling unique forms of vulnerability to modern slavery. Of all the possible players, Tata Global Beverages has the power to do the most good in this situation.
Source: Stop the Traffik (2014)
Social Workers rights in India
Tea workers in India's West Bengal continue to be punished for challenging their harsh living and working conditions. Over one thousand tea workers and their families living and working on the Tata controlled Nowera Nuddy tea estate were locked out of their work for three months in 2009 and denied all wages, food and rations in response to a protest over the mistreatment of Mrs. Arti Oraon, a 22 year-old tea garden worker who was denied maternity leave and forced to continue work as a tea plucker despite being 8 months pregnant. [Listed under Information due to age of report]
Source: IUF (2011)
Environment Rainforest Alliance certified products
This company sells Rainforest Alliance certified tea. However this only represents a fraction of this company's total tea sales. Rainforest Alliance certification has been dubbed 'Fairtrade light' by critics, as it offers producers no minimum price for their crop, and guarantees a minimum of just 30% of the product is certified.
Source: Rainforest Alliance (2020)
Environment Rainforest Alliance honouree
This company won a 2013 Sustainable Standard-Setter Award from the Rainforest Alliance, which recognizes businesses that are working diligently to meet rigorous sustainability standards, protect the environment, and support local communities worldwide.
Source: Rainforest Alliance (2013)
Environment Climate action commitments
As listed on the We Mean Business website, this company has committed to the following climate action initiatives: adopt a science-based emissions reduction target.
Source: We Mean Business (2021)
Business Ethics Ethical Tea Partnership member
The Ethical Tea Partnership was formed in 1997 when a number of major tea companies committed to working together to improve the social and environmental conditions in their supply chains.
Source: Ethical Tea Partnership (2021)
Social BHRRC company profile
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre digital platform presents news and allegations relating to the human rights impact of over 20,000 companies. Their enhanced Company Dashboards also include financial information, key data points based on corporate policies, and scores from prominent civil society benchmarks. Follow the link and use the search function to view this company's dashboard.
Source: BHRRC (2022)
Social CDP Water Security Score of C
In 2022, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts to manage and govern freshwater resources. Responding companies are scored on six key metrics: transparency; governance & strategy; measuring & monitoring; risk assessment; targets & goals; and value chain engagement. This company received a CDP Water Security Score of C.
Source: CDP (2022)
Business Ethics 55/100 S&P Global ESG Score
This company received an S&P Global ESG Score of 55/100 in the Food & Staples Retailing category of the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment, an annual evaluation of companies' sustainability practices (last updated 8 Dec 2022). The rankings are based on an analysis of corporate economic, environmental and social performance, assessing issues such as corporate governance, risk management, environmental reporting, climate strategy, human rights and labour practices.
Source: S&P Global (2022)
Tata Group
Social 35.8% in conflict minerals rankings
As You Sow's 2019 report, Mining the Disclosures, is a deep analysis of 215 companies' human rights performance in relation to sourcing conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This company's score was 35.8% (Weak).
Source: As You Sow (2019)
Social Involvement with Burma
This company appears on Burma Campaign UK's 'Dirty List' of companies assisting the Burmese military to continue to commit human rights violations and environmental destruction. Tata motors supplies equipment to the military in Burma, including the LPTA 715 troop carrier and the Xenon GS800 SUV, often used as military staff cars.
Source: Burma Campaign UK (2019)
Social Defense & Military - direct
Tata Group subsidiary Tata Power's Strategic Engineering Division makes weapons and weapon components for the India's Defence forces.
Source: company website (2023)
Environment Climate action commitments
As listed on the We Mean Business website, this company has committed to the following climate action initiatives: responsible corporate engagement in climate policy; report climate change information in mainstream reports as a fiduciary duty.
Source: We Mean Business (2021)
Business Ethics Leather Working Group member
This company is a member of the Leather Working Group, a multi-stakeholder group who's objective is to develop and maintain a protocol that assesses the compliance and environmental performance of tanners and promotes sustainable and appropriate environmental business practices within the leather industry.
Source: Leather Working Group (2022)
Social BHRRC company profile
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre digital platform presents news and allegations relating to the human rights impact of over 20,000 companies. Their enhanced Company Dashboards also include financial information, key data points based on corporate policies, and scores from prominent civil society benchmarks. Follow the link and use the search function to view this company's dashboard.
Source: BHRRC (2022)

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Company Details

Type Wholly-owned subsidiary
Employees 3,000 (2014)
Subsidiaries Tata Consumer Products Australia Pty Ltd 

Tea importers

Tea manufacturing was moved offshore when Tetley's Australian factory closed in Feb 2003.

Contact Details

Address Mumbai, India
Email customercare@tataconsumer.com
Website www.tataconsumer.com

Products / Brands

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Tetley Tea
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Tynee Tips Tea


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