Tea: 92 companies
Ranked by grade, best first. How we rank How grades are decided
Ranked by grade, best first. How we rank
Good first, then On Track, then the two poor grades. Within a grade, stronger evidence, fewer problems and lower-risk countries come first, and stars move Good companies up. How grades are decided
92 brands rated so far in Tea. The main supermarket and specialty tea brands. Read the Tea guide for what goes wrong in the industry and what earns each grade. Missing one? Ask us to research it.
Grade
Any grade 9221Traditional MedicinalsNo living wage evidence · TeaOrganic herbal wellness teasPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified22Betjeman & BartonNo living wage evidence · TeaFrench specialty loose leaf teasPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified23Gong chaNo living wage evidence · TeaBubble tea store chainPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified24Harney & SonsNo living wage evidence · TeaPremium loose-leaf and bagged teasPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified25Madura Tea EstatesNo living wage evidence · TeaAustralian estate and blended teasPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified26Newby TeasNo living wage evidence · TeaLuxury loose-leaf and bagged teasPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified27TetleyUnsafe conditions, last recorded in 2015 · TeaMass-market black and herbal teaPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified28Williamson TeaNo living wage evidence · TeaKenyan black tea in elephant caddiesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified29ALDI own brand tea (Diplomat, Just Organic)No living wage evidence · TeaSupermarket own-brand tea bagsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified30Bell TeaNo living wage evidence · TeaBlack, green and herbal teaPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified31BushellsNo living wage evidence · TeaMass-market black teaPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified32Coles own brand teaNo living wage evidence · TeaSupermarket own-brand tea bagsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified33Dammann FrèresNo living wage evidence · TeaFrench gourmet teas and infusionsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified34DAVIDsTEANo living wage evidence · TeaCanadian loose-leaf tea blendsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified35Good Earth TeaNo living wage evidence · TeaHerbal and black tea blendsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified36PickwickNo living wage evidence · TeaDutch black, green and fruit teasPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified37Pure LeafNo living wage evidence · TeaPremium iced and bagged teaPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified38RingtonsNo living wage evidence · TeaBritish tea and coffee blendsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified39RonnefeldtNo living wage evidence · TeaGerman premium loose and bagged teasPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified40Woolworths own brand teaNo living wage evidence · TeaSupermarket own-brand teabagsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified
- Good and goes above and beyond (3 to 6 stars)
- Best available: the strongest in a category with no Good brand yet
- Est. = estimated, nothing found about the company itself
- * = self-reported