Labour Lens

Tea: 92 companies

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.

61Yogi TeaNo living wage evidence · TeaOrganic Ayurvedic herbal and spice teasPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified62AlokozayNo living wage evidence · TeaBlack, green and flavoured tea bagsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified63AriZona Iced TeaNo living wage evidence · TeaReady-to-drink iced teas and juicesShows little about where or how its products are made.Lacks transparencyLittle disclosed64Basilur TeaNo living wage evidence · TeaCeylon tea in gift packagingPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified65BOH TeaNo living wage evidence · TeaMalaysian estate-grown black teaPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified66ChatimeNo living wage evidence · TeaBubble tea store chainShows little about where or how its products are made.Lacks transparencyLittle disclosed67Fortnum & MasonNo living wage evidence · TeaLuxury loose-leaf and bagged teasPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified68Heath & HeatherNo living wage evidence · TeaOrganic herbal and green teasPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified69Higher LivingNo living wage evidence · TeaOrganic herbal tea bagsShows little about where or how its products are made.Lacks transparencyLittle disclosed70Kericho GoldNo living wage evidence · TeaKenyan black, green and herbal teasPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified71LupiciaNo living wage evidence · TeaLoose leaf and flavoured teasShows little about where or how its products are made.Lacks transparencyLittle disclosed72Prana ChaiNo living wage evidence · TeaHand-blended sticky honey chaiPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified73Tapal TeaNo living wage evidence · TeaPakistani black tea blendsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified74Tea FortéNo living wage evidence · TeaPremium tea in pyramid infusersShows little about where or how its products are made.Lacks transparencyLittle disclosed75The Republic of TeaNo living wage evidence · TeaPremium bagged and loose teasPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified76Whittard of ChelseaNo living wage evidence · TeaTea, coffee and teaware retailerPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified77Wissotzky TeaNo living wage evidence · TeaBlack, green and herbal tea bagsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified78ÇaykurNo living wage evidence · TeaTurkish black teaPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified79IspahaniNo living wage evidence · TeaBlack tea, loose and bagsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified80MeßmerNo living wage evidence · TeaBlack, herbal and fruit tea bagsPublishes 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