Infused With Impact
Supporting Communities
In the Tea Gardens, Sustainable Tea Production, Supplying More Than Tea
Infused With Impact
How every cup of tea creates positive change
Our commitment to crafting exceptional tea while actively benefiting the planet and supporting the communities involved.
Our deep-rooted philosophy is to inspire a love for tea. We unite with those who make our tea, fostering a brighter future. Amid industry and climate changes, we take positive action, collaborating with local partners to meet community needs and preserve tea quality. Our latest work is captured in our Sustainability Report.
Discover how each cup of tea you drink gives back to people and planet. www.ahmadtea.com/our-impact
In The Tea Gardens
Supporting the people behind our tea
We work closely with tea‑growing communities to address their most pressing needs including health, education, nutrition, and economic opportunity. By fostering long‑term relationships with local partners, we help create healthier, more resilient communities that are central to the tea we love. Learn more.
Hand Picked Profit Shared
Sharing the value of tea with the people who pick it
Every cup of tea begins with the skilled hands that carefully pick each leaf. Through our Hand Picked Profit Shared initiative, we share a portion of our profits directly with the tea pickers behind our blends. Paid digitally, these bonuses help support thousands of workers, many of whom are women, and bring us closer to a fairer tea industry. In 2025, 12 242 tea workers in India, Kenya and Sri Lanka received a profit-share payment, up from 7 000 in 2024. Each year, as the program grows, more tea pickers benefit, helping create a fairer tea industry.
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Sustainable Tea Production
Preserving quality for future generations
We are committed to reducing our environmental impact from crop to cup. Through sustainable packaging, renewable energy, and smarter resource use in our production facilities, we preserve both the quality of our tea and the planet we share with future generations. Recent milestones in this journey include:
We introduced plastic-free tea bags made from plant-based materials, eliminating polypropylene traditionally used for sealing. Our string and tag tea bags are made from 100% natural fibers sourced from Manila hemp (a variety of banana plant). This innovation allows our tea bags to be fully biodegradable while ensuring every cup still delivers the same great flavor and quality our customers expect.
We were proud to receive the King’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development, one of the UK’s highest business honors, recognizing our commitment to responsible and sustainable practices in the tea industry.
Ahmad Tea achieved an EcoVadis Gold rating, placing the company among the top-rated companies globally for environmental, social, and ethical performance.
Supplying More Than Tea
Impact beyond the gardens
Positive impact extends beyond where tea is grown. In collaboration with our global distributor partners, we support community projects such as clean water access, health education, and climate resilience, helping to improve lives and strengthen the places where our teas are enjoyed. How we’re making a difference:
In partnership with Oxfam, we installed the first drinking water and irrigation systems in several villages. Today, 86% of households have safe drinking water and 93% collect water in under 30 minutes, benefiting 4,600 people across eight villages, transforming daily life and supporting local farmland.
Between October 2024 and March 2025, as part of our health and education initiative in rural Niger with Oxfam, we built four girl-friendly latrine blocks, distributed hundreds of hygiene kits, and supported health education, teacher training, and student health clubs, helping many girls manage menstrual hygiene with dignity and stay in school.
- - Women’s health screenings in Sri Lanka
In partnership with Horana Plantations, we’ve launched regular health screening programs and awareness sessions in selected Sri Lankan tea gardens to help women identify and manage health risks earlier, including cancer, reducing the need for hospital admissions and improving overall well‑being.
Doing More Every Year
Updates from Ahmad Tea USA
We continue expanding our impact through new partnerships, donations, and programs each year, supporting schools, outdoor learning spaces, community health, and opportunities for youth.
Ahmad Tea & Backpack Buddies
Empowering children through school supplies
Every child deserves to start the school year ready to learn. In 2025, Ahmad Tea USA partnered with Backpack Buddies, a local non-profit near our Virginia office, to provide students in our local communities with backpacks filled with essential school supplies.
We donated over $4,000 to support their mission and matched customer donations 100% helping more children start the school year equipped to learn and thrive. More than just tea, we are building a community that cares and makes a meaningful difference close to home.
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Hand-Picked with Purpose 🌱
Whether through enjoying our tea or supporting our initiatives, every cup contributes to positive change.