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Tetley Partners With Facebook To Ramp Up Sustainability Credentials

Tata-owned Tetley Tea has launched a Facebook initiative, Farmers First Hand, allowing consumers to communicate with tea producers in Malawi in an attempt to improve its sustainability credentials. Tea farmers and estate workers will use phones and cameras from Tetley to share their progress towards becoming Rainforest Alliance certified.

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