What can the tea sector learn about sustainability from palm oil?

Palm oil and tea have very different supply chains but both face long-standing sustainability and human rights challenges.
The complexity of the palm oil supply chain has forced parts of the sector to find new ways of addressing these challenges. This has included looking beyond certification, changing established operating models and working collaboratively on problems that cannot be solved by one company alone.

The webinar will compare the sustainability challenges facing palm oil and tea and look at what tea can learn from the way the palm oil sector has responded.

Whether you work in the tea industry, sustainability, responsible sourcing, human rights, research or civil society, this webinar offers an opportunity to learn from another sector’s experience of tackling complex and persistent challenges.
You will come away with:

The session will also give you the opportunity to put your questions directly to Thibault with experience of working across both palm oil and tea.

• a fresh perspective on what it takes to address systemic problems
• practical lessons on collaboration and pre-competitive working
• a better understanding of why changing business practices may be necessary alongside certification
• insights into what makes sustainability approaches economically viable and scalable
• ideas to take back to your organisation and consider in the context of the tea sector

Thibault Gravier, Sustainability Leader and CEO of Reset
International consultant in sustainability and sustainable supply chain with nearly 20 years’ experience and ongoing work across more than 20 countries.

This webinar speaks particularly to root causes linked to:

• Over-reliance on certification: looking at why tackling systemic problems may require changes to established ways of operating rather than relying on certification alone.
• Competition over collaboration: examining how pre-competitive approaches can help organisations work together on problems that no single company can solve alone.
• Power imbalances: considering how the investment and responsibility needed to support more sustainable practices can be shared across industry players.