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The World of Tea

Black Tea: 2.35 million tons

Green Tea:0.95 million tons

Production areas Critical to Lipton Brands

2. China 750k (90% Green)

Global Production 2004 +/- 3.3 million tons

1. India 860k

3. Sri Lanka 300k

4. Kenya 290k

5. Indonesia 120k

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600

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1 Million+

2 Million+

130+

Tonnes

Types of Tea

Estates

Smallholder Farms

People

Countries sold

Structural problems in the tea industryIn real terms, prices have gone down

by about 35% in the past 25 years

60% of consumers* say they take social and environmental factors into account when

choosing what brand to buy

* Source: Globescan/MORI based on 25,000 people in 23 countries

Brands winning by doing more

What sustainability means

“Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without

compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own.”

The Brundtland definition

“We do not inherit the Earth from our parents; we borrow it from our

children.”

Antoine de Sainte Exupery

10 years of working towards

sustainability on our own

estates

25.000 People25.000 People100.000 Dependants100.000 Dependants

Free HousingFree HousingSchools, HospitalSchools, Hospital

500.000 trees planted500.000 trees planted

97% 97% Renewable energyRenewable energy

We need certification to

1. Roll out to entire Supply Chain

2. Credibly share story with consumers

Why the Rainforest Alliance?

• Comprehensive approach (People, Planet AND Profit)

• Ability to work on international scale and with both large-scale plantations and small farmers

• Market-based premium for farmers

• Ability to help move whole industry

• Low awareness but good partners

Triple bottom line sustainability

• People, planet and profit

• Rainforest Alliance’s holistic certification process takes in standards and criteria across the three aspects of sustainability– Socially equitable

– Environmentally sound

– Economically viable

The standards comprise the following 10 broad principles:

• Every Principle is broken down into a number of criteria, ca 200 in total. • A complete overview of the standards and criteria can be found at http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/programs/agriculture/certified-crops/documents/standards_indicators_2005.pdf

We are committed to sourcing all our tea sustainably

• All our tea used in PG Tips and Lipton Yellow Label tea bags in Western Europe certified by the RA by 2010

• Extend RA certification to all Lipton tea bags globally by 2015

Our Vision• Lead change in the tea industry• Improve the lives of up to two million people• Show how Rainforest Alliance certification

means that every cup of our tea is a step towards a better life for tea farmers, their families and the environment

• Reinforce the bond between consumers and our brands

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