Company Overview: Love Tea
At Love Tea, we hold a deep affection for our home planet and strive to safeguard it while coexisting harmoniously within it. We are a a green business based in Australia. We firmly believe that we can contribute to positive change by improving our conduct and business practices. It is our shared responsibility to nurture and protect our planet, as it is the only one we have.
Environmentally Friendly Packaging
At Love Tea, we are dedicated to environmental protection, as evidenced by various certifications and partnerships. These include our affiliation with 1% for the Planet, our commitment to organic certification, and our adherence to Fair Trade principles. We understand the importance of reducing our negative impact on the environment and consider it our duty to do so.
Prioritizing Recycled Items
Whenever we require new furniture, office computers, or machinery for our factory, we always prioritize purchasing pre-owned and second-hand products over new ones. While this may not always be feasible, we have acquired a greater quantity of pre-owned items compared to brand new ones.
Eco-Friendly Box Packaging
All of our Love Tea box packaging is crafted from post-consumer recycled cardboard, aimed at reducing the need for timber from plantations. This approach also promotes the recycling of the surplus cardboard generated worldwide. We utilize vegetable-based inks for printing on these boxes, minimizing the use of harmful solvents that can have unintended adverse effects on the environment. These boxes, along with the clear cello pouches inside them, will naturally decompose in home compost within a few months.
Sustainable Packing Tape
We consciously opt for kraft paper packing tape instead of poly tape, both during production and when shipping orders to our customers. Kraft paper tape degrades more rapidly than poly tape and relies less on fossil fuels as its source.
Shipping Boxes with Recycled Content
Our shipping boxes are crafted from post-consumer recycled materials, minimizing the use of virgin paper. By doing so, we help reduce the demand for plantation timber and contribute to the recycling of surplus cardboard produced globally.
Biodegradable Pyramid Tea Bags
Our pyramid tea bags are manufactured using Soilon, a biodegradable plant-based material that is not plastic. We have personally tested these tea bags in our home compost and observed their decomposition. It is worth noting that they may take longer than other compostable items to break down. However, these Soilon bags meet all compostability standards in Japan, Europe, and North America. The manufacturers recommend commercial composting as a quicker alternative to address their longer decomposition time.
For the Sake of the Planet
Our love for our home planet is profound, and we are committed to caring for it and living in harmony with it. We believe that through our conduct and business practices, we can contribute to positive change and protect the Earth for future generations. As part of our commitment to 1% for the Planet, Love Tea donates 1% of our annual revenues to various environmental organizations. We consider it our environmental responsibility to reduce our negative impact on the planet and continue supporting nonprofit organizations dedicated to solving the environmental crisis.
Our Core Values
Love Tea was founded on personal values that embody our purpose. We strive to have a positive impact on the world we cherish and the individuals with whom we share it. Our purpose is evident in the choices we make in our daily operations, supply chain, certifications, partnerships, and relationships.
Embracing Organic Practices
The meaning of “organic” has evolved over time. When we were studying Naturopathy in 2006, it had a different significance compared to today. Back then, big corporations did not need to incorporate organic practices into their offerings, and organic products were not as trendy. However, the growing demand for sustainability and responsible business has solidified the importance of organic practices. It has paved the way for the next stage of sustainable agriculture, which involves not only choosing organic but also embracing regenerative practices.
At Love Tea, we select high-quality, certified organic ingredients for our products. We firmly believe that organic ingredients offer superior taste, health benefits, and environmental advantages. Our products are cultivated without synthetic fertilizers or herbicides, contain no hidden ingredients, and are free from additives or artificial flavors. They solely comprise pure and natural ingredients, just as nature intended.
Commitment to Fair Trade
We firmly believe that fair and ethical trade should be the standard for nations, organizations, and individuals alike. Transforming unjust industries established in the past requires time and effort. Nevertheless, we understand the collective power we possess and the positive change we can bring about through the products we choose to support.
At Love Tea, we strive to source the majority of our ingredients directly from the growing communities and cooperatives that produce them. We pay additional premiums for ingredients grown on fair trade farms and continuously seek ways to have a meaningful and positive impact on the lives of growers and their families. Our goal is to ensure that every relevant component in our supply chain meets fair trade standards at a minimum.
Prioritizing Health
Our objective is to develop products that support individuals on their path to wellness, enabling them to become the best version of themselves. Our founder, Naturopath Emma Watson, devotes extensive time, energy, and care to researching the therapeutic efficacy of our unique products. We strive to create products that offer optimal therapeutic benefits while maintaining exceptional flavor.