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Membership
Help change the tea sector for the better by becoming an ETP member. We will give you the support, insights, and connections you need to achieve your organisation’s sustainability and supply chain goals.
The issues in the tea sector are complex and cannot be addressed by one stakeholder alone.
ETP members gain unrivalled access to our global and on-the-ground regional contacts and tap into a sector-wide network that is co-developing ways to address tea’s issues. We champion our members’ outstanding work and initiative involvement, sharing it industry-wide and beyond.
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Membership types
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ETP affiliate
ETP affiliates pay a fixed annual fee for an increased level of benefits. They are invited to participate in retailer-specific dialogues.
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ETP members have access to full membership benefits. They are involved in initiatives that directly address their supply chain priorities and have influence over the scope and locations of our work.
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Find out more about our membership criteria, benefits and fees, and which option is best for your organisation.
Friend of ETP | ETP Affiliate | ETP Member | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any company that packs, trades, or retails tea | – | ||
| B2C retailers selling more than their own brand(s) of tea. | – |
Our Membership Global Rules outline our current membership criteria for ETP Members. These are under review by the ETP Board in consultation with ETP’s current members, and a new set of criteria will be confirmed in 2024.
Currently, the ETP Board has agreed the following exemptions to our Global Rules for all ETP membership categories:
- ETP membership is open to companies based in any country that is not listed in the UK government’s sanctions list.
- Whilst ETP encourages purchasing certified tea where possible, we do not require all sites within our members’ supply chains to be certified. Instead:
- All ETP membership categories must provide a full list of all the sites where they purchase Camellia sinensis.
- All ETP membership categories are required to publish a CEO-endorsed statement explaining how they are working with their suppliers to uphold the best social and economic practices.
Friend of ETP | ETP Affiliate | ETP Member | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access to our policy briefs, factsheets, publications, exclusive and confidential primary research, and our members-only monthly newsletter. | |||
| Logo use | Website only | Website, social media, and point of sale | On-pack, website, social media, and point of sale |
| Recognition on website, Annual Report, events, and our papers | Plus specific mentions on social media | ||
| Discounted or free ticket(s) at paid events. | 25% discount | 50% discount | Free tickets |
| Bi-annual retailers’ forum | – | – | |
| One-to-one consultations with ETP’s expert team | – | – | |
| Access to working groups | Appoint one company representative | Appoint one company representative | Appoint up to two company representative |
| Digital communications toolkits | One per year | Two per year | At least four per year |
| Annual members’ pack | Receive quarterly membership certificates | ||
| Confidential Mid-Term Report annually | |||
| Report on ETP initiatives in your supply chain | – | – | |
| Media and crisis communications support | Basic level | Basic level | Advanced level |
| Programme support | – | – | |
| Access to regional teams during visits | – | – |