# Numi Organic Delivers Fair Trade Certified Blends

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2011/10/numi-organic-delivers-fair-trade-certified-blends/
- Published: 2011-10-11T13:12:26-04:00
- Author: greenlivingguy

## Numi Organic Tea Named The Largest Brand Purchaser of Fair Trade Certified Teas

Share this October with a [delicious cup](https://numitea.com/) of Numi Organic 
Tea.  For recently they were named the leading brand importer of Fair Trade Certified
teas and teasans in the United States for 2010. Numi’s Fair Trade Certified teas
are [certified](https://numitea.com/) by Fair Trade USA, which guarantees that farmers
are paid a fair wage for their labor and receive a community development premium
which they can collectively invest in programs including new roads and schools, 
cooking stoves, and college scholarships. 

In honor of Fair Trade Month, Numi asks consumers to take a deeper look into what
goes in their shopping cart – and their teacup.  As a result of Fair Trade, the 
Dazhangshan Organic Tea Farmer Association in China was able to purchase new tea
processing equipment to improve the quality of its tea and the living conditions
of its members.   Members of the association, nearly 35 percent of which are women,
now make nearly 20 percent more than other families in the area.

 

### Numi Organic 

“From our humble beginnings in 1999, we are thrilled and honored to announce that
from all the Tea Brands on the market,  Numi is officially the leading importer 
of [Fair Trade Certified](https://greenlivingguy.com/2011/08/houstonians-demand-city-council-support-becoming-a-fair-trade-certified-city-activists-call-on-houston-to-follow-in-the-footsteps-of-boston-and-chicago/)
Teas and Teasans in North America,” says Ahmed Rahim, CEO and Co-Founder of Numi.“
Since our inception, we have made it a major part of our mission to source from 
suppliers who believe in not just Organic [farming but in ethically supporting their workers](https://greenlivingguy.com/2014/02/epa-proposes-safety-protect-farmers-pesticides/)
through Fair Trade initiatives such as access to healthcare, higher wages, to better
education, homes, roads and overall, a more balanced quality of life.”  

“It is exciting to see Numi Organic Tea grow in market share while maintaining its
strong relationship with its tea growers and deep commitment to Fair Trade,” said
Paul Rice, [President & CEO](https://greenlivingguy.com/2020/04/we-sorely-need-to-develop-a-culture-of-renewability/)
of Fair Trade USA.  “In addition to the far-reaching benefits of Numi’s Fair Trade
purchases, the company has made it possible for consumers to find Fair Trade tea
at thousands of retailers throughout the country and make a real difference with
[every](https://greenlivingguy.com/2011/05/honest-tea-celebrates-world-environment-day-every-day/)
cup they drink.”

### Fair Trade Certified

Numi Organic Tea purchases more Fair Trade Certified tea than any other U.S. brand.
With more than half of their blends (and 80% of the raw ingredients purchased) bearing
the Fair Trade Certified label, Numi is proudly [dedicated to the Fair Trade system](https://greenlivingguy.com/2011/05/city-of-tucson-water-department-and-trico-electric-dedicate-1-megawatt-sunpower-solar-power-system/)
that helps workers earn fair wages across the world.   In 2011, Numi Fair [Trade imports are projected](https://greenlivingguy.com/2020/04/the-green-trade-project-office-promoting-sustainable-commerce/)
to grow by more than 75% over 2010. 

Numi is also working on a new social [certification](https://greenlivingguy.com/2016/03/gscp-a-fair-new-standard-for-certification/)
called Fair Labor Practices, which ensures a level of social responsibility that
directly benefits workers, their families and their communities.   Fair Labor Practices
can [certify all crops in all countries](https://greenlivingguy.com/2015/03/three-facilities-in-georgia-among-top-performing-energy-star-certified-manufacturing-plants-across-the-country/),
farms of all sizes, domestically and internationally.  It audits every step of the
[supply chain from farm](https://greenlivingguy.com/2018/03/cascadian-farm-invests-in-soil-health-research-across-organic-oat-supply-chain-with-grain-millers/)
to cup, including domestic operations.  During this process, Numi has funded social,
economic, and environmental development projects in the villages where the ancient
Pu∙erh tea trees exist.  Numi Organic Pu∙erh Teas will be the first product line
to bear the Fair Labor Practices label.

### _Source: _

_Numi Organic Tea and Their Facebook Page [https://www.facebook.com/numitea](https://www.facebook.com/numitea)_