Certified Operator (Certification Applicant) | The Organic Herb Trading Company Ltd. - OHTC |
Place, Country | Milverton, United Kingdom |
Contact | www.organicherbtrading.com, info@organicherbtrading.com |
Certified Products | tea blends, tea green, tea black, tea earl grey, tea english breakfast, fennel seeds, tulsi vana leaves, turmeric roots, cinnamon bark, liquorice roots, nettles, matcha green, lemongrass | |||||
Certification Programme | Fair for Life - Social & Fair Trade Certification |
Performance Rating |
Chapter | Content of the Fair For Life - Social & Fair Trade Programme | Maximum | Rating | |||||
1 | Core Principles and Values | 6 | 6 | |||||
2 | Commitment to and Management of Fair Trade Policy | 8 | 5 | |||||
3 | Respect of Human Rights and Decent Working Conditions | 233 | 167 | |||||
4 | Respect of the Environment | 109 | 82 | |||||
5 | Local Development and Community Relations | 3 | 2 | |||||
6 | Trading and Supply chain relations | 66 | 44 | |||||
7 | Empowerment | 3 | 2 | |||||
8 | Traceability, Transparency and Respect of the Consumer | 26 | 21 | |||||
9 | Managing Certification and Performance | 17 | 16 | |||||
Total Score Performance Rating | 345 | |||||||
Certification for fair trade and responsible supply chains |
Impact, special achievements & commitments | The Organic Herb Trading Company was founded on organic principles in 1982 and remains the UK’s leading supplier of organic herbal ingredients. Among the first UK companies to achieve organic certification, OHTC was also the first to import organic and Fairtrade certified cocoa into the UK. More recently the company has contributed to the creation of the FairWild standard, and is proud to be the only UK wholesaler of FairWild herbs. The tangible spirit of the company is: "We know that we’re nothing without our suppliers; we build our relationships on dialogue and transparency, and when things go wrong, we stick together. We protect our environment by composting herb waste, generating electricity through solar panels, capturing rainwater and by managing land organically. And we care about our staff, offering flexible working, health care and an organic grocery co-operative." | |||||||
Reached percentage of the applicable Total Norm Points for the overall performance |
Percentage | 83 % | |||||||
Date of Certification |
First | 05.02.2016 | |||||||
Last Update | 10.05.2021 | |||||||