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In September 2002, the Tazo® Tea Company (a wholly owned subsidiary of Starbucks) formed a partnership to support tea communities with Mercy Corps, a relief agency that operates health and economic development programmes in more than 30 countries.
This partnership is working on a project in the tea-growing region of Darjeeling, India, where Tazo® purchases some of the world’s finest teas. The project is focused on three key areas:
- improving the quality of and access to water
- supporting regional social, environmental and economic programmes
- developing young people’s leadership skills and opportunities for the future.
Starbucks, Tazo® and its business partners will invest $600,000 to fund this three-year programme. |
