The heavenly flavours infused into our organic Ceylon Tea have the power to soothe the soul and are part of the wonderful secrets Mother Nature has gifted us in the Golden Valley, which we look to protect.
On demand we can deliver Climate Neutral Certified products from our plantation to the shelf. From these products the carbon footprint of the complete supply chain, so inclusive the packaging and all transport to stores must be calculated, reduced as much as possible and the remainder of carbon emissions must be compensated. After independent verification to the climate neutral standard, the logo and claim can be used on the packaging. We deliver already for private labels Climate Neutral Certified tea. Please contact us if you want to know more. For more information about the standard visit www.climateneutralcertification.com.
Bogwantalawa has the distinction of being the world’s first tea growing, manufacturing and marketing company selling uncompensated carbon neutral teas from its state of the art carbon neutral facilities. We are mindful of the impact caused to the environment and takes measures to preserve and protect the environment via opting for renewable energy and net carbon balance which is undoubtedly beneficial to stabilize emission of Carbon Foot Print. The certifications for both the product and the organization were provided after verifying all three levels of direct, indirect and other Green House Gasses (GHG) emissions adhering to the ISO protocol in addition with international Carbon Footprint standards.
Continuous researches and initiatives are being undertaken to utilize natural resources rather than chemical fertilizers to protect and enhance natural soil quality and microbial activity by the research and development team of Bogawantalawa Tea Estates PLC. Natural composting and Site-specific fertilizers are already being utilized after successful trials while research and initiatives are being continuously carried out on the application of Bio film, Micro soil, Fish fertilizer and Wormy wash.
Even though we have been gifted with unlimited supply of water, it is our responsibility to utilize this resource wisely, thus Bogawantalawa Tea Estates PLC has already undertaken initiatives to attain this goal by introducing effective methodologies such as Drip Irrigation systems and Rainwater harvesting systems in few of its estates while conducting continuous water management awareness campaigns among its estate community for efficient water utilization.
Bogawantalawa Tea Estates PLC is practicing the science of forestry to meet the desired goals and needs in a sustainable manner by implementing Plantation Forestry, Social Forestry and Conservation Forestry initiatives.
We are currently managing nurseries with 200,000 Seedlings per year with commercial species, natural species, herbs and fruit plants while aiming to plant 160,000 trees a year. So far we have achieved a milestone of planting more than 500,000 trees and we aim to achieve the goal of 1,000,000 trees by the year 2020.
Bogawantalawa Tea Estates is now looking into the feasibility of adopting other means of generating power, among which the company has already developed many sites for generating renewable energy such as hydro and solar power and continues to focus on research and development on wind power.
