Martin Short

Interim Executive Director - Ethical Tea Partnership

[Martin Short @MartinWShort]

Delighted to have Typhoo Tea rejoin the growing membership of ETP and approach all the stubborn issues that plague the tea supply chain through collective partnerships. Welcome back!!!

[ETP @EthicalTea]

🌱 We’re thrilled to welcome @Typhoo_Tea back as a member of ETP! Under new ownership by @SupremePLC, they are reaffirming their commitment to responsible business & sector-wide collaboration.

Together, we’re driving positive change in the tea industry. 🍃☕ https://t.co/KdsXDSot1Y

#EthicalTea #Sustainability

[ETP @EthicalTea]

🌱 We’re thrilled to welcome @Typhoo_Tea back as a member of ETP! Under new ownership by @SupremePLC, they are reaffirming their commitment to responsible business & sector-wide collaboration.

Together, we’re driving positive change in the tea industry. 🍃☕ https://t.co/KdsXDSot1Y

#EthicalTea #Sustainability

[Martin Short @MartinWShort]

Great conference #AfricaTeaConvention . We at ETP are pleased to play our part in the six countries where we undertake programmatic work. Worth mentioning again that ETP is NOT a standards body and we do not Certify. We leave that to the experts!! #tea #HREDD #poverty

[Martin Short @MartinWShort]

Tea prices have hardly moved in decades
Yet still there is a drive to irrationally continue to produce significantly more tea than can be consumed. This is not sustainable. Sadly markets can continue to be irrational longer than farmers can remain solvent. #AfricaTeaConvention

[Martin Short @MartinWShort]

The tea business model is predicated on an endless supply of cheap labour in producing countries. My belief is that this is a totally flawed thought process.

[Martin Short @MartinWShort]

Great discussions being held at the EATTA 6th African Tea Convention in Kigali. Well attended by Ministers from Rwanda as well as Kenya and Uganda. Poverty still a major issue and the cause of so many ills that plague the supply chain in tea.

[ETP @EthicalTea]

Meet our new Interim Executive Director, @MartinWShort - here, he shares his first impressions of ETP and how he sees the tea industry responding to systemic challenges, and moving forwards for positive, collaborative change.

Read: https://t.co/teYX8XFgh9

[Martin Short @MartinWShort]

I'm honoured to join @ethicaltea at such an exciting time in our evolution. The sector is facing complex challenges and changes – including poverty, gender-based violence, and embedding HREDD into business practices. #tea #hrdd #poverty
https://t.co/a71mGnSjly

[Martin Short @MartinWShort]

https://t.co/4f3e9JIDCR

[Martin Short @MartinWShort]

Congratulations.

[ConfectioneryNews @ConfectioneryNw]

Blommer appoints Fesenberg as new Director of Cocoa Sustainability https://t.co/RTCZpSrmPK @Blommerchocolate

[Martin Short @MartinWShort]

I welcome the launch of @Nestle's income accelerator. Any advancement that puts the welfare of the #cocoa farmer front and centre is worth applauding.
Remember - you can change people's behaviour by how you compensate them.
https://t.co/AkEmWHTCSU

[Martin Short @MartinWShort]

An excellent overview of the challenges we face and why we must put farmer #poverty at the core. Supply management is also needed to guarantee that higher prices ensure that there is no need for child labour and further deforestation #CocoaSustainability https://t.co/ITKfCENgIu

[Martin Short @MartinWShort]

Looking forward to the next EU-AU Summit and discussions on addressing cocoa farmer poverty. We won’t solve deforestation or child labor without decisive action on poverty. https://t.co/9tjhGD2mB8

[Martin Short @MartinWShort]

When traceability protocols are rolled out in the cocoa supply chain let’s make sure that this positively impacts the price of cocoa for those farmers that have changed behaviour. Let’s make sure that there is a substantial price difference between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ Cocoa.

[Martin Short @MartinWShort]

A simple question. Can there be a sustainable cocoa supply chain without addressing farmer poverty? Of course not. So let’s address it front and centre.

[Martin Short @MartinWShort]

Feel incredibly privileged to have meet both a cocoa farmer and the Prime Minister of Côte d’Ivoire, Patrick Achi during my visit to West Africa. A humbling experience on both accounts.

[Martin Short @MartinWShort]

Thank you @ghcocobod for a productive meeting. @WorldCocoa is delighted to support the 2021 Female Most Enterprising Cocoa Farmer. Empowered women are formidable catalysts for sustainable community development.
https://t.co/s7Z0AFONkv

[Ghana Cocoa Board @ghcocobod]

Mr. Short pledged a new approach by WCF to improve its relations with COCOBOD and in finding solutions to challenges in the industry. He presented a cheque on behalf of @WorldCocoa for the 2021 Female Most Enterprising Cocoa Farmer. @PMacManu

[ConfectioneryNews @ConfectioneryNw]

Not yet registered for the #WCFPM21? Read what to expect here - WCF President Martin Short set to open Partnership Meeting with fresh priorities for the cocoa sector https://t.co/L3e8YLYrgT @WorldCocoa

[Martin Short @MartinWShort]

Engaged in a great forward-looking discussion on #CocoaAndForests with #climate leaders at #COP26. @wensing_idh @HJinapor @CarlosECorreaE @CathyPieters @rob_cameron_
https://t.co/dvNarJWG24 #SustainableCocoa

[UN Women @UN_Women]

On International Day of Rural Women, join us in celebrating the invaluable contribution of #RuralWomen to a more sustainable, resilient future for us all!

Find out more: https://t.co/rQQTxkQxB4