Evergreen Award for Ambootia

INDIA

In March, in New Delhi, Darjeeling Organic Tea Estates Pvt. Ltd (DOTEPL), a subsidiary of Ambootia Tea Group, received the prestigious Platinum Award in the SKOCH Evergreen Revolution Award 2017. This follows the award of the SKOCH Order of Merit Award for being in the Top-30 Evergreen projects in India. The SKOCH Awards celebrate human excellence and agents of change in Indian society and are based on the philosophy of spearheading positive socio-economic changes through recognizing persons who have contributed immensely to salutary transformations in society and governance by displaying exemplary leadership abilities.

They are the highest independently instituted civilian honours in India which salute individuals, highlight projects, and focus institutions that go the extra mile to make India a better nation. The awards are conferred on the mighty and the ordinary alike. Darjeeling Organic Tea Estates’ nomination was entitled ‘Holistic Sustainability at the Tea Estates’ and illustrated the following through data and photographs: innovative aspects of the business; biodynamic organic farming practices; holistic development of the farm and farmers; positive impact on the livelihood of the 65,176 people living on the farms that supply the company; challenges faced; and benefits and learnings.

Sanjay Bansal, chairman of Ambootia Group said “We dedicate this award to the 10,427 people in the company and their families, our investors, partners, clients and board of directors. Thank you all for the unending support, best wishes, and faith bestowed in the company, without which, this recognition and our achievements, would not have been possible.”