Nine of Apeejay Tea Group´s Tea Estates in Assam, Talup, Khobong, Hapjan, Budlabeta, Pengaree, Suffry, Napuk, Dhulapdung and Ghoiralliee, enrolled for the Rainforest Alliance Certification and were accredited in 2010. To become Rainforest Alliance Certified™, farms must be audited by the independent international certification body, Sustainable Farm Certification International, which certifies to the Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN ) standards. The audit is carried out by the IMO on behalf of SAAS , which is the Inspection Body for countries where currently there is no SAN partner. The Rainforest Alliance Certification offers plantations and farms a way to distinguish their products as being environmentally sustainable, socially responsible and economically viable. Soon after in 2011 Typhoo Tea, launched a rainforest catering pack, supporting the rainforest Initiatives on environmental and ecobiodiversity along with the producers and workers.