{"id":2419,"date":"2014-08-15T12:08:42","date_gmt":"2014-08-15T12:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/india\/?p=2419"},"modified":"2021-12-01T12:38:25","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T12:38:25","slug":"great-victory-requires-great-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/india\/en\/story\/2419\/great-victory-requires-great-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Great victory requires great risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>After spending 50 hours on a billboard, 80 feet above the ground, located on Bandra Reclamation Road, Mumbai, seven Greenpeace activists finally climbed down from the billboards a few moments after they were informed that two of the leading tea companies, Unilever and Girnar have agreed to clean our tea.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/p3-admin.greenpeace.org\/india\/ReSizes\/Large\/PageFiles\/627325\/GP0STOIFT.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The activists spent 50 hours on these billboards to bring to notice the presence of unapproved pesticides in our tea. Each billboard carried a simple yet profound message compelling tea companies to &#8216;Clean Chai Now&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>One of the activists is a mother, who chose to join the fight against pesticides in tea because she does not wish to raise her daughter in a world where pesticides become a norm. Says an ecstatic Bindu Vaz, &#8220;We are happy that our efforts are paying off and companies are coming forward to engage with us in a positive way. We look forward to a day when all our tea is free from pesticides.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Three days ago, Greenpeace released a report titled Trouble Brewing [1], highlighting the presence of pesticide residues in our tea. Since then, thousands of people from all across the country have come together to demand clean tea. As a result, both Unilever and Girnar have come forward and said yes to clean our tea.<\/p>\n<p>Shares Neha Saigal, Senior Campaigner, Greenpeace India, &#8220;It is very encouraging that the tea companies are taking steps to provide their consumers pesticide-free tea. Unilever and now Girnar Tea have taken the first step in this direction. Greenpeace will continue to urge the tea industry to move towards a holistic, ecosystem-based approach that will gradually phase out pesticides and clean our chai.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a title=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/india\/en\/Press\/Greenpeace-calls-on-the-industry-to-save-Indian-tea-from-pesticides\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/india\/en\/Press\/Greenpeace-calls-on-the-industry-to-save-Indian-tea-from-pesticides\/\">http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/india\/en\/Press\/Greenpeace-calls-on-the-industry-to-save-Indian-tea-from-pesticides\/<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<section\n\t\t\tclass=\"boxout post-707 \"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Image\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"cover-card-overlay\"\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/india\/en\/act\/donate\/\" 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