The trustea program is governed by multi-stakeholder trustea Sustainable Tea Council representing the tea industry in India. The Council acts as the representative organ for leading the multi stakeholder program to improve the Sustainability of the Indian tea industry through the voluntary adoption of the trustea code. Currently the Council has the following representation:
| Name | Organisation | Category |
| Mr. AL RM Nagappan/ Mr. Prashant Bhansali/ Mr. C. Shreedharan | United Planters’ Association of Southern India (UPASI) | Tea Producers and Manufacturers |
| Ms. Anju Pandey | UN Women | Not for profit Organization/ Civil Society |
| Mr. Arijit Raha | Indian Tea Association (ITA) | Producers |
| Mr. Ashish Gupta | Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) | Tea Packers & Buyers |
| Mr. Bijoy Gopal Chakraborty | Confederation of Indian Small Tea Growers’ Associations (CISTA) | Producers |
| Mr. Gautam Beria | Assam Bought Leaf Tea Manufacturers’ Association (ABLTMA) | Bought Leaf Factory |
| Mr. Jagjeet Kandal | Tata Consumer Products Limited (TCPL) | Tea Packers & Buyers |
| Mr. Joydeep Phukan | Tea Research Association (TRA) | Research/ Academia |
| Mr. Pramit Chanda | IDH – the Sustainable Trade Initiative | Not for profit Organization/ Civil Society |
| Mr. Prashant Bhansali | United Planters’ Association of Southern India (UPASI) | Producers |
| Mr. Rahul Devi | Gujarat Tea Processors and Packers Limited (GTTP) | Tea Packers & Buyers |
| Mr. Rajesh Bhuyan | trustea Sustainable Tea Foundation | Ex-officio member |
| Mr. Vikram Singh | Ethical Tea Partnership (ETP) | Not for profit Organization/ Civil Society |