The Matcha Initiative
Join usIf you do not have yet a sustainable procurement policy, please refer to the global sustainable procurement policy in resources to write one.
If goodies are unavoidable, choose eco-friendly or sustainable options (recyclable or biodegradable material). It is a good way to promote your CSR strategy to your customers. Choose meaningful gifts that will actually be used, don't waste resources and money with pointless items that will be thrown right away.
• Act on quantities & quality (e.g. distribute 1,000 recyclable/ eco-friendly pens versus 2,000 made in a distant country and imported by plane).
• Buy locally to limit transportation and logistics.
• Choose manufacturers with conscious of environmental and social challenges:
1- safe work environment to prevent work accidents and illness
2- employees wellbeing
3- ethical work conditions (minimum salaries levels, no forced labor, no child work...)
+25%
of additional waste are generated over festive seasons in the UK (wrappings, cards, bottles, plastic bags, pine trees, left over food, one off decorations etc...)
(House Beautiful)
Market for Good is a B2B Marketplace for social and environmental organisations to showcase their products, services and activities- each reflecting one or few of the UN SDGs. For every purchase, the platform is able to accumulate the impact created and also showcases the way of how to amplify the impact by offsetting the carbon footprint.
Merchandise.blue is committed to offering companies alternative textile merchandise, from uniforms to trade show giveaways to towels/napkins to tote bags and other accessories, that are made sustainably and fairly to ensure the long-termwell-being of the planet and for all of us living on it.
They offer both ready-made styles and custom sustainable merchandise items using carefully selected materials and partner with environmental impact in mind. A few examples of the environmentally progressive fabrics used in their products include recycled fishing nets, recycled polyester, recycled cotton, seaweed, organic cotton and Tencel.
Roger&Sons is a team of ethical makers and mavericks who craft fine furniture and thoughtful objects. Their work is driven by inquiry, and spans disciplines: furniture, industrial, and product design, as well as woodworking.
The team also spearheads The Local Tree Project - an initiative that salvages trees that have been felled for urban development. It rehabilitates these abandoned logs by turning them into durable, future-proof objects and furniture. They reduce their carbon footprint by using local material, keep processes local and minimising shipping as much as possible. As part of The Local Tree Project and the effort to preserve our dying trade, they believe in educating the public, the future generation, key players of the industry and relevant government bodies. They hold workshops as one of their solutions.
They wish to be at the forefront of change and play a part in steering Singapore’s wood industry to be a more sustainable and eco-friendly one, starting with changing their manufacturing processes from start till end.
🌏 What if sustainability became the norm in business, rather than a nice to have? That's our mission: using Technology, we simplify sustainability for organizations by making it more accessible, transparent and measurable.
We are building the first wholesale marketplace for sustainable products, connecting verified sustainable suppliers, manufacturers and brands.
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