2. Suppliers who manufacture using certified environmentally preferred materials such as certified recycled plastics or organic cotton or are offering certified carbon neutral products and/or suppliers who achieve Silver or higher EcoVadis rating. 3. Suppliers who, through their structure (such as social enterprises, worker co-ops, B Corporations), or diverse ownership (such as women, BIPOC and queer owned businesses) are driving change and uplifting communities who have historically lacked access to markets.
Our Actions
> ACCELERATED ADOPTION OF IMPACT SUPPLIERS We have always worked to find sustainable, impact-focused suppliers to add to our merchandise collections. In late 2021, we developed a more formal process to onboard new suppliers, train our sales team on the new suppliers, and ensure our marketing and sales assets reflect and amplify products from that category. We support and mentor new suppliers so they can succeed in the corporate gifting and promotional merchandise industry. As of 2023, we ask all our suppliers who do formal sales training or product knowledge sessions with our team to address their sustainability and impact efforts. > UPDATED CODE OF CONDUCT SURVEY FOR SUPPLIERS We revised our Code of Conduct and Supplier Assessment Questionnair (SAQ) in 2022 and have updated supplier data for 28 of our 30 significant suppliers as of Q1 2023. Additions to our survey include gathering data on Diverse Ownership, supply chain mapping, and more robust questions regarding carbon accounting and climate related goals. In 2022, we had two leading industry suppliers and two leading branded merchandise buyers peer review the updated SAQ. > TRACK & MEASURE SUPPLY CHAIN SPEND We track sales by supplier against our impact criteria and have done so for close to a decade. In this report we’re sharing statistics from 2019 and 2022 as our benchmark data. This report reflects the results of surveying our significant suppliers, or those who contribute to 80% of our expenditures. The data isn’t an apples to apples comparison as the result of industry consolidation that has happened over the past four years. That said, it provides a great snapshot of our supply chain spend.
Fairware Impact Report 2022
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