SUSTAINABILITY
Environmental issues are at the forefront of the promotional products industry and Proforma works closely with manufacturers who are as conscious as we are of the impact we are leaving on the environment.
Proforma has an extensive network of Preferred Limited Partners (PLP), representing the industry’s best manufacturers. Our partners of choice have established environmental strategies in place, with key points of achievement including:
- Requirement of operations and manufacturing facilities to comply with all applicable environmental regulations in their respective locations
- Minimize waste in operations’ use of energy & water by ensuring efficiency
- Use of BPA-free materials and BPA-free resins in select manufacturing specifications
- Use of recyclable and/or reusable bags and packaging
Certifications held by our Preferred Limited Partners (PLP), include but are not limited to:
- Fair Labor Association (FLA)
- Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA)
- CA Prop65
- ISO
- MWBE
- Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
- Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI)
- Environmentally Preferred Rating (EPR)
Recycled and eco-friendly products offered by our Preferred Limited Partners (PLP) include:
- Organic cotton, bamboo, and soybean clothing
- Biodegradable plastics
- Bamboo housewares
- Recycled/organic-material bags & totes
- Bonded leather luggage tags, memo pads, padfolios
- Recycled plastic writing instruments
- Recycled/FSC-certified paper
- Solor-powered & rechargeable electronics
- Recycled paper stock
- Soy-based & water-based inks
- Recycled & compostable drinkware
- Recycled & organic lanyards
- EPR plastic bags
- Bio-compostable plaques/awards
- Post-industrial recycled glassware
Our Preferred Limited Partners (PLPs) have several packaging reduction efforts in place: cartons are reused in their warehouses; they have redesigned packaging policies to reduce the number of polybags needed and are in process of transitioning to recycled polybags where possible.
Our team has processes in place to ensure the products we provide are produced in accordance with standards of ethical responsibility. We work to ensure our supply chain maintains just and decent working conditions internationally and that our manufacturing partners conform to.