Sustainable, environmentally-conscious promotional products are easier to find than ever before. Don’t let greenwashing fool you. Look for these key labels and identifiers to make sure you’re choosing items that are truly green. Firstly, you can use the filter and select eco under our collection, or view all eco labelled products, Eco Promotional Products
Promotional products with eco transparency, within our filter option we also have a label for CO2 products, this will filter products with CO2 data so you can choose promotional products with lower CO2 emissions. Promotional products with CO2 emissions data
At Bounce Creative Designs we are committed to making a positive change to lower our carbon emissions. We are proud to offer our CO2 collection which provides you with the carbon footprint per product. We want to inspire you to join us in changing the way we give.
The product development process is where we can make the most positive change. For example, using recycled material has a lower negative impact than virgin materials, while production in Europe lowers the transportation phase footprint.
Promotional products with Impact
No greenwashing, but telling a true story about sustainability! The promotional impact collection is made with the AWARE™ tracer. The use of genuine recycled fabric materials and water reduction impact claims are guaranteed, by using the AWARE™ tracer technology. Promotional products with impact Aware™ save water and use genuine recycled fabrics and materials.
If you choose promotional products from the impact collection, you could save up to 15 litres of water and recycle 26 plastic bottles. With the focus on water, 2% of proceeds of each Impact product sold will be donated to Water.org. Aware™ makes data public to track and validate the end-to-end impact of sustainable textiles from origin to consumer. The Aware™ process begins with embedding a physical tracer in the sustainable textile at source. Using the Aware™ hand scanner enables instant verification along the entire value chain.
How is this achieved? Digital Token of the materials validates the data via crypto TC – Which enables transparency. Using the Virtual ID, scan the QR code on the product and consumers can access all unfiltered data on chain from Crypto TC - leaving no room for greenwashing!
Traceability, using the AWARE™ tracer, shows use of genuine recycled fabric materials and water reduction - Impact claims are guaranteed, by using the AWARE™ tracer technology. Promotional products with impact Aware™ save water and use genuine recycled fabrics and materials. Look out for promotional products with Impact Aware titled or search promotional products with impact aware
Look for specific promotional products certified GRS Global Recycled Standard (GRS) or The Recycled Claim Standard (RCS) RCS promotional products
Look for promotional products titled with RPET for promotional products made from recycled plastic bottles. Know your materials like Bamboo, PU, PET, PP, and TPU, Repreve, Ocean Bound
Promotional Products with The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)
GOTS has a clearly defined set of criteria which makes the standards transparent. GOTS is the worldwide leading textile processing standard for organic fibres, including ecological and social criteria, backed up by independent certification of the entire textile supply chain. When looking for custom printed T shirts and printed tote bags, make sure they are GOTS organic cotton and clearly labelled.
Why GOTS? Environment: It is standard practice in conventional textile processing to use chemicals that are proven to be harmful to human health, some of which are known carcinogens! Such chemicals are strictly prohibited by the GOTS standard.
Social Criteria of GOTS certified promotional clothing and printed bags:
Child labour is prohibited/ Employment is to be freely chosen – no forced labour / No discrimination is permitted and harsh or inhumane treatment is prohibited / Working conditions must be safe and hygienic / Regular employment is to be provided and working hours are not to be excessive / There is to be freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining
Organic Guarantee and Traceability through GOTS Labelling - Seach GOTS products
Global Recycled Standards
Products which have been certificated with the Global Recycled Standard (GRS), tracks and verity’s the content of recycled materials in the final product. The objectives of the GRS are to define requirements to ensure accurate content claims and good working conditions, and that harmful environmental and chemical impacts are minimised.
The GRS label has strict guidelines and certification processes. It verifies the recycled content of textile products, backed by independent certification of the input material. The GRS certification also addresses the social aspects of production. GRS certified products must comply with labour standards as set by the International Labour Organisation.
The Global Recycled Standard sets social requirements regarding: social policies, record-keeping, forced labour, child labour, freedom of association, discrimination, harassment, and abuse, health and safety, wages and benefits, terms of employment and working hours
