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Introduction

As part of our commitment to ESG (Environmental, Social Contents Award Winners
& Governance) and sourcing the best products, o ering

the best value, we come across widely used terms, phrases Award Winners 02-11
and acronyms that may need some clarification.
Whilst we don’t have space to list them all - below is a list
of the more commonly used ones. If you find a term in the Gadgets 12-27 Gadgets
catalogue that you are unsure about we will be happy to
give you a full explanation.
Health & Travel 28-39
RCS & GRS - Recycled Claim Standard (RCS) and Global Recycled
Standard (GRS) set the criteria for third-party certification of recycled
materials and chain of custody. The GRS includes a higher (50%) minimum Work & Play 40-54 Health & Travel
recycled content percentage and additional social and environmental
requirements related to processing and chemical use.
GOTS - Global Organic Textile Standard, (GOTS) is the leading textile Bags & Folders 55-70
standard, certifying the environmental, chemical and social claims of all
stages of textile production.
Fairtrade - The FAIRTRADE® Mark is a registered certification label for Exhibition 71-82 Work & Play
products sourced from producers in lower income countries aiming to
protect workers basic rights, including a safe working environment whilst
ensuring employers pay at least the living wage in that area. Sweets & Treats 83-89
Biodegradable - Material that is capable of being decomposed, thereby
avoiding pollution.
rPET - Recycled PET (polyethylene terephthalate) is plastic made from Drinkware 90-110 Bags & Folders
repurposed waste PET from businesses and consumers. Most common
plastics recycled are water bottles and packaging.
PLA - Polylactic acid. Derived from renewable and organic sources such as Awards & Gifting 111-114
corn starch or sugarcane.
Prevented Ocean Plastic® - Traceable plastic material collected from
coastal areas at risk of ocean plastic pollution and recycled. Pens 115-133 Exhibition
Sugarcane bioplastic - Sugarcane which naturally absorbs CO is grown
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specifically for conversion into ethanol which becomes plastic, replacing Stationery 134-151
standard PET plastic.
rHIPS.b - Made from 100% waste materials such as old yoghurt pots
sourced from the UK, with an additive which speeds up the natural Clothing 152-173
biodegradation process. Sweets & Treats
Sustainably sourced (paper and wood) - The forests from which the
paper is manufactured are managed to strict environmental, social and Information 174-176
economic standards.
Carbon neutral - Having a balance between emitting carbon and BPMA Awards 2024
absorbing carbon from the atmosphere.
Carbon o setting - Is a carbon trading mechanism that enables Working again this year with the British Drinkware

businesses to compensate for their greenhouse gas emissions by investing Promotional Merchandise Association (BPMA),
our opening section of the catalogue features
in projects that reduce, avoid, or remove emissions elsewhere. some product award winners. The product
Wheatstraw - A bioplastic formed from a repurposed waste product of awards were selected after 3 rounds of judging
wheat. Wheatstraw is a food safe certified and renewable material. incorporating the opinions and views of over 70
AWARE™ tracer - Tracks and validates the end-to-end impact of independent judges. This year’s winners all bring
sustainable textiles from origin to consumer, with a physical tracer a sustainable message that helped to promote the product winners. Awards & Gifting
embedded into the textile at source. The selected products represent our favourites. If you would like to

OEKO-TEX® STD 100 - Independent textile testing o ering tests and know more about the selection, judging or the BPMA, just ask!
company audits. Setting the benchmark for textile safety, from yarn
to finished product, having passed tests for the presence of harmful We highlight the products in the catalogue that o er a

substances. sustainable message to your promotions. Additionally,
SA8000 - Mainly applying to textiles, SA8000 gives an auditable a focus has been made on UK and European Pens
certification standard encouraging development and maintenance of
socially acceptable practices in the workplace. manufacturers to ensure less air miles.

Sedex - An institute o ering audits, consulting and training to more closely Our catalogue is produced using responsibly sourced
follow ESG and SMETA guidelines and practices. paper, and is then Carbon Balanced through the World Stationery
SMETA 2/4 Pillar - SMETA is the most widely used social audit in the Land Trust.
world, enabling business to evaluate working conditions within their supply
chain. SMETA 2 pillar pertains to the 2 mandatory “pillars” of the SMETA
audit, being labour standards, and health & safety. For SMETA 4 pillar, two
additional pillars are audited, being business ethics and environment.
Waste2gear - Utilising recycled ocean plastic to make a high quality Clothing
material used in a quality bag range. Removing ocean waste and
repurposing it into new products. This not only cleans the ocean but also
provides a second life for the waste, reducing the need for new plastic
production. CBP023752
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