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Award Winners

As part of our commitment to ESG (Environmental, Social
& Governance) and sourcing the best products, offering Gadgets 12-25 Gadgets
the best value, we come across widely used terms,

phrases and acronyms that may need some clarification.
Whilst we don’t have space to list them all - below is a list Health & Travel 26-39

of the more commonly used ones. If you find a term in the
catalogue that you are unsure about we will be happy to
give you a full explanation. Work & Play 40-56 Health & Travel
AWARE tracer - Tracks and validates the end-to-end impact of
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sustainable textiles from origin to consumer, with a physical tracer embedded
into the textile at source Bags & Folders 57-73
Biodegradable - Material that is capable of being decomposed, thereby
avoiding pollution
Carbon neutral - Having a balance between emitting carbon and Exhibition 74-85 Work & Play
absorbing carbon from the atmosphere
Carbon offsetting - Is a carbon trading mechanism that enables
businesses to compensate for their greenhouse gas emissions by investing in Sweets & Treats 86-89
projects that reduce, avoid, or remove emissions elsewhere
Fairtrade - The FAIRTRADE mark is a registered certifi cation label for
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products sourced from producers in lower income countries aiming to protect Bags & Folders
workers basic rights, including a safe working environment whilst ensuring Drinkware 90-110
employers pay at least the living wage in that area
OEKO-TEX STD 100 - Independent textile testing offering tests and
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company audits. Setting the benchmark for textile safety, from yarn to fi nished Awards & Gifting 111-114
product, having passed tests for the presence of harmful substances
Organic - The label ‘organic’ indicates that at least 95% of the ingredients Exhibition
in a composite product are organically produced without the use of synthetic Pens 115-133
pesticides, fertilizers, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), and certain

additives
PLA - Polylactic acid. Derived from renewable and organic sources such as
corn starch or sugarcane Stationery 134-151
Post consumer recycled - Post-consumer recycled content (PCR) refers Sweets & Treats
to materials that have been used by consumers and then recycled, rather than
being discarded as waste Clothing 152-173
Prevented Ocean Plastic - Traceable plastic material collected from
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coastal areas at risk of ocean plastic pollution and recycled
RCS & GRS - Recycled Claim Standard (RCS) and Global Recycled Information 174-176
Standard (GRS) set the criteria for third-party certifi cation of recycled
materials and chain of custody. The GRS includes a higher (50%) minimum Drinkware
recycled content percentage and additional social and environmental
requirements related to processing and chemical use BPMA Awards 2025
rPET - Recycled PET (polyethylene terephthalate) is plastic made from Working again this year with the British
repurposed waste PET from businesses and consumers. Most common plastics Promotional Merchandise Association (BPMA), our
recycled are water bottles and packaging opening section of the catalogue features some
SA8000 - Mainly applying to textiles, SA8000 gives an auditable product award winners. The product awards were Awards & Gifting
certifi cation standard encouraging development and maintenance of socially selected after 3 rounds of judging incorporating
acceptable practices in the workplace the opinions and views of over 70 independent
Sedex - An institute offering audits, consulting and training to more closely judges. This year’s winners all bring a sustainable message that helped
follow ESG and SMETA guidelines and practices to promote the product winners. The selected products represent our
SMETA 2/4 Pillar - SMETA is the most widely used social audit in the favourites. If you would like to know more about the selection, judging
world, enabling business to evaluate working conditions within their supply or the BPMA, just ask! Pens
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 We highlight the products in the catalogue that offer a sustainable
Sugarcane bioplastic - Sugarcane which naturally absorbs CO2 is message to your promotions. Additionally, a focus has been made on Stationery
grown specifically for conversion into ethanol which becomes plastic, replacing UK and European manufacturers to ensure less air miles.

standard PET plastic Our catalogue is produced using responsibly sourced paper, and is
Sustainably sourced (paper and wood) - The forests from which then Carbon Balanced through the World Land Trust.
the paper is manufactured are managed to strict environmental, social and
economic standards Clothing
Tiger Cotton - Tiger Cotton works to convert conventional cotton farming to
organic. High quality fabric made by 100% organic in conversion cotton
Waste2gear - Utilising recycled ocean plastic to make a high quality
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 Information
Wheatstraw - A bioplastic formed from a repurposed waste product of
wheat. Wheatstraw is a food safe certifi ed and renewable material CBP029187
All items on these pages are priced personalised as described. This catalogue has been produced using
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