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What are we doing about it at a sourcing level? We work actively with our supply partners abroad to implement environmentally sustainable initiatives. These are chosen to reduce impact wherever possible. Whether it is powering factories with renewable energy sources, or recycling DMF chemicals in the production of polyurethane coatings, environmental sustainability plays a leading role in decision making. Our Polyflex Eco manufacturing partner alone recycles 120,000 tonnes of water annually, whilst using solar panels for power, and transporting workers by electric buses.

Our Services Green Promise

What are we doing about it at a packaging level? We’ve embarked in the largest packaging review in the history of our reusable gloves. Our Environmental Sustainability Governance pledge is to reduce 40 tonnes of ‘single use plastic packaging’ from our product offering in total by the end of 2023. We have now started to introduce ‘paper band’ packaging for both primary and secondary packaging. Our target is to reduce 11.2 tonnes of plastics by end of 2022 – that’s the equivalent area of 3 Football pitches! Aware of ‘knee jerk’ reactions to environmental issues, we were careful when designing our paper band design to reduce the total packaging weight from the plastic packing currently used. By incorporating the user information within the design, we negate the need for an additional paper technical information sheet to be sent. From April 2022, the UK government will tax all plastic packaging that doesn’t contain more than 30% recycled plastic. We understand that not all of our products are acceptable in paper bands, and for those that must remain in plastic, where possible we will be using at least 30% recycled content.

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