Responsible Sourcing

A major reputational risk in a promotional product isn't always the product itself — it can be the working conditions behind it. How social compliance works, and why I.D. Me treats it as brand protection.

A plain-English guide to how carbon footprints are counted — and the questions to ask suppliers so that responsible sourcing starts before a product is ever chosen.

Cradle-to-gate, cradle-to-grave, cradle-to-cradle — the boundary of a lifecycle claim decides what it actually means. A field guide, and the questions to ask suppliers.

Across the promotional-products industry, "eco-friendly" is being replaced by something harder and more honest: claims you have to document. Here is what that shift looks like.

For promotional products, most of the carbon sits in the supply chain. Seven questions that show whether a supplier's carbon disclosure counts it.