Corporate gifts supporting the environment
With the UN climate change conference underway in Copenhagen there has never been a better time to start thinking about your own contribution to the environment and make more efforts to be environmentally friendly. If your company is not making the steps to be greener then it could have a detrimental effect in the long term. We are all accountable for the amount of emissions we create, our journey to work, from work, paper we consume, electricity, the list is endless.
We have all seen the growing trend to recycle our plastic bags in the supermarket. Supermarkets have begun charging for plastic bags to encourage this and people are taking note, taking with them a bag of bags to reuse. There are new TV advert campaigns encouraging us to drive 5 less miles a week, saving 2.7 million tonnes in CO2 emissions per year. Also what about the carbon credit scheme to offset emissions when booking an aeroplane flight. Climate change is no joke and is here to stay.
There are many ways to reduce your carbon footprint. If you are thinking about your next order of promotional merchandise and corporate gifts this is definitely one area that should not be ignored. If you are purchasing a high volume of products for your company you may be surprised to know you do not have to compromise on quality or price to ensure you are doing your bit for the environment.
All the standard promotional merchandise is available such as pens derived from corn, recycled journals made from recycled materials or rulers made from recycled CD cases. However there is also a much bigger variety of merchandise available on the market from quirky itmes such as frisbees made from old packaging film to the more elite items for the use for corporate gifts such as watered powered calculators.
Using environmentally friendly merchandise to promote your company is not only helping to do your bit for the environment; the recipients of the merchandise will also see that you are indeed aware of the bigger picture. A company that is looking after the environment is an ethical company, a company that you can expect a good service from and one that cares for its customers. This will undoubtedly give you an advantage over the competition not thinking about the environment; and in this economic climate it is vital to have any advantage possible.
There is one new eco friendly range on the market that may surprise even the most knowledgeable on corporate gifts; that is the range of promotional clothing. There are 100% organic T-shirts and hoodies which have been certified by the soil association, fair wear foundation and the carbon trust. You can have your design embroidered or printed on these for maximum effect.
With the wide range of eco promotional merchandise on the market today there is no excuse for escaping their use. Not only does it help to do your bit for the environment with the ever growing concern for climate change; it also helps your company’s image to appear ethical and ultimately a company that values is customers.