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©Copyright 2012 B Lab. All rights reservedAbout Fairware Promotional Products
Fairware Promotional Products is a Vancouver based promotions agency that specializes in custom branded sustainable products. They specialize in ethically sourced and environmentally responsible promotional products, each supplier is assessed based on the Fairware Supplier Code of Conduct and they do their homework on the environmental and social attributes of their client’s custom imprinted products.
We became a B Corp to institutionalize our commitment to social and environmental responsibility and to use our business to advocate for changing an outdated perception of how businesses operate.
Fairware’s clients are evenly split between the US and Canada and they work with a range of corporate, educational and non-profit clients including AVEDA, Seventh Generation, Patagonia, Nature’s Path, David Suzuki Foundation and Aspen Skiing Company. Fairware helps sustainability teams and their marketing and HR colleagues to ensure their promotional products, client gifts and incentives align with their values and sustainability campaigns.
Founding Canadian
B Corporation
Fairware Promotional Products Ltd.
- Industry: Marketing & Communications Services
- Product/Services: Promotional Products
- Location: Vancouver, CAN
- Ownership: Private
- http://www.fairware.ca
Summary:
Certified: October 2010| Points Earned | % Points Available | |
|---|---|---|
| Accountability » | 8.3 | 83% |
| Employees » | 24.7 | 62% |
| Consumers » | 13.1 | 37% |
| Community » | 32.9 | 55% |
| Environment » | 24.6 | 82% |
| Composite B Score | 103.6 |
- >80 out of 200 is eligible for certification
- >60% points available = Area of excellence
Highlights:
From B Impact AssessmentEnvironment: >50% of office supplies come from recycled or sustainable materials; the company uses non-toxic janitorial products, chlorine free/unbleached paper, soy-based inks, and sustainable kitchen products.
Employees: 100% of employees paid living wage; >80% of individual and family health insurance premiums covered.
Community: 35% of Significant Suppliers have been certified and/or approved by one of the following: B Corporation, Green America, SIF, FTF, Transfair, FSC, MSC, Cradle to Cradle, Green-e, or USDA Organic; 100% of the company is owned by individuals from previously excluded populations; 5-9% of profits are donated to charity.