Sustainable Toppoint
Sustainability isn’t more expensive!
We need to make sure that future generations can
benefit our earth
The future
We want to keep it simple
and clean
Just onesimple leaf
Principles of the New Code of Conduct
BSCI
Our approach creates value for our customers
Sustainabilityprogram
Learn more about our
sustainable goals and products!
Why Sustainable 1
Our sustainability program 2
Just one simple leaf 4
Social compliance 6
Product compliance 8
The future 9
Sustainable products 10
This catalogue is produced CO2 neutral and printed at PEFC paper. CO2 Neutral means that we mapped our CO2 emission accurately and made
a policy to reduce this. This goes beyond reducing our energy use. Greenhouse gases that are produced by us will be compensated somewhere else. PEFC paper
finds its origin in forests that are managed sustainable. It’s a worldwide certification organization with the goal to manage all forests sustainable with
attention for people and environment.
Content
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• Youcontributetoabetterworld
• Youchooseproductsthatare
madewithrespectforhumanrights
• Youcontributetoreducing
CO2emission
• Youchooseproductswitha
longlifetime
• Sustainableisn’texpensive
A sustainable world where we respect human rights,
protect the environment and deliver
innovative new products is possible! To achieve this
we are aware that we need to transform our
business. For us it means being innovative, critical
and look at our products with a long term view.
Across our whole business we aspire to produce,
assemble and ship our products with a green heart.
Proud of what we have achieved and aware of the
steps we have to take, we are transparent to the
outside. Our goal is to make a positive impact.
In the past we decided to produce a large part of our
collection in Europe, as it turns out a sustainable choice
regarding environment issues and human rights. Producing in
Europe ensures us that we have unique and high quality
products. Product development, producing and quality
checks take place, on location, under Toppoints authorization.
We take pride in manufacturing your products with respect
for Human Rights, avoiding risks like child labor or
discrimination. Besides that, producing in Europe results
in reducing CO2 emissions. That’s why we save 10%
annually on our environmental impact!
Whysustainability
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Our customers don’t have to choose between design, quality,
sustainability or price. Our products serve all these
properties. At Toppoint Sustainability isn’t
more expensive!
The viSiOn Of TOppOinT iS cOnSiSTenT
TO ThiS definiTiOn;
deliver functional products with a long life time, which are made
with an environmental impact as less as possible and with good
working conditions for all employees in the
supply chain.
AccOrding TO The principleS
Of The UniTed nATiOnS The definiTiOn Of
SUSTAinAble iS; “Sustainability is to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of
future generations to meet their own
needs.” *
Toppoint aspires to be
a leader in sustainable innovation. We are transparent in what we achieve and are proud of every step
that is taken and will be
made.
At Toppoint Sustainability isn’t more expensive!
* Source: Our Common Future, also known as the Brundtland Report, from the United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED), published in 1987.
The right quality for the right price, produced in the right way
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The right quality for the right price, produced in the right way[Bas Lensen - CEO]
CEO Statement“Welookatsustainabilityas
anintegralpartofourprocesses
andseeitasanopportunitytoget
anadvantageinthepromotional
market.In2014weadded
sustainabilitytoourcore
valuesbecauseitiswoven
throughourcompany.
Ourapproachcreatesvalue
forourcustomersbutalso
forourselvesand
theworldaroundus.”
We constantly look on how we can innovate and improve our business environment, to provide a better world for our children and their children. We think that Toppoint can make a small but significant change to a better world. On behave of the following goals we set out our sustainability strategy;
•Deliverfunctionalproductswithalonglifetimeandanoutstandingdesignwhileupholdingthehighest ethicalstandardsinourbusinesspractices.
•Helppeoplearoundtheworldlivebetterlivesbymakingsurewereducewaist,transport,energyand chemicals.Weconservenaturalresourcesandpromoteacleanandhealthyenvironment.
•MakesureSustainabilityisunderstandableforourcustomersandstakeholdersbybeingtransparent andmakecertificatesandauditsinsightful.
•Offerproductstoourclientsthatmeettheirsustainableneedsforafairprice.
In 2013 we started at Toppoint with our
Sustainabilityprogram
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In2013thefirststepswheremadetomake
Toppointmoresustainable,in2014wemade
somebigstepsandin2015wewillcontinue
ourway.Wealreadymadethechoiceto
producemorethan50%ofourproducts
inEurope.Agoodchoiceregardinghuman
rightsandCO2emission.Inaddition,
weexpectthatattheendof201590%of
ourproductsarecertifiedand90%ofour
factoriesareaudited.Thatmeanswehave
testedthemaccordingtotheEuropean
regulationsinthecountriesweare
represented.
WorkingonourSustainabilitywe
acknowledgedthatwedon’thaveallthe
knowledgeinhouse.That’swhywe
cooperatewithsupplychainspecialists
whogiveusadviceandhelpusdevelop
creativeapproachestoenableourability
tomeettheneedsofthefuture.Theyhelp
ustotransformfrom‘businessasusual’
intomorefutureproofbusiness.
We willcontinueour way
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BSCI was launched in 2003 as an initiative of the Foreign Trade Association (FTA) in response to the increasing business demand for transparent and improved working conditions in the global supply chain. The fundamental goals of BSCI are only achievable through a strong commitment from participants to implement the system.
BSCI audits are conducted in order to implement the BSCI Code and to measure improvements. BSCI not only audits but also gives training and workshops to participants to improve their knowledge. For Toppoint this is the right way; we are convinced that telling people what is wrong or right in these countries isn’t the way, you also have to explain them why it’s wrong. Only with more knowledge they can work on improving their standards. BSCI engages with a wide range of stakeholders in order to find sustainable solutions to often complex challenges. Non-compliance with labour rights is often linked to political, economic or cultural issues that affect not only
individual workplaces but also entire sectors and countries. BSCI develops active dialogue and cooperation with governments, trade unions, NGOs, business associations, buyers and their business partners.
The BSCI Code of Conduct aims at setting out the values and principles that BSCI participants strive to implement in their supply chains. Each BSCI participant endorses the Code of Conduct as well as the Terms of Implementation, the Glossary and the Reference when joining the initiative. The BSCI Code draws on important international labour standards protecting workers’ rights such as International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions, declarations of the United Nations (UN) as well as guidelines of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). It sets out 11 core labour rights, which our participants and their business partners commit to monitor within their supply chains in a step-by-step development approach. The 2014 version has been reinforced with new principles such as ‘No Precarious Employment’ and ‘Ethical Business Behavior’
We are critical on ensuring that we work with factories that respect Human Rights. We work jointly with our buying office in Shanghai, ensuring that our factories are timely audited. We have chosen to do this according to BSCI, the global recognized standard. Our mother The New Wave group is a long term member of this organization.
Auditing factories
Socialcompliance
Protection of young workers
No precariousEmployment
No bonded labour
Protection ofThe environment
Ethical businessBehaviour
Principles of the New Code of Conduct The new BSCI Code of Conduct reflects the latest developments within supply chain relations and the growing call for responsible business practices.
The rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining
No discrimination Fair remuneration Decent working hours
Occupational health and safety
No child labour
PrinciplesoftheNewCodeofConduct
50% 70% 70% 10%STATiSTicS
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For our customers we want to be transparent but also comprehensible.
A no-nonsense mentality is woven through our company. We know what
we want to achieve and we know how to get there but we are also very
aware of the steps that we still need to take. We want to take our
customers on this journey and show them everything that we know!
We introduce our sustainability leaf. This leaf indicates that this product
outperforms on the targets we have set on sustainability. This could be on
no adverse impact on human rights, environmental impact reduction, the
reutilization of materials or a combination.
Our sustainability leaf can be found at all our sustainable products and
this product group is still growing. By making a conscious choice during
the design phase and by responsible purchasing
we contribute to a sustainable world.
We just took one simple leaf that clarifies everything we want to say about sustainability. We want to keep it simple and clean.
Just onesimple leaf
Our sustainability leaf can be found at all our sustainable products
of our products are produced
in Europe
of all our products are
certified
of our factories are
audited
less environmental impact true
producing in Europe
30% 20%
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Our sustainability leaf can be found at all our sustainable products
less CO2 emission by
producing in Europe
less chemicals true new ink
We need to take our
responsibility[Jurgen Bruil
Purchasing Manager]
FLOW SERIE
8
We want to demonstrate that our products meet the requirements from governments and our customers, that’s why we certificate all our product through technical files.These files contain all specifications, drawings, test reports and other documents that are required to enable all our stakeholders in the supply chain to prove product compliance.
To make this visible and understandable for our customers we use a product compliance management platform which helps us to create, manage and share technical files with our suppliers and stakeholders.At the end of 2015 we expect to have a compliance field per product on our extranet. In this field customers can find a link to the public page of the technical file. In this file customers can find explicit explanation to which standards the product is compliant.
Certification of products is a long
and complicated process.
Every product has multiple
components / is made of multiple
raw materials. For the process of
buying safe and compliant products
we work together with supply chain
specialists. They convert complex
product compliance legislation
into understandable
information.
Certification of products
Productcompliance
For customers it’s possible to ask for the complete technical report.
That’s what we call transparent!
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We believe that operating our business in a sustainable way isn’t only the good thing to do, it also makes good sense.
With a planet that can only sacrifice so much we need to be more aware of our impact. We need to make sure that also
future generations can benefit our earth.
In 2016 ‘all’ our products are certified and our customers can see this on our website. Per product customers can find a file with an explicit explanation to which standards
the product is compliant in an understandable way. Why we say 95% of our products is certified and
not 100; certification of new products costs time, so it’s not possible to have 100% certified in one time
when new products are added through the year.
Even after 2016 we will keep moving forward to a more sustainable company.
We will take a good look at our company processes and find out where we still
can have sustainable benefits. We also will make a next step regarding auditing
of factories. We will make a start with auditing of the suppliers of our
suppliers. Not only their products need a certificate, we also want
that their factories meet the BSCI standards.
The future
Product Compliance is not about collecting documents.
Collecting documents is a waste of money. Providing evidence brings
business, creates efficiency, reduces cost and risk.
[Caspar ter Horst, managing director ProductIP]
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Toppoint chooses high quality promotional articles. No disposables but articles with a long lifetime and a high quality.
By making a conscious choice during the design phase and by responsible purchasing we attempt to contribute to
a sustainable world.
Toppointsustainable
products
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Recyclepens
In the South of Germany, in a place called Gosheim our mold construction and injection molding GS Plastics are located. Here we produce our Designd by Toppoint ballpens. Another proof of the sustainable direction we follow. In this injection molding we produce parts of our ballpens. After that we send them to Bergentheim where we assemble them and they are composed regarding your wishes and demands.
No forestno life!
Made in Europe
pensPencils
Part of our ‘collection pens’ are produced in Europe, which
gives us a lead compared to our competitors. There is more and more attention for human right
violation and working conditions at production locations. In low-wage countries these violations happen
every day. Besides that, wages increase and companies like us have
control and audit costs in these low-wage countries. Costs we don’t
have at our own or European locations. In addition, producing
in Europe reduces CO2 emission compared to products produced in
low-wage countries. When all our pens are made in China our
environmental impact would be 10% higher. Choosing for a pen from our
“Made in Europe’ collection means customers are choosing a pen made
with respect for human rights.
No forest, no life! Every minute, a forest about the size of 36 soccer fields disappears worldwide, which is why Toppoint chooses pencils from 100% FSC wood. This is an international organization who stimulates responsible forest management. The FSC sets global standards, coupled with the FSC label. The FSC makes sure that our forests, tropical and not tropical, are managed properly.
We are aware of the environmental impact that several products have after using them. Pens also come un-separated at the landfills. Efforts to refill pens and let the receiver use them longer provides environmental benefits. It has also benefits for the company who gives the pen because they see their brand get more attention. At Toppoint we have pens that are refillable and easy to disassemble. That’s why our pens have a long lifetime and can be offered as separated return flows. This makes sure that the raw materials can be recycled. So customers contribute to reducing CO2 emission and choose for products with a longer lifetime.
The Company engine runs on growth - but with
sustainability as navigator[Torsten Jansson
CEO New Wave Group]
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SolarenergyTravel mugs,
juice andwater
bottles
Every year, worldwide, about 2,7 million tons plastic is produced for water bottles. Of all bottles that are used 80% goes straight in the trash, only 20% is partially recycled. Besides that; producing, packaging and transporting of packed drinking water provides a giant CO2 emission. The collection of Toppoint contains a variety of drinking bottles and travel mugs. These are extremely suitable for re-use. Customers can fill the bottles with tap water and at some bottles they can add their own fruit. In this way they don’t only have a healthy thirst quencher, they also contribute to a better world.
Nowadays we all have more and more electric devices. All these devices need energy to charge, which leads to a higher environmental impact and a high electricity bill. Therefore customers should use Solar Energy. They can generate their own energy with our solar chargers. A sustainable way to charge their smartphone or tablet!
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PETnon woven
Digitalprint
PP wovenshopping bag
Last year in Europe 56% of the PET containers in
circulation were collected for recycling. This is 65
billion PET bottles! By adding at least 51%
recycled PET to normal nylon or polyester means a bag is a lot less harmful
to the environment and can be called a recycled
bag. Our PET non woven bags are made of 80%
recycled PET. This makes our PET non woven bags
a responsible choice!
This bag is made of polypropylene and can be used several times. After it is used it can be recycled. The shopping bag can be added to
the plastic rubbish. When the rubbish is collected separately it can be used in the end as a new raw-material (called
granulate). This way customers save fossil raw-materials and reduce CO2 emission.
For digital printing we use UV ink, with this ink we only use what we need. For example with pad printing we have to throw away ink because
we always have to make 50ml, even if we only use 10ml. With digital printing you don’t have to throw away ink. Both inks (tampon and digital)
are approved by the EU, but the UV ink used for digital printing is more environmental friendly. For digital printing you
don’t need clichés and screen
windows. For pad printing you need both, and these have
to be cleaned with corrosive
chemicals. Not good for
the environment but also not
good for our employees.
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ortoparticipateinsocialnetworking.’
For Lensen Toppoint Social Media is a storyboard, a place to tell our story, about our products but also
about our company. Who are we and what are we doing, but most important why are we doing what we do!
We want to be transparent and are always interested in the opinions of our customers so we hope to create a
social platform where we can tell our story but also learn from our customers stories. This way we can optimize our business and be the best we can be!
Sustainabilityisoneofourcorevaluesso
wewanttofindtheperfectcombination
betweendigitalandprint.Ourcollection
canbefoundonlinebutalsoinourprinted
catalogue.Allourcataloguesandleaflets
areprintedatPEFCpaperandproduced
CO2neutral.
PEFC paper finds its origin in forests that are managed sustainable. It’s a worldwide certification organization with the goal to manage all forests sustainable with attention for people and environment. CO2 Neutral means that we mapped our CO2 emission accurately and made a policy to reduce this. This goes beyond reducing our energy use. Greenhouse gases that are produced by us will be compensated somewhere else. Our news items and actions can be found at our website, social media or we sent them per e-mail. This way we reduce our printing as much as we can.
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