Sustainability For Suppliers
It’s true that various environmental management standards do already exist.
Extensive development work in this area by POPAI UK & Ireland clearly identified the need for more industry relevant supplier advice and guidance, and ultimately for a standardised benchmark designed and developed specifically to cater for the unique and diverse needs of our dynamic, creative and fast paced industry.
The POPAI Sustainability Standard (PSS) has been developed with this in mind.
The flexible nature of the standard allows for companies from anywhere within the supply chain to be accredited whilst recognising that the greatest impact can be made by the creators of P-O-P and in the crucial decisions made at the various stages in the life of display - from its inception through to its end-of-life.
Why should I become PSS accredited?
CSR policies within all major retailers and brands are being driven top-down through their businesses and focus in now turning to retail display to meet internal objectives and demand by customers to evidence environment performance. Retailers and brands are already beginning to adopt the standard, with major international brands such as Unilever now mandating their suppliers to use the PSS tools and become accredited.
There is a growing trend towards P-O-P briefs that contain specific requests for environmental credentials. Being PSS accredited will give independent validation and authority to both suppliers and their P-O-P design concepts.
Having a unified, robust, fit-for-purpose industry-wide approach to environmental self-regulation will ensure the P-O-P industry stays ahead of impending regulation that would potentially impact upon the creative, dynamic fuel that feeds our industry.
Becoming PSS accredited is not simply a tick-box exercise. The process of accreditation involves adopting business processes and practices that will not only deliver improved sustainable performance, but will drive efficiencies right throughout the business, from leaner design practices through to income streams from more effective waste management.
PSS accreditation is a highly-sought after kitemark that clearly identifies those businesses who take the sustainability of their business, products and services as seriously as the retailers and brands they work with.
Click HERE to register for PSS accreditation
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