Following EcoVadis Gold win, Trust outlines ambitious sustainability goals for 2023
Trust starts off the new year with great news of recently being awarded the Gold EcoVadis medal.
Sustainability at Trust
Our commitment
At Trust, we want to make fair digital accessories the new norm. Fair for people. Fair for the planet. Fair prices. That’s why we’re speeding up our sustainability efforts. We are engaging and collaborating with our retail and manufacturing partners to make clever changes in our production, operations, and product range.
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Purpose, vision, mission
Our Purpose: Making fair digital accessories the new norm. Fair for people. Fair for the planet. Fair prices. Our Vision: The choices we make each day truly matter. To be a driver for positive change, our products must be fairly produced and available to everyone. Our Mission: We are dedicated to offering fair and affordable digital accessories to everyone who wants to live-work-play in a clever and joyful way.
Highlights
Our first products made of recycled materials: Atlanta bag, Bologna bag, Sydney bag and Primo tablet sleeve.
Our constant search for more sustainable alternatives resulted in an average plastic reduction in our packaging of 37% in 2020/2021.
To guarantee the origin of the sustainable materials we use, we are now FSC and GRS certified.
The SDG’s as a starting point
Trust is committed to playing a part in achieving the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To maximise our impact, we must focus on certain goals. With this in mind, we focus on the following goals:
Circular in 2040
The consumer electronics industry’s linear economy must become less dependent on declining resources. Only by recycling these resources can we grow responsibly. Our efforts are focused on removing as much as possible, reducing where we can’t and recycling what is left.
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Climate neutral in 2030
As a company, we aim to be fully climate neutral in 2030. To get there, we are taking a comprehensive approach to the entire life cycle of the products: reducing our footprint step-by-step with sustainable sourcing, production, and processes.
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Decent work and economic growth
Most impact takes place upstream in our value chain. We are engaging with our partners and suppliers to make fair and human changes.
Read moreOur eco-rating guide
We are strongly reducing plastics used in our products and packaging and are making more use of materials from renewable resources. We are also aiming to improve the recyclability and optimize our logistics process to reduce CO₂ footprint. We will illustrate this by introducing an eco-rating system for our packaging and products. For example, a rating will be given based on the use of FSC certified cardboard or volume-optimized packaging free from plastics, foam and polystyrene. A higher rating will apply when packaging is the most environmentally friendly and the product itself is made of recycled materials.
Certifications
Certifications
GRS
Certificate date: 01-04-2022
The GRS is an international, voluntary, full product standard that sets requirements for third-party certification of recycled content, chain of custody, social and environmental practices and chemical restrictions.
Ecovadis
Certificate date: 01-06-2022
Trust has a Silver EcoVadis medal. EcoVadis globally assesses organisations across all industries in a number of areas critical to achieving sustainable goals, including environment, labour and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement.
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FSC
Certificate date: 01-09-2021
FSC forest management certification confirms that the forest is being managed in a way that preserves biological diversity and benefits the lives of local people and workers, while ensuring it sustains economic viability.
Questions
Questions
We hope to initiate and further intensify the dialogue with our retail partners, consumers, manufacturing partners, employees, and other stakeholders on how Trust can play its part. Do not hesitate to contact us via: sustainability@trust.com.
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