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Our Supply Chain

Given the variety and volume of products stocked and sold by Banner, the high number of suppliers and the array of customers across the UK, it is no surprise that Supply Chain forms a most significant part of our economic, social and environmental footprint. Ensuring the right level of management is vitally important with sustainable and ethical procurement forming a fundamental part of that process. Banner is committed to ensuring a robust and diverse supply base with whom we work collaboratively to bring about innovation in product, packaging and delivery on an ongoing basis.

Our Themes
Carbon Neutral Delivery Fleet By 2027
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Innovation & Expansion of Sustainable Products
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Enhanced Sustainability & Compliance of Suppliers
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Our supply chain
Trust & transparency: What we’re doing

Given the innumerable list of challenges and demands within the strands of supply chain, the agility and adaptiveness of our colleagues is an absolute must. That said, it is imperative our relationships and buying decisions are underpinned by our commitment to Responsible Procurement. The themes within our Supply Chain pillar will support this over the coming years. We are ensuring a wider and wider range of sustainable products, improved packaging and enhanced supplier compliance through audits and regular reviews to ensure adherence to our Code of Conduct.


Carbon Neutral Delivery Fleet by 2027
As a step towards our Carbon Neutral by 2035 target, EVO is going carbon neutral as a milestone by 2035, but have committed to Truline being carbon neutral by 2027 (through offsetting). In the meantime, work continues in the management of our fleet of 370 Truline vehicles with all of them meeting low emission zone targets. The latest electric vehicles and charge points have been installed in strategic locations and the rollout of our comprehensive vehicle monitoring software is almost complete. We are committed to delivering responsibly to our customers and look forward to bring news of our decarbonisation activities as they progress.
Truline Trucks
Investing in our delivery fleet is an ongoing focus. During 2019 we began the process of replacing our entire vehicle fleet with the latest fuel and emission efficient diesel engines. The expectation is that these vehicles will deliver up to a 7% improvement in mpg.
 
Truline trucks

Innovation and Expansion of Sustainable Product Options
Banner understands the needs of our customers when it comes to sustainable product. Our Green Choice symbol helps our customers to quickly identify and purchase products that have been designed and manufactured with sustainable credentials that set them apart from similar products, but we want to go further. With over 4000 Green Choice products in the catalogue, we will expand and innovate within our product selection to ensure social, ethical and environmental criteria are met across as many products as possible, giving customers the widest choice and improving social impact.
Banner's 2024 Catalogue is here!

Banner is excited to announce our new 2024 Catalogue is now available! 

Our Workplace Solutions catalogue is dedicated to showing our extensive product range, designed to meet all your workplace needs. From traditional office supplies to cleaning & hygiene, technology and interiors, it features a wide range of products and solutions.

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2024 Catalogue
Sustainable Shopping made easier with Banner's 'Green Choice' symbol

Sustainable Choice

A non-accredited logo used to identify products with one or more environmentally conscious certifications. This enables you to select products that are a more sustainable choice for the environment and community.

Sustainable choice logo

At Banner, we have environmental sustainability at the heart of our decision making. The 2024 catalogue is designed to help you make purchasing decisions which meet your business' sustainability goals by clearly labelling our products.

Supporting the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) to meet Greening Government Commitments

The DVLA, is dedicated to be purchasing more sustainable and efficient products that assist towards their Greening Government Commitments (GGC).

When the DVLA approached Banner to support them to source and provide a plastic free envelope, Banner had the expertise and experience to provide a solution.

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DVLA
Biodegradable Pens

We helped one of our banking customers to develop a writing pen that becomes biodegradable when placed in water.

Biodegradable Pens
Buy with confidence! UK certified face coverings now available from Banner
Face coverings from Banner

Face Coverings that hold the KitemarkTM require a 70% particle filtration and breathability test to ensure consumer comfort, whilst also reducing the risk of spreading Coronavirus. As well as providing independent approval of the quality of the fitting, it includes instructions to help the wearer minimize the chances of virus transmission.

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Simple Guide to Face Coverings

Ensuring staff, customers and visitors comply with these regulations will be a focus for many companies and organisations in the UK.  But it can be confusing as to what to order for your workplace. 

Here's a simple guide to the different types of face coverings.

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Face coverings
New Monolith recyclable laptop bags exclusive to Banner

We are now able to offer a innovative new range of Eco-friendly bags from Monolith these are now available for Banner Customers, all complete with a 2 year warranty.

The range of backpacks and briefcases are made entirely from recycled plastic bottles. These are available in 4 different shapes and styles these new bags are eco-friendly and are trying to help to keep plastic out of the ocean.

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Monolith products
Making Sustainable Procurement Easier
B Green Catalogue

Our B Green catalogue makes sustainable procurement simpler for customers.  It includes a vast range of sustainable alternative products in categories from cleaning and catering to office supplies and printers.

The Catalogue also features a guide to understanding all the different product sustainability accreditations, and covers what to look for to determine if products that don’t have any accreditations are still green and worth looking into.

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Banner Awarded 5* Certified HP Sustainable Impact Partner Accreditation

We are proud and honoured to be awarded the 5* HP Sustainability Impact Partner Accreditation.

This award recognises our achievement in successfully implementing HP's Sustainable Impact Partner Programme across the company and our customer base.

Banner Awarded 5 Stars from HP

The HP Sustainability programme aims to create long-lasting, positive change by protecting the planet, supporting the people and strengthening the communities where we live, work and do business. 

 

Our top 5 eco-friendly products for your next marketing campaign

At Banner, we have introduced a new range of environmentally responsible and ethically sourced promotional merchandise from Green and Good™. The Green and Good™ range is produced from recycled, biodegradable, sustainable, organic or Fairtrade materials.

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Customer orders help to kit out 3 schools in under privileged areas

We are thrilled to announce that, thanks to orders placed by our customers for Proverb hand sanitiser products, 3 schools in underprivileged areas are now kitted out with sanitiser stations!

For every Proverb hand sanitiser product bought, the company donates the equivalent quantity to underprivileged areas.

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Proverb hand sanitiser
Respectful

Would you like to achieve high print quality and sustainability in one simple move?

Meet our exclusive new range of Respectful toner cartridges.

Respectful toner

Delivering a guaranteed high standard of print, cost-saving and excellent environmental performance, Respectful is the new Banner range that replaces our laser cartridge products.

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Ecolabel cleaning products

We offer Ecolabel cleaning products, which have to pass strict tests, on biodegradability, packaging to in-use ratio and performance, to achieve accreditation. We recently introduced Clover Eco five-litre containers, which reduce packaging waste by dispensing more product with less packaging.

Environmentally friendly products

Other ranges include biodegradable plastic cutlery, recycled plastic desktop and filing products, and a new copier paper from the Woodland Trust, which is produced using energy from waste material and involves no carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels.

We're helping to reduce single-use plastic in the workplace

This challenge faces many Banner customers, so our team of product experts continuously source new, sustainable and accredited products to help you. We work in the background with our supplier base to stock the most exciting and sustainable products on the market. Click below to find out about our latest sustainable cleaning range called OceanSaver Pods.

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Oceansaver products

Enhanced Sustainability, Diversity and Compliance of our Suppliers
Our commitment to ensuring a clean and well-mapped supply chain is of paramount importance. As we expand our portfolio of suppliers and products we keep risk at front of mind and will continue to uphold the highest standards of human and labour rights. Moreover, we will commit to assessing suppliers for their adherence to our Code of Conduct and Conditions of Purchase along with challenging them to commit to their own Social Value Action Plans, bringing about greater good throughout the Supply Chain.
Responsible sourcing

At Banner our preference for suppliers who offer high environmental and ethical trading standards goes alongside a continual drive to source sustainable and ethical product ranges.

Banner currently offers over 3000 products that are 50% recycled.

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Tackling modern slavery

Banner is committed to eradicating modern slavery throughout its supply chains, in line with our disclosure obligations under the Modern Slavery Act 2015.

All our suppliers are subject to our Anti-Slavery Policy, which has been built into their contracts with Banner. As part of our contracting process, we include specific prohibitions against the use of forced, compulsory or trafficked labour, or anyone held in slavery or servitude, whether adults or children. It is mandatory for all suppliers to sign this commitment, which is contractually binding.

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