(April 18, 2024 – Clearwater, FL) Koozie Group has released its 2023 Keep It. Give It.™ Social Impact and Sustainability Annual Report. This is the company’s fourth such report.
Developed with input from employees, the Keep It. Give It.™ program launched in late 2020 and focuses on three key areas: giving back to employees & community; safety & social responsibility; and environmental stewardship. The annual report recaps year-end highlights in each area and outlines future goals.
Noteworthy accomplishments for 2023 include:
- Achieving CarbonNeutral® company certification on Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions as well as some Scope 3 emissions.
- Donating over $200,000 in cash and in-kind donations to multiple nonprofit organizations, including direct support to charities chosen by employees.
- Continuing two giveback programs that benefit regional chapters of United Way and 4 Paws for Ability.
- Maintaining Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) certifications for all domestic facilities and Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) certification for the Sleepy Eye, MN, facility – over 500 products are made with paper from certified mills.
- Adding all test documents, including recycled content/water-bottle equivalency certificates, to product pages on kooziegroup.com and revamping the compliance page to encompass all product safety and social responsibility efforts.
- Completing its first Worldly™ (formerly known as Higg Index) environmental assessment.
- Keeping 1.9 million plastic bags out of the waste stream by receiving and shipping acrylic drinkware without them.
- Offering 600+ products made with recycled or renewable resources.
The company continues to work toward large-scale goals already underway, including:
- Maintain CarbonNeutral® company certification on Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions.
- Increase the number of Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions that it measures, specially focusing on waste generated, business travel, and employee commuting.
- Improve Eco Vadis score by at least 20 points.
- Complete KG Factor surveys for 350 products brought over from IMAGEN Brands.
“2023 marked a turning point for Koozie Group,” said Pierre Montaubin, Chief Executive Officer. “We published our Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions for the first time, then proceeded to offset them, achieving CarbonNeutral® company certification in September. We also reached a milestone with our well-respected KG Factor. We have our sights set on even more aspirational goals in 2024, and I continue to be proud of our teams and excited by what we can accomplish together.”
You can learn more about how Koozie Group is creating positive, lasting change through the Keep It. Give It.™ initiative here.
About Koozie Group:
As one of the largest suppliers in the promotional products industry, Koozie Group designs and produces reliable products that support and build brand legacies. As announced on October 16, 2023, IMAGEN Brands has rolled into the Koozie Group® product portfolio effective January 2024. Our portfolio of popular brands spans 10+ product categories and features powerhouse names including Koozie®, KAPSTON®, Souvenir®, Triumph® Calendars, Atchison®, and The Viking Collection® alongside iconic retail partners BIC®, Coleman®, GCI Outdoor®, Leatherman®, ORCA™, SCX Innovative Design™, Shed Rain™, and Titleist® – just to name a few.
We’re proud to leave a positive, lasting impact with the solutions and experiences we deliver by doing business in a way that benefits our people, customers, communities, and industry. We call this vision Keep It. Give It.™, and this philosophy steers our decisions and drives our industry-leading commitment to product safety, social responsibility, supply chain security, and environmental stewardship. Some of our accomplishments include:
- Over 1,600 of our products carry our KG Factor designation, which identifies promo solutions that lessen environmental impact through longevity.
- Our domestic facilities are Forest Stewardship Council® certified and/or Sustainable Forestry Initiative® certified.
- We are a certified CarbonNeutral® company.
- We are a participating company of Fair Labor Association.
Learn more about how we keep the good going® at kooziegroup.com.