Responsible Procurement

Responsible, Reliable and Value Optimising procurement
setting new sustainability benchmarks.

Our experienced, international team continue to seek the best deals for our customers, discovering new suppliers, new manufacturing sources and methods with the aim of creating ever-more reliable and sustainable sourcing routes. We aim to maximise our customer budgets and minimise the impact of the products that we source on the planet we inhabit. More positive impact with less negative impact! This multi-faceted and responsible approach ensures that we remain competitively placed for our customers but also a reliable and trustworthy partner for sourcing products on behalf of their brands. We take the responsibility of sourcing products on behalf of our customers seriously and our team provide 100% transparent compliance auditing to provide customers with peace of mind.

We’re committed to a more sustainable future for promotional merchandise, our business and the planet.

We are leading the conversation about sustainability in the promotional merchandise industry. In May 2022, we held the UK's first B2B trade show dedicated to eco and sustainable merchandise. We called it Geiger Green Live - watch some of the highlights of Geiger Green Live in our video below our visits our dedicated show website to learn more about our approach and to register your interest for our future events.

EcoVadis

EcoVadis is the world’s only universal sustainability ratings provider, having rated more than 65,000 companies in over 120 countries. We’re proud to partner with EcoVadis and to have been awarded Platinum status, which ranks Geiger in the top 1% of companies globally in our adherence of this internationally recognised standard that works to ensure our suppliers meet their rigorous standards in the following areas – environment, labour and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement.

Sedex

We’re active members of Sedex, one of the world’s leading ethical trading standards organisations. Their online platform allows us to access up-to-date information about our suppliers and their practices. This means we join the likes of Royal Mail, Tesco, and Waitrose in ensuring that we source responsibly from responsible businesses. Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit (SMETA) is a service offered by Sedex to its members, enabling businesses to ensure they comply with Sedex’s four pillars of Labour, Health and Safety, Environment and Business Ethics. It’s one of the most widely-used ethical audits in the world, and Geiger are proud to be guided by this methodology.

Ethical Trading Initiative

Having adhered to the ETI base code for over a decade — an internationally recognised code of labour practice — this continues to form the basis of our own minimum ethical standards. We will only work with factories that have passed an ETI audit.

ISO accredited 9001 & 14001

We have achieved certification for both ISO 9001 and 14001 for our Quality Management System and our Environmental Management System standards. These standards ensure that our processes and systems adhere to the high standards expected with this certification. We continuously review and improve our processes to maintain our high standards.

BPMA Charter member

We’ve earned Charter membership from our industry body demonstrating that we promote and maintain the highest level of business practice and customer service within our industry.

The components of this membership cover:
Quality Assurance
Product Conformity
Continuity of Service and Product
Ethical & Environmental Values
Financial Security
Trust and Transparency