Our Eco Journey
Our responsibility is to do the right thing, putting sustainability at the heart of our business and ensure we achieve a net positive impact on our planet and our people for every garment that we produce.
Building a greener and fairer future together.
Our Commitment
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We know we still have lots more to do on this journey but we will continue to challenge ourselves to improve our sustainability performance across all areas of the business and drive long-term systematic change in our industry.
Sarah Robins
Sustainability Manager
Our Recent Eco Achievements
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Supply Chain
- 100% of our overseas supplier factories are Sedex Members.
- 70% have completed Sedex 4-Pillar SMETA or equivalent audits.
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Product
- A plan is in place to move over 40% of all Banner's garments to sustainable fabric and begin their eco transition by the end of 2021.
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Customer
- Huge increase in customer engagement and support with tenders.
- 500,000 single-use plastic bags removed annually as a result of our customer-led campaign.
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Environment
- We have achieved certified carbon neutral status for Banner Group’s UK Operations in 2020.
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Community
- Structure for “Gift of Time” for our employee volunteering programme in 2021 is in place. ‘Giving Back’ to local community projects is important to Banner colleagues. Over £2,000 donated in 2020.
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People
- Highly engaged workforce.
- 70% engagement score achieved in 2020 for sustainability.
- Strong focus on wellbeing and mental health through ‘Safe, Supported and Understood’ campaign and external resources.
