Sustainability
Our commitment to a sustainable world
Our mission: creating products that serve people and the planet. As global leaders in innovative flexible work accessories and bags, Hotbox delivers thoughtfully crafted solutions—from mobile desk organisers to versatile backpacks—built for the future of work.
Sustainable Sourcing & The Circular Economy
Our Material Certifications
From Global Recycled Standard approved fabrics to post consumer recycled waste bags - every Hotbox product has been consciously crafted. We make all of our products to stand the test of time, standing up to daily use and different working environments.
Caddies
Our caddies are made from post-consumer recycled plastic waste and certified to EuCertPlast and Circulen Recover standards
Our Recycled Hotbox 1 and Hotbox 4 colours are made from 100% Post- consumer Recycled Polypropylene, by recovering plastic waste from the environment. CirculenRecover polymers are made from a mechanical recycling process to produce recycled resins. By processing the plastic waste through the shortest recycling loop, we ensure a lower carbon footprint can be achieved.
We work with EU Cert Plast certified materials as it aims to encourage environmentally friendly recycling of plastics. The standard particularly focuses on traceability in the supply chain, throughout the recycling process and recycled content quantity in the end product.
Bags & Accessories
Our bags and accessories are made from post-consumer recycled plastic water bottles and certified to the Global Recycled Standard.
The 100% Post Consumer Recycled Polyester (rPET) fabric used for our bags is Global Recycled Standard certified. The standard aims to help brands increase their use of Recycled materials in products and reduce or eliminate the harm caused by its production.
Hotbox 2 Fabric Covers
Our Hotbox 2 Flax and Quest Fabric covers are certified to the EU Ecolabel certification scheme which helps you identify products and services that have a reduced environmental impact throughout their life cycle, from the extraction of raw material through to production, use and disposal. Recognised throughout Europe, the EU Ecolabel is a voluntary label promoting environmental excellence which can be trusted.
Our Hotbox 2 Flax and Quest Fabric covers are certified to the SCS Indoor Advantage certification program, which is an air quality certificate designed for interior building materials, furnishings and textiles. The indoor Advantage Gold standard aligns with both ANSI/BIFMA M7.1 and X7.1, and CA 01350. It qualifies for many building rating systems, including LEED v4, BREEAM, WELL Building, and Living Building Challenge.
Our Hotbox 2 Quest Fabric Covers are made with Seaqual fabrics which is made from recycled plastic waste collected from our oceans. By sourcing Seaqual fabrics, Hotbox are helping to clean up plastic waste from our oceans. Using Seaqual fabrics also assists in reducing the demand for new raw materials and promoting a circular economy, reduceing our overall environmental footprint. Seaqual fabrics are designed to be of high quality, durable and long-lasting. By choosing Seaqual textiles, you are contributing to a cleaner environment, promoting sustainable practices, and supporting the ongoing efforts to reduce plastic pollution in our oceans.
Carbon Footprint Reduction
We are commited to reducing our carbon footprint where possible by continually monitoring our supply chain’s progress and reviewing our environmental performance on a regular basis from material sourcing, manufacturing and logistics.
Our logistic partners are committed to reducing the level of CO2 emitted by their fleet vehicles, using e-transport wherever possible.
We offer our clients an electronic green invoicing scheme, helping to minimise our combined carbon footprint by cutting down on paper copies of invoices and statements.
All of our employees are encouraged to work on a Hybrid basis, reducing our commuting carbon footprint, and to use publc transport or car share when working in the office or visiting clients.
Our Supply Chain
Hotbox products are manufactured in Europe and Asia following stringent assessed envionmental guidelines.
Our manufacturing facilities:
- Conform to current sustainable legislation as a minimum level of performance.
- Monitor and reduce their reliance on water and energy consumption.
- Recycle waste.
Our logistics partners:
- Focus on continued investment in products & technologies to help deliver corporate, social and environmental responsibilities to their employees, customers and end clients.
- Offsetting carbon emissions through ethical organisation partnerships.
- Providing funding and opportunities for employees to volunteer for social responsible causes.
- Every partner meets a strict set of guidelines when it comes to fair working conditions and practices.
Waste Reduction
In our supply chain all cardboard and plastic waste is baled using a Waste Press and collected and processed for full recycling and all of our recycling is certified on collection.
Working with Useful Wood Company
As part of our supply chain we have a full pallet recycling service, broken pallets in the UK that can’t be reused are collected by The Useful Wood Company. They recycle and reuse waste wood which helps to reduce deforestation and the need for landfill, which in turn helps to prevent the release of CO2 and methane into the atmosphere preventing damage to the environment. They are also a social enterprise company offering people who cannot access the job market at present the opportunity to gain experience of a real work environment, gaining confidence and useful skills for the future.
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