Our environmental efforts

For us at Playbox, sustainability and environmental awareness are not just trending words. They are important guiding principles throughout our entire business. Sustainability entails so much more than just the environment. It is also about economy and social conditions. That is why we participate in The Business Social Compliance Initiative, BSCI, a European business-led initiative for companies that strive to improve working conditions in the global supplier chain. That is something we truly believe in. We also place strict requirements on our suppliers to ensure they uphold BSCI’s standards.

Therefore, we require of all our suppliers to comply with BSCI or similar standards. This improves the working environment in factories and drives up social compliance. We also have a presence in China through our wholly owned subsidiary Pulebo, where a good portion of our products are manufactured. We never enlist the services of a factory that we have not visited. For us, good working conditions are vital, regardless of where manufacturing takes place. Our physical presence in China also enables us to exercise better control over quality and deliveries and to more easily discover new products.

Ecolabelled Ironing beads

The Ecolabel means that our beads meet the Nordic Swan Ecolabel’s strict demands regarding environment and health. This covers raw materials, surface treatment, production, usage as well as the end product. The material in the beads meet demands that in many cases are even stricter than the demands that the EU put on toys. Playbox aims to deliver safe products of high quality suitable for both children and adults. For us to be able to Ecolabel our most popular product is a big and important step in the process. The beads are both produced and packaged in Sweden.

Bioplastic - PLA

We have pin boards made with bioplastic. PLA is a polyester that is made from lactic acid. Common raw materials used to produce it include corn starch or sugar cane. This material has a strong environmental profile, as it is fossil-free. PLA is used for food packaging, plastic bags, disposable plastic cups, and plastic film for agricultural purposes, among others.

FSC

The FSC National Forest Stewardship Standard shows that the wood in the products comes from responsible forest stewardship, a stewardship that takes in consideration inhabitants and the environment. The standard means that you as a customer easily can choose products that come from a responsible forest stewardship.

Forest Stewardship Council is an independent, international member organization that work towards environmentally adapted, socially responsible and economically viable foresting of the world forests. Read more on FSC International.

Go Green

At Playbox, we also take responsibility for our emissions. To cut back on transportation, we have moved much of our packaging work to Sweden. By packaging goods in Sweden, we can reduce the size of packages being shipped in containers from Asia and can thereby cut back on shipping operations. Shipping is an industry with one of the highest emission rates in the world and we are very pleased to be able to reduce the level of transportation needed. To further reduce our environmental impact, we strive to find suppliers in our near vicinity.

For us, it is also a given that our products need to be safe. We are constantly improving our quality and environmental efforts to ensure that our products are in compliance with EU toy standards and that relevant school products also meet the requirements for a toxin-free preschool.