Environmental responsibility

Environmental Responsibility Is Reflected in Our Products and Choices

The most significant environmental impacts in the promotional products industry arise from product manufacturing, materials and logistics. That is why we help our customers make more sustainable purchasing decisions by offering long-lasting products, more responsible material options and solutions that help reduce waste and overproduction.

Our environmental responsibility work focuses on responsible products and materials, sustainable supply chains, and solutions that help reduce waste and overproduction.

Systematic Climate Work

We are committed to reducing our climate impacts. The international Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) approved our near-term emission reduction targets in 2025, according to which we will reduce our own emissions (Scope 1 and 2) by 42% by 2030.

Since 2020, we have calculated and reported our carbon footprint in accordance with the international GHG Protocol. In 2024, we expanded our calculations to include some of the Scope 3 emissions from our value chain and procurement, which we also committed to measure and reduce systematically in our SBTi targets.

As a concrete climate action, we offset (i.e., compensate for) the emissions from our own operations (Scope 1 and 2) as well as the production and logistics emissions of our KAJO brand products through certified projects. These include a Gold Standard certified reforestation project in Ethiopia and a solar energy project in India.

We recognize that in addition to compensation, it is essential to focus on systematic emission reduction. In accordance with our SBTi targets, we promote the reduction of our supply chain emissions (Scope 3) through supplier choices, product range decisions, procurement practices, and collaboration with suppliers.

To deepen our expertise, we have also been selected to join the Finland Chamber of Commerce’s new Climate Community. The community offers SMEs training and opportunities to network with other companies in climate work.

Our Sustainability Programme and Environmental Management System Guide Our Environmental Work

Our environmental responsibility work is guided by the objectives of the InnoImpact sustainability programme and our ISO 14001 certified environmental management system. In particular, the Sustainable Choices theme of InnoImpact focuses on reducing the environmental impacts of products, materials, supply chains and procurement.

Our environmental management system supports the practical implementation of these objectives by defining environmental aspects, targets and continuous improvement practices. We assess environmental aspects annually and set concrete development goals for the most significant areas.

Print On Demand Service

Our e-commerce customers’ ordering process is based on the Print On Demand service, which is one of our most concrete cornerstones of environmental responsibility. Print On Demand means that products are only produced and customised according to actual demand. Therefore, customers do not need to order 50 t-shirts when they only need five. Each product is printed or customised in our own production facilities in Pori and Tampere.

Thanks to this model, we avoid excess product waste and reduce unnecessary consumption, which minimizes the environmental impacts of both materials and logistics. Print On Demand also makes it possible to efficiently and responsibly manage the amount of inventory and surplus products.

More Sustainable Choices in Product Range

We strive to prioritize solutions in our product range that support more sustainable choices. Our selection is continuously developed so that more and more products consider the use of recycled materials or renewable raw materials, certified materials, durable structure and long service life, as well as the environmental impacts of the manufacturing location and transport distances.

Our goal is to offer customers more alternatives that reduce overall environmental impacts. We also continuously develop product-specific emission data, allowing us to help our customers in their own emission calculations and guide them even more concretely to make more responsible choices.

Certified Environmental Management System

Our ISO 14001 certified environmental management system ensures a systematic approach to environmental impact management. We annually assess the environmental aspects of our operations and set concrete improvement targets. We focus especially on reducing waste, environmental friendliness of printing methods, developing energy efficiency and machinery, product material choices, and environmental responsibility in the supply chain.

Double Materiality Analysis Guides Our Operations

As part of our sustainability work, we conducted a double materiality analysis in accordance with the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) together with Nordic Impact Oy, which identified which sustainability topics are relevant to our operations. The key objective was to identify and assess our business impacts, risks, and opportunities in relation to the sustainability factors of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) under CSRD.

As a result of the analysis, we identified the most relevant sustainability themes for Innoflame. The most significant themes relate to climate change, product and material circulation and quality, employee (own and value chain) safety and well-being, and responsible corporate culture.

Although the sustainability reporting obligation does not yet directly apply to us, we want to proactively prepare for future reporting requirements. Based on the analysis, the most important themes for our sustainability work were defined. The results give us a clear picture of the materiality of sustainability issues in relation to business and help in planning, making strategic decisions, and managing risks.

We Conduct Voluntary Sustainability Reporting

Innoflame was one of the first Finnish SMEs to adopt the VSME standard (Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Standard for SMEs), a voluntary sustainability reporting framework designed for European small and medium-sized enterprises. The report helps us identify areas for development, measure our progress and provide stakeholders with transparent information about our sustainability performance.

Read our sustainability reports:
2025 (Finnish)
2024 (English)

Responsibility Throughout the Supply Chain

Innoflame has established supplier agreements and comprehensive ethical guidelines with subcontractors, requiring them to meet the same environmental and sustainability standards that we apply in our own operations. We expect suppliers to actively manage environmental risks, conserve natural resources, comply with environmental legislation and protect the environment in the communities where they operate.

We work closely throughout the supply chain, perform sustainability assessments and audits, and encourage our partners to continuously improve.

We are committed to fulfilling our packaging producer responsibility in cooperation with the Finnish Packaging Recycling RINKI Ltd.

We Promote Global Sustainable Development

Innoflame’s environmental responsibility work is guided by the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We have identified a particularly relevant goal for us:

SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production

We aim to prevent the production of unnecessary and unsustainable goods by building a responsible product range and minimizing waste through our Print On Demand service.