2022

progress on sustainability report

President's Message

I have been a motorcyclist for well over 40 years and my time on a bike is a space where I value my own deep self-reflection. Only recently, my curiosity started to grow about the original custodians of the lands where I ride.

For this reason, I have begun building on my knowledge and learning of Indigenous people across the world. For us at MaCher USA, the ancestral and unceded territory, on which our headquarters stand, belongs to the Gabrieleno-Tongva people. They are survivalists and protectors, I want to acknowledge that this is their sacred land, which both our business and most of our team members occupy.

During Tourism Cares Meaningful Travel Summit in Victoria BC we had the opportunity to listen to many Indigenous community members proudly sharing their culture and sustainable life in partnership with nature. I left Canada inspired by these wise voices and recognizing the need for more of our business actions and decision making to be centered in areas of environmental and social justice.

Together at MaCher, we are building our practice to be more inclusive in hiring and partnerships to help ensure disenfranchised voices are heard and amplified.
This year we celebrated the significant effort from our team and our clients in our waste reduction and the substantial decrease of dangerous virgin plastics, like polyvinylchloride or PVC.

Decarbonization of our value chain remains a challenge for our business and we recognize it is on us to provide further support to our supply partners to help them identify and mitigate their own emissions.

With this report, I feel energized by the number of clients transparently sharing their struggles and successes with so many of our team. I know my late Father is smiling as these levels of collaboration are both exciting and allow us "to 'punch well about our weight' with kindness, encouragement, strategic and practical support.

Thank you for taking the time to share in our journey.

Derek Hydon
MaCher President

At a Glance

These values and achievements are what we believe makes MaCher unique. These elements guide us towards our mission to use our business as a force for good to provide the best workplace, care for our environment and positively help others. Select one of the boxes to learn more!

UN Global Compact

We have been a United Nations Global Compact Participant since 2016, and an Advanced Participant since 2021.​

In the last 12 months, we participated in the SDG Ambition Accelerator with the UN Global Compact and Accenture. We introduced 100% Sustainable Material Inputs that are renewable, recyclable, or reusable by 2030 as our ambitious target.

Read more about it in our full report!

98% Reusable

98% of our products are highly reusable or curbside recyclable.​ Creating quality products that are going to be useful and will last, is our priority.

Read more about it in our full report!

Supply Chain

100% of our manufacturing supply partners, including all new manufacturing partners, commit and adhere to our Social Accountability Standards and Code of Conduct—based on the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Labor Organization conventions (SA8000). ​

Read more about it in our full report!

EcoVadis Platinum

For the past two years, MaCher been rated through the EcoVadis platform and received a Platinum rating each time, putting us among the top 1% of their best scoring companies in terms of sustainability performance.

Read more about it in our full report!

Employee Tenure

We celebrate our average employee tenure of 9.5 years. Our team culture is paramount, and we work hard to develop a welcoming environment. Our self-organized structure guides us to take ownership and be accountable and responsible. This empowers our team to make their own decisions and and lead their development journey.

Read more about it in our full report!

B Corp

Our business is designed for stakeholder value. We meet the highest standards In environmental and social performance as well as responsible governance.

As a purpose-led business and as a certified B Corp, we take a leadership position in our industry and business community.

Read more about it in our full report!

Best for the World

We are proud to be awarded the B Corp ‘Best for the World' for being a top performer, in contributing to the economic and social well-being of our community.​

Read more about it in our full report!

C-TPAT

The shipment of our products is an area where we place a lot of focus on risk mitigation. Our participation, since 2008, in CBP's Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program is a significant part of that.

Read more about it in our full report!

Renewable Energy

As of May 2021, our headquarters in Venice are powered by 100% renewable energy. Our reduction targets were verified by the Science Based Targets initiative in 2020. We have committed to reduce our absolute scope 1 and scope 2 GHG emissions 50% by 2030 from a 2018 base year and to measure and reduce our scope 3 emissions.​

Read more about it in our full report!

2% Donated

In early 2020, we publicly announced our formal commitment to distribute at least 2% of our annual gross revenue to our nonprofit and social enterprise partners. ​

Read more about it in our full report!

MaCher Goals

Our impact pillars have been created based on a combination of stakeholder input over many years and where we feel we can use our business to create positive change. All of our impact goals are designed to contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for 2030.

Click on these buttons to learn more about our goals!
Waste ReductionDecarbonizationJustice, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion

Our Performance

We encourage you to dive deeper into who we are and how we are performing against our goals. Our aim is to create transparency and accountability at the highest levels. We would also love your feedback on where you feel we can improve.
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Vision & impact

vision & impact

Vision & Impact

​MaCher’s ambition is to make better things to make things better. Our goal is to show companies that branded products with proven ROI can be made in ways that support people without exploiting the planet.

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STRATEGY

Strategy

Strategy

With over 30 years of experience in the industry of promotional and branded products, we know exactly where waste can be created. Our mission is to break this cycle of waste, by providing our clients with education on how to create effective, data-led brand campaigns using circular design principles to responsibly manufacture products.​

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performance

performance

Performance

We have reported our 2022 performance against all our goals previously published in 2021 report. These goals are structured under our impact pillars of Waste Reduction, Decarbonization and Justice, Equity and Inclusion. We also know that our performance will be highly dependent on our partnerships within our value chain.

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team

team

Team

We strive to provide the best workplace, to care for our environment and to positively help others. These values guide us as we navigate new terrain and when facing challenges as a team. Our CRAFT culture holds us accountable to our business, our partners and to each other as we continue to evolve and grow together.

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partnerships

partnerships

Partnerships

We are reliant on all our partnerships to work towards achieving our mission. Collaboration with our partners allows us to move at speed and provides us with insights and guidance along the way.

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partnerships

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Vision & Impact

​MaCher’s ambition is to make better things to make things better. Our goal is to show companies that branded products with proven ROI can be made in ways that support people without exploiting the planet.

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governance

governance

Governance

As a Certified B Corp, we made a commitment to consider all the stakeholders affected by the decisions we make as a business, including our environment.

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partnerships

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Vision & Impact

​MaCher’s ambition is to make better things to make things better. Our goal is to show companies that branded products with proven ROI can be made in ways that support people without exploiting the planet.

MaCher Milestones

1991

Founded MaCher USA ​

2008

- Completed 1st environmental impact assessment
- GHG credits purchased for operational impact

2014

- First Certified as a B Corp

2019

- Committed to B Corp Net Zero 2030
- SBTi commitment

2020

- Formed JEDI team
- SBTi target approval

2021

- Platinum EcoVadis rated

2022

- B Corp Best for the World award (Community)

Thank You!

Contact us
hello@macher.com
We hope that our continued progress has inspired you, creating at least one or two actionable ideas for your own team. We are happy to answer any questions about our progress and our work. We are also here to freely help businesses review and develop their own sustainability journey.

Credits

designed by:
Ben Denzinger and Viktoriya Kim
written by:
Genevieve Lawrence and Rochelle Turner

Contributors:

Alex Roncal - Content Editing
Ciara Zeolla - Photography Editing
Cindy Lou - Content Editing
Derek Hydon - Content Editing
Domnique Ross - Photography
Jamila Jackson - Content Editing
Jennifer Krischer - Content Editing
Jon Lund - Content Editing
And the many peer reviewers and sustainability practitioners that we're so proud to call partners.