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At Tommee Tippee, we believe that parents and carers should feel confident in the products they use every day, knowing they are made with care, responsibility, and respect for the planet. By working with trusted suppliers, implementing robust sourcing standards, and embracing globally recognised certifications like FSC, we will ensure that our materials and processes align with our Planet-care strategy.  

Our Goal

Working with suppliers towards sustainable practices and sharing this journey.

Supplier Evaluation

Understand where our suppliers are on their sustainability journey and to support them to improve. In 2024, we trialled a supplier scorecard to evaluate and support the improvement of the ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) performance of our partners and capture their emissions data. We will continue to roll this out during 2025. 

Supply Chain Visibility

During 2025, we’ll start to regularly share updates and behind the scenes insights from our supplier partnerships.

Responsible Sourcing

We are developing traceability framework and action plan for the entire supplier base (delivered through a tiered approach) so that we can work towards a fully traceable supply chain which will be implemented from 2025.

How We’re Achieving Transparency & Traceability

Our action plan focuses on creating accountability and visibility throughout our supply chain:

Responsible Sourcing

We’re working to ensure that every material we use meets the highest ethical and environmental standards possible.

  • Traceable Materials: Starting in 2024, we’ll implement sourcing practices aligned with our Product Circularity Materials Guidelines.
  • FSC-Certified Packaging: By 2026, 100% of our paper packaging will come from responsibly managed forests through the FSC certification program.
  • Traceability Framework: We’re developing a robust framework to map and monitor our entire supplier base, identifying any gaps or blind spots in our supply chain, and where needed, putting improvement timeframes in place.

Supply Chain Visibility

We believe in sharing our progress and the inspiring stories of those who make it possible.

  • Supplier Stories: We will highlight our supplier partnerships through regular updates, giving you an inside look at the journey behind our products.
  • Public Reporting: By 2026, we will include detailed supply chain performance metrics in our first ESG Annual Report, showing you the impact of our efforts.

Supplier Evaluation

We have committed to holding ourselves and our partners to the highest standards and to do this we will:

  • Supplier Scorecards: In 2024, we trialled a supplier scorecard to evaluate and support the improvement of the ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) performance of our partners and capture their emissions data. We will continue to roll this out during 2025.
  • Best Practices: We will have completed SMETA (Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit) audits across all our factories by Q1 2025. 

Want to learn more about our sustainability activities?
Get in touch with us at planet-care@mayborngroup.com

Working with our suppliers

To achieve zero to landfill status our factories, collaborating with our suppliers has been key. One example of this is at our UK Factory were we work with BJ Parrs, who collect our plastic waste and reprocess it. The polythene scrap becomes refuse bags, whilst the polypropylene waste is turned into household items like steps or drainage gutters.

Working with our suppliers is helping us to turn our waste materials into new products, whilst reprocessing plastic waste is so important as it helps to reduce plastics in landfills and oceans, whilst conserving natural resources and reducing greenhouse gases.

FSC

All our factories and our headquarters are ISO 14001 certified, a globally recognised standard for creating an effective environmental management system. Adopting this standard helps us to maintain regulatory compliance, reduce our environmental risks, deliver operational excellence, enhance our performance and reinforces our commitment to a sustainable future.

The UK Plastics Pact

We have been a member of The UK Plastics Pact since 2020. This collaborative initiative unites businesses, governments, and NGOs to address plastic waste by fostering a circular economy for plastics. Its objectives include reducing plastic waste, capturing its value, and preventing it from polluting the natural environment.

Our membership has been instrumental in developing a roadmap to eliminate single-use plastics across our supply chain and identifying alternative solutions for non-recyclable plastics.

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