In an interesting comparison, half of the smallest suppliers report having a DEI policy reinforced with regular training, while only a quarter of the smallest distributors claim the same. TABLE 12: Does your company employ a person or team dedicated to ensuring product safety and compliance (such as PFAS, EPR, child product labeling, etc.)? Yes No Suppliers $100M+ 100% 0% Suppliers $25M-$100M 97% 3% Suppliers $10M-$25M 85% 15% Suppliers $3M-$10M 90% 10% Suppliers Under $3M 75% 25% It’s reassuring to see that most suppliers employ a person or team dedicated to ensuring product safety and compliance. PPAI partnered with Green Business Benchmark last year to help member companies create and track their own sustainability goals with certifications available through GBB, which also offers sustainability management, program management and benchmarking. The Association hopes this enables large-scale progress by empowering members to go further in a direction than many clients and end users may already be asking of them. TABLE 13: Are you a Certified B Corporation, or have you achieved EcoVadis Bronze or higher, or are you certified by Green Business Benchmark? B Corporation EcoVadis Platinum EcoVadis Gold EcoVadis Silver EcoVadis Bronze OEKO-TEX Green Business Benchmark Certification Suppliers $100M+ 8% 0% 8% 17% 17% 8% 0% Suppliers $25M-$100M 0% 0% 0% 3% 30% 13% 7% Suppliers $10M-$25M 5% 0% 0% 0% 20% 5% 5% Suppliers $3M-$10M 5% 0% 0% 5% 0% 0% 5% Suppliers Under $3M 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% TABLE 11: Do you have a DEI policy that is reinforced with regular training for new and existing employees at your company? Yes No Suppliers $100M+ 83% 17% Suppliers $25M-$100M 43% 57% Suppliers $10M-$25M 37% 63% Suppliers $3M-$10M 29% 71% Suppliers Under $3M 50% 50% 36 • OCTOBER 2025 • PPAI Must Read | The State Of Responsibility 2025
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