Achieving a Sustainable Future
At HALO, we view sustainability as more than just good business.
Download CSR/ESG ReportOur corporate responsibility strategy:
In 2019, we took an important first step in our corporate responsibility journey by working with the Environmental Defense Fund to create and implement a Sustainability Program through their Climate Corps Program. In 2021 we unveiled our key pillars for corporate responsibility.
HALO’s Key Pillars for Corporate Responsibility:
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Empowering Teams
Our Goal: Further support our teams and supply chain workers, ensuring they can provide for their families and prosper.
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Stakeholder Alignment
Our Goal: Continue to provide our customers with safe, high-quality products that are produced in alignment with their values and sustainability goals.
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Building a Better Future
Our Goal: Further reduce our environmental impact on the communities in which we operate through sustainable practices in our operations.
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Working Ethically
Our Goal: Maintain high standards of ethical conduct while acting with integrity at all times. We all have the responsibility to raise compliance and ethics concerns through our established reporting channels.
HALO Business Ethics Policy Statement
Annual ESG Reporting
We are proud to provide our annual sustainability report outlining our corporate responsibility and environmental social governance to the public. We look forward to providing insight on the progress we are making as well as our short-and long-term goals – assuring a sustainable future in the months and years ahead.
HALO ESG Report
Sustainability Rankings
To help quantify and promote our sustainability efforts, HALO is audited by EcoVadis on an annual basis in four key areas; Environment, Labor and Human Rights, Ethics, and Sustainable Procurement. HALO Currently holds a Silver rating with a goal to reach Gold by 2025. You can find us on the EcoVadis network under HALO Branded Solutions, Inc.
Carbon Neutral Shipping
To reach our goal of becoming 100% carbon neutral, HALO enrolled in the UPS offset credit program on January 1, 2020. Currently 95% of incoming and outgoing domestic shipments are certified as carbon neutral. In the last 3 years we have converted 11,992 Million Tons of carbon dioxide equivalent and 1,743 Million Tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2023. The UPS program is verified by Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS), an inspection, testing, and verification company. For more information, please visit UPS.com.
CDP Participation
Carbon Disclosure Product (CDP) is a not-for-profit charity that runs the global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states and regions to manage their environmental impacts. Over the past 20 years they have created a system that has resulted in unparalleled engagement on environmental issues worldwide. For more information on CDP please visit https://www.cdp.net/en.
SBTi Commitment
On March 9, 2023 HALO committed to setting near-term science-based emissions reduction targets with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to reach Net-Zero Standards. We are in the process of developing our targets for review with SBTi. You can learn more about SBTi at https://sciencebasedtargets.org/.
United Nations Global Compact Commitment
In 2023 HALO joined the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) confirming its support to the Ten Principles of the UNGC on human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption. We are committed to making the UN Global Compact and its principles part of the strategy, culture, and day-to-day operations of our company, and to engaging in collaborative projects which advance the broader development goals of the United Nations, particularly the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
You can learn more about the UNGC at https://unglobalcompact.org/
And SDGs at https://unglobalcompact.org/sdgs
ISO Security and Privacy Certifications
HALO takes a strategic approach to cyber security and information privacy and in March of 2023 earned ISO 27001 and 27701 certifications – Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) and Privacy Information Management Systems (PIMS). Demonstrating our commitment to information security management best practices, these certifications help ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of sensitive information for HALO and our clients.
The certification process involves the identification and assessment of information security risks, implementation of controls to mitigate those risks, and establishes a process for continuous improvement.