Making every bag's journey transparent.
Before a bag reaches its user, it has already been on quite a journey. From the origin of raw materials and the choice of materials to production and the finished product.
With Trace Me!, we bring together key information about this journey in one digital passport.
By scanning a QR code on the bag, you can access information about:
- Material origins – where the materials used come from.
- Production locations – where the bag was manufactured.
- Certifications and sustainability information – available data that helps substantiate material and product claims.
- Carbon footprint – the calculated climate impact of the bag.
This makes information that would normally remain behind the scenes accessible to anyone who wants to learn more about the product.
How does Trace Me! work?
Using Trace Me! is simple. All you need is a smartphone.
1. Scan the QR code
Scan the QR code on a bag from the new VASAD or Recycle Bags collection.
2. Open the Digital Product Passport
Access the available information about the bag's materials, origins, production and calculated CO₂ impact.
3. Discover the story behind the product
Explore the data and discover what information is available about the journey the bag has taken.
With just one scan, the story behind the bag becomes visible.
Understanding the CO₂ impact.
Alongside information about materials and production, Trace Me! also shows the calculated carbon footprint of a bag.
This gives distributors and their customers greater insight into the product's climate impact and provides concrete data to help them make more informed decisions.
We explain how we calculate this impact and the role our partnership with IPPAG plays in the process on our dedicated CO₂ impact page.
Greater transparency for distributors and their customers.
In the promotional products and corporate gifts market, the demand for reliable information about product origins and environmental impact continues to grow.
Organisations increasingly want to know which materials have been used, how products are manufactured and what information is available to support sustainability claims.
With Trace Me!, we help our distributors answer these questions.
The Digital Product Passport provides relevant information to support:
- Making more informed product choices.
- Advising business customers.
- Communicating about product origins, materials and CO₂ impact.
- Making product information accessible to end users.
This means a bag offers more than just practical functionality. It also comes with a more transparent story that distributors can share with their customers.
Transparency beyond promises.
Sustainability is often discussed in general terms. But what do these claims actually mean for a specific product?
With Trace Me!, we aim to make this information more concrete.
By providing relevant data about materials, production and CO₂ impact, we offer greater insight into the choices behind our bags.
This doesn't mean that every bag is automatically sustainable or that all environmental impact can be eliminated. It does mean that we take responsibility for making product information increasingly transparent and verifiable.
Because transparency starts with showing what you know, how you measure it and where there is still room for improvement.
Part of The Honest Journey.
Trace Me! is an important step in The Honest Journey, our ongoing journey towards greater transparency and more responsible business practices.
As a family business, we believe it's important to make conscious choices and substantiate our efforts wherever possible.
With the Digital Product Passport, we make part of that journey visible. Not just for ourselves, but especially for our distributors and the people who use our bags.
Every bag has a story. With Trace Me!, we make it visible.
