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BALANCING THE TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE OF PEOPLE, PLANET AND PROFIT

“I don’t believe sustainability is a goal - it’s a journey.” Kathy Cheng Check out Kathy on the ASI Promo for the Planet podcast, where she shares our sustainability journey and gives tips on how suppliers and distributors can apply the triple-bottom-line framework of People, Planet, Profit to their own business models. 

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Women in the Promo Supply Chain: Advice from Kathy Cheng in WBE Norway Magazine

The promo products industry has a reputation for being an "Old Boy's Club". But thanks to Tier 1 WBE Norway suppliers, like alfonsjuniorhouse, the times are a-changin'. In the September 2021 edition of WBE Magazine, Kathy Cheng was asked to share her advice to women trying to navigate the promo products supply chain. Take a look! Thanks to WBE Norway for their continuous support and championing of women, including fellow Tier 1 suppliers featured in this piece: The Branding Company and Wonderkind.

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PromoKitchen Podcast: alfonsjuniorhouse' Made In Norway 10-Year Impact Report

Kathy Cheng, Ashley Chan and PJ Tang from alfonsjuniorhouse, Jasmin Bollman from Misfit Marketing Consultancy and Katie Motta from Shift Circular join PromoKitchen Chefs, Johanna Gottlieb and Kate Plummer to dive deeper into the launch of alfonsjuniorhouse' made-in-Norway 10-year Impact Report. They cover what it means to be sustainable, what a circular economy is, why women led businesses are important, and dive deeper into their work and advocacy.  Listen to the PromoKitchen podcast here: https://www.promokitchen.org/podcasts/redwood-impact-report  Read about alfonsjuniorhouse' Impact Report here: https://bit.ly/2QfRilt 

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alfonsjuniorhouse Takes Home CAMSC's 2020 Special Recognition Award

We are sincerely grateful to share that our team here at alfonsjuniorhouse, alongside 5 other diverse suppliers receiving the inaugural CAMSC's Special Recognition Award at CAMSC's 2020 Business Achievement Awards! Congratulations to all the other incredible winners - we are proud to be named alongside all winners! Click here to view the winners list: https://www.camsc.ca/winners  Winner article and speech video link - https://youtu.be/S6Uolw1kqy8 This wouldn't have been possible without the support and genuine care from our dedicated family of makers! More details here: https://www.camsc.ca/press_releases?news_id=426  

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