Counselor Top 40 supplier S&S (asi/84358) made strides in water conservation and waste recycling in 2025. That’s according to the Bolingbrook, IL-based company’s just-released second-annual sustainability report.

S&S (asi/84358) has released its second-annual sustainability report, detailing progress made in 2025.

S&S also took steps to formalize its sustainability efforts: completing its first climate risk assessment aligned with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework and obtaining independent limited assurance over its greenhouse gas emissions inventory.

The company said these steps reflect its continued commitment to strengthening its sustainability program, giving stakeholders greater confidence in its environmental reporting while reinforcing a high standard of climate governance.

“Sustainability is a long-term commitment that we take seriously. This report allows us to bring stakeholders along on our journey,” said CEO Frank Myers, a member of the Counselor Power 50 list of the most influential people in promo. “As our business continues to grow, we are continuing to look for ways to be a stronger, more sustainable company and to build greater trust with our customers, supplier partners and the communities we serve.”

Highlights from the report include the generation of 2.05 million kilowatt hours of renewable energy through solar installations at five distribution facilities and S&S corporate headquarters. Water usage at S&S facilities dropped 18.3%, saving more than 18 million liters year over year. The figure was driven in part by the consolidation of redundant facilities following the integration of alphabroder, which S&S acquired in 2024.

S&S said it increased waste recycling by 38%, diverting an additional 716.74 metric tons from landfills compared with 2024. Plus, 60% of shipping boxes in good condition were reused for customer orders, reducing demand for new materials and minimizing cardboard waste.

To increase efficiency, S&S deployed automated order-picking across two additional distribution centers, improving picker productivity. The supplier also continued expanding high-efficiency lighting across facilities and implemented additional energy- and resource-saving improvements.

On the charitable-giving side, S&S supported 58 nonprofits through its grant program in 2025, bringing total community support to $390,000 in apparel, monetary and in-kind donations for over 300 organizations since the program began in 2019.

“We’re proud of the progress we’ve made, and we know there’s more work ahead,” said Alaina Brooks, chief legal officer at S&S. “We’re excited to continue investing in smarter operations and sustainable business practices as we build a stronger business for the future.”

The full report can be downloaded on S&S’s sustainability page. Founded in 1988, S&S ranked second on Counselor’s most-recent list of the largest suppliers in the industry, with 2025 North American promotional products sales of $3.5 billion.

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