Ethstat Ethical Stationery CIC has received a prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development, recognising its work in transforming procurement into a tool for social and environmental change.
The award highlights Ethstat’s mission to help organisations make more ethical purchasing decisions while supporting sustainability, fair employment and responsible supply chains.
Supplying sustainable office products and procurement solutions to major organisations including Nationwide, Greenpeace, Amey and Amnesty International UK, Ethstat has built a business model focused on embedding ethical practices into day-to-day commercial purchasing.
Rather than treating sustainability as a separate initiative, the organisation integrates it directly into procurement, supplier relationships and operational strategy. That approach has delivered measurable results across both environmental and social impact.
According to Ethstat, its work has helped support more than 1,157 Real Living Wage placements and generated over 991,000 hours of Living Wage employment for people facing barriers to work, including prison leavers, people experiencing homelessness, care leavers and families caring for relatives with dementia.
The organisation’s environmental impact has also been significant. Ethstat says its initiatives have helped remove more than 32 million single-use plastics, planted over 27,000 trees and saved more than 2,000 tonnes of CO2 beyond neutrality.
Yasmin Halai-Carter described the award as recognition of a long-held belief that businesses can combine commercial success with genuine social impact.
She said sustainability should not simply exist in reports or marketing campaigns, but should instead be embedded into partnerships, culture, strategy and procurement decisions.
Co-founder and Chief Sustainability Officer Dr Bruce Halai-Carter said procurement remains one of the most overlooked opportunities for businesses to drive positive change.
He added that every purchasing decision reflects the kind of economy an organisation wants to support, and argued that sustainable procurement is now a practical and measurable part of modern business strategy rather than a niche concern.
The recognition comes as businesses across the UK face increasing pressure to demonstrate meaningful action around sustainability, responsible sourcing and ESG performance.
For Ethstat, the King’s Award represents more than a business achievement. It is also a sign that ethical procurement and purpose-led business models are moving firmly into the mainstream.
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