Gelato is a technology company that, with constant improvements, is on a journey to make printing more sustainable. Businesses of every size - creators, entrepreneurs and enterprises - use Gelato to grow while reducing their environmental footprint
As a result of local production in 30 markets and reduced transportation distances you reduce carbon emissions on each order.
All products are digital printed on-demand when your customers buy them and avoid excess production ending up in landfill.
All our products are made with responsibly sourced and sustainable materials.
All products are produced in accordance with international and national product safety regulations.
Products are printed on FSC certified paper. FSC is a sustainable forest management certification that assures traceability and responsible sourcing of the paper.
We work with suppliers that offer high quality products that we hope will be enjoyed and used over and over again for a long period of time.
Swedish custom poster company Mapiful used to print all their products in Gothenburg, packed and shipped them to customers across the world. Now they produce their posters in 24 countries worldwide, and deliver to customers in 72 countries with Gelato.
“It's really great to see that we can reduce carbon emissions by 67% on every order by moving from centralized to local production with Gelato. Now we can reach more customers worldwide than ever before in a faster, smarter and greener way.” Edvin Brobeck, Founder and CEO of Mapiful.
Read more about Mapifuls environmental impact here
The potential saving of carbon emissions per order when printing locally with Gelato.
The percentage of orders that are produced in the same country as they are delivered.
The average shipping distance saved per order when printing on demand with Gelato.
By printing locally with Gelato you support local communities. We continuously work to make our value chain even more sustainable by setting high requirements, following up and developing our suppliers.
✔ High sustainability requirements towards suppliers.
✔ All print partners have signed Gelato´s Supplier Code of Conduct.
✔ A rigid and efficient compliance process to minimize risks in the supply chain.
✔ Suppliers can be subject to on-location inspections.
Our advanced print cloud technology gives access to the latest and most efficient print technologies.
We collaborate with partners, suppliers and NGOs to make printing more sustainable.
We aim for the highest level of data security and compliance to personal data protection regulations.
Policies and guidelines are in place to ensure ethical business practices, relationships and transparency.
Gelato is a participant of UN Global compact since January 2020. We are fully committed to take actions to support the UN goals, the SDGs and align our operations and strategies with UN Global compact's ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption.
We support the UN Global compact Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We have chosen three overall sustainability focus areas and defined material aspects that we believe matter the most for our stakeholders and have the biggest impact, both on our planet and for our customers.
These focus areas are to reduce environmental impact, uphold a sustainable value chain and act with responsibility. Our customer offering and actions within these areas support the following SDGs:
"Gelato makes our supply chain more robust, delivery faster, and reduces our carbon impact on the planet."
Working with Gelato we have been able to start selling our products in several new countries in minutes
Fredrik Nyström and Stefan Persson
Doodlespot
"Choosing Gelato - the only truly global on-demand print platform that actually produces and ships locally - was an easy choice."
Guus van Zeeland, Founder and CEO of Sportymaps
Sportymaps
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