keeeper, together with its subsidiary keeeper sp. z o. o., is one of Europe’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of innovative, high-quality plastic household products. We serve customers in around 35 countries worldwide and are part of Mutares SE & Co. KGaA. As a partner to the retail sector, we not only fulfil product requirements but also deliver reliable quality in terms of delivery and service. Approximately 500 employees work at two locations in Hille (Germany) and Bydgoszcz (Poland) as well as in a sales office in Mons (Belgium). In addition, we rely on sales and distribution organizations in other countries including the United Kingdom. Our products are offered to customers in the United Kingdom via our partners and our B2B Customers.
At keeeper, we understand the deep longing for organized living and preservation. That is why we have made it our mission to fulfil these central principles of human life with high-quality, functional and stylish household products.
Our products make everyday life easier and promote a pleasant lifestyle. Clever design, easy handling and sustainable materials characterize our solutions. But it’s not just your favourite things that feel safe with keeeper – you do too.
Experience tidiness in a new way as a source of relief, security and personal space and enjoy keeping what is important to you: keep what you love.
keeeper understands the importance of having an extensive and transparent supply chain and strives to ensure that its suppliers do not engage in any abusive, exploitative or illegal activities. We recognise that it is crucial for us as an organisation to have oversight of our supply chains so that we can understand the risks of modern slavery along the chain and take action to mitigate against those risks.
We strive to keep our entire supply chain as close as possible to our manufacturing facility. That’s why our supply chain is predominantly based in Poland, with other European countries having the second-largest share.
Due to raw material availability, 60% is sourced outside Poland but within the EU. Only a small share comes from suppliers located outside the European Union.
93% of the products we sell are manufactured in our own factory in Poland. Traded goods account for 7% of our product portfolio, of which over 99% originate from Poland. (table below is based on FY 2024).
To ensure proper quality and safety standards, suppliers are required to provide us, along with the delivered goods, with MSDS, REACH statements, food-contact declarations, and other documents in line with the requirements for the given material. Materials from new suppliers also undergo quality tests, and only after successfully passing these tests can the supplier become our regular partner.
We recognize that having suppliers outside the EU may entail various ESG-related risks, therefore we expect such suppliers not only to sign our Code of Conduct, but also to pro-vide evidence of compliance with legal requirements and global social and environmental standards – most often in the form of a social audit report (e.g., BSCI).
When it comes to the distribution of our products, we always strive to optimize logistics – both in terms of truck loading and selecting the most efficient transport routes, including the potential use of transport hubs. Transport is arranged either by us or by the customer. Our goods are mainly distributed via land transport.
keeeper acknowledges that there is a continuous risk of slavery in all sectors, industries and jurisdictions, particularly in relation to raw materials sourcing and product manufacturing. Consequently, keeeper has implemented the following operating policies relevant to modern slavery:
• employee Code of Conduct,
• supplier Code of Conduct,
• recruitment (including prohibiting the use of worker-paid recruitment fees),
• responsible purchasing practices,
• incentives to mitigate modern slavery,
• freedom of workers to terminate employment,
• freedom of movement,
• freedom of association and collective bargaining,
• prohibiting any threat of violence, harassment and intimidation,
• prohibiting compulsory overtime,
• prohibiting child labour,
• prohibiting confiscation of worker’s original identification documents access to remedy, compensation and justice for victims/survivors of modern slavery.
We ensure clear accountability for managing modern slavery risks within our organisation by designating named individuals and specific departments.
The Compliance Manager, supported by the HR Department at both group and local levels, oversees employment compliance across the company, including the use of employment agencies. The Compliance Manager provides regular compliance reports to the CEO, covering all relevant matters.
Prevention and mitigation
As part of our initiative to prevent and mitigate the risk of modern slavery and human trafficking, we have implemented a range of measures across our operations and supply chain, including:
• adoption of an internal Code of Cthics applicable to all employees and suppliers,
• regular social audits (e.g., SMETA 4-Pillar, ICS) and sustainability assessments (EcoVadis),
• supplier requirements for social compliance audits (e.g., BSCI) for non-EU partners,
• continuous monitoring and improvement of HR processes to identify and address potential risks.
Supplier and worker engagement
As part of our due diligence processes, we actively engage with suppliers and workers to identify and mitigate risks:
• employment agencies cooperating with our factory are subject to Procedure of Monitoring Service Providers Assigning External Staff, which includes regular interviews with agency workers from outside Poland to detect potential human rights or modern slavery risks,
• our suppliers sign Code of Conduct, and non-EU suppliers provide results of their social audits (e.g., BSCI),
• we undergo independent social audits (SMETA 4P, ICS) and sustainability assessments (EcoVadis) to ensure compliance and continuous improvement.
Grievance mechanism
As part of our approach to prevent and mitigate the risk of slavery and human trafficking we have certain grievance mechanism, including:
• anonymous whistleblowing channels (e.g., hotline and email reporting),
• access to HR representatives and regular feedback sessions,
• collaboration with trade unions and worker representatives to ensure transparent communication and escalation of issues.
As part of our approach to prevent and mitigate the risk of modern slavery and human trafficking, we have implemented the following remediation policies and processes:
• Work Regulations (including prohibitions on child labor, mobbing, labor rights violations, discrimination, and harassment),
• Whistleblower Policy,
• Anti-Corruption Policy,
• supplier Code of Conduct,
• our internal company code (employee Code of Conduct) is aligned with the ETI Base Code (Ethical Trading Initiative)
• people managers undergo regular training on risk identification and prohibited practices related to mobbing, discrimination, and harassment.
We have not identified any incidents related to modern slavery or human trafficking within our company or across our supply chain.
We have conducted a business model assessment of whether our business model and KPI’s may in some way cause, contribute or directly result in modern slavery in our operations and supply chains.
keeeper prohibits abuse and discrimination in its workforce and ensures that it complies with all applicable laws and regulations and conducts relevant checks to prevent slavery in its workforce.
When we audit our suppliers, we look not only at aspects such as quality, supply availability and price, but also at compliance with our sustainability criteria. Compliance with environmental, social and economic sustainability criteria is monitored and verified several times over the course of a business relationship. At the beginning of the selection process, prospective suppliers must fill in a self-declaration. Random process audits are carried out for all suppliers who provide materials for a product series.
keeeper does not support slavery but understands that it is a continuous risk. Consequently, Keeeper monitors its business and strives to further enhance its culture and programs to demonstrate its commitment.
We undergo a SMETA 4-Pillar social audit every year to ensure regular external verification of our social standards and working conditions. In addition, we conduct an ICS social audit every two years to further strengthen our responsibility along the supply chain and to meet international social compliance requirements.
Signed by:
Chief Executive Officer, keeeper group
