Eagle Protect Interview

#187 Great.com Talks With... Eagle Protect

Before the coronavirus pandemic began, the USA used a staggering 120 billion disposable gloves a year. As the world grows increasingly familiar with masks, sanitizer and PPE, the number of gloves we use is also rocketing. In this episode we talked with Steve Ardagh from Eagle Protect about the vital role high quality and rigorously tested gloves play in preventing illness and reducing waste.

Founded on Honesty and Integrity

Eagle Protect sells disposable gloves and clothing to the food and medical sectors in the USA. It holds the unique industry distinction of being B Corporation certified. This means that Eagle Protect meets a high standard of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability. 

Steve explains the three aspects of Eagle Protect’s ethos, all laid out in their Supplier Code of Conduct, that set it apart from other companies.

Firstly, the company prides itself on its ethical supply chain. Eagle Protect visits its factories to make sure that workers are well treated and paid a fair wage. The factories that manufacture its gloves are independently audited to ensure no one is exploited.

Secondly, Eagle Protect prioritises food safety. It is important that customers understand where gloves come from, the materials they are made from and the hygiene standards the gloves meet. Shockingly, there are very few safety checks on gloves entering the USA. But Steve believes we should treat gloves with the attention and respect we would a knife or a kitchen surface; all three things come into direct contact with the food we consume.

Finally, Eagle Protect aims to limit the environmental impact of disposable gloves, finding better quality raw materials and improving glove design to reduce product failure and waste; and their efforts have earned them recertification for the fourth term in a row.

Listen to the whole interview to find out more about how Eagle Protect is leading its industry in positive environmental impact and to learn what the future might hold for the health and food sectors.

Want to learn more about Eagle Protect? You can read their Impact Reports, check out their About Us Page and blog and follow them on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

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