Corporate Social Responsibility
RTC takes an active role in promoting and supporting social responsibility. Ongoing programs focus on ethical labor practices, environmental efforts and service to the communities where we work. We continue to expand these programs on a global basis, and regularly coordinate with our clients to support their social responsibility initiatives.
EcoVadis
At RTC, we are proud of our long-standing commitment to improving our sustainability and social performance through EcoVadis. EcoVadis is a trusted global supply chain sustainability rating organization with over 130,000 companies rated. In 2024, we maintained our silver medal in the US for the fourth year in a row, placing us in the top 15% of rated companies.
Sustainability
All of our facilities have an extensive recycling program for the various raw materials we utilize. All corrugated waste is recycled and reformulated into packing material for use in our assembly and packing operation. All other raw materials are recycled and we actively manage our scrap process, sorting all scrap materials into the appropriate containers for recycling.
For our customers, we have developed a framework for evaluating the relative eco-friendliness of various materials and processes used in the construction of retail displays and environments. During the development process, we present our customers with a variety of options for achieving sustainable design solutions.
RTC also incorporates recycled materials into our RTC Ready proprietary products. The EcoTrac product line, in particular, is produced from approximately 80% reprocessed plastic.
Community Action
RTC is proud to partner with a number of nonprofit organizations in the communities where we live and work. Through philanthropy, volunteering and employing the underemployed, we continually seek new ways to invest our time and resources into our communities.
RTC has an ongoing initiative to expand our employment of the disabled, minority groups, isolated women and single young mothers, economically disadvantaged, long-term unemployed, war veterans and seniors. We are hiring these underemployed individuals at our offices and plants.
Additionally, we are heavily involved in a variety of volunteer programs. We provide our associates with paid time off to support their individual volunteer interests and our company supports literacy by tutoring 1st graders in reading through the Innovations For Learning Tutormate program.
Ethical Labor Practices
We hold ourselves and our suppliers accountable to the highest ethical standards. We employ a global Social and Ethical Compliance team that is responsible for managing the standards and performance at our suppliers. We provide regular support to our core suppliers, and require that they participate in our comprehensive social compliance audit process.
RTC Asia Supports Local Community Services
Our associates in our Shanghai office volunteered with Tianyun Public Welfare, a local charity that provides community-based support and services. Some of the support provided by this organization includes teaching newly immigrated citizens the Shanghai dialect, providing free lectures and activities on parenting and family bonding, and supporting local elderly homes.
RTC associates helped design promotional products, such as bags and T-shirts, that were given to teachers and students in the charity’s dialect courses. We also provided interior design services to remodel their classroom at no charge and shared their knowledge and suggestions in a brainstorming session aimed at improving local community services. To date, our associates have given more than 120 hours of their time to this charity!