Gobi: Your Partner in Zero Waste Solutions
Gobi brings a unique mission-driven approach to the zero waste challenge by offering innovative, eco-designed reusable products aimed at transforming daily office life. For over 15 years, Gobi has been supporting companies and organizations—large groups, start-ups, administrations, schools, factories, sports events, festivals—in shifting from disposable to reusable items. The project revolves around products such as a lightweight glass lunchbox and stainless steel cutlery, as well as innovative bottles and cups designed for professionals and everyday use. This initiative is not only about replacing single-use items but also about creating a comprehensive approach to reducing environmental footprints without sacrificing convenience or style. Every product carries the spirit of simplicity, high functionality, and strong social and environmental commitments, all while boasting a 100% Made in France guarantee.
Main Benefits and Key Features
The essence of the project is captured in its array of carefully designed products, prioritized benefits, and impressive figures that have already made an impact. Key figures and standout features include:
- 20,000 Organizations Already Supported
- 100% French manufacturing: Products are assembled in ESAT and made from healthy, certified materials
- Unique personalization: Bottles and cups come with a personalized logo and name, available in nine vibrant colors
- Fast French delivery: Orders arrive within 5 to 15 working days through a short, direct supply chain
- No minimum order requirement: Every gesture counts, enabling sustainable restocks for every business size
- Social and solidarity economy enterprise status, with ESUS approval guaranteeing significant social utility
Eco-Designed Reusable Bottles for Office Life
The project also caters to office environments with a specialized eco-designed reusable bottle, perfectly tailored for workplace daily life. The bottle, crafted with care and a passion for sustainability, replaces disposable options with its sleek, functional design. It is more than just a container—it is a statement of commitment to eco-friendly practices. The project outlines a dynamic and engaging strategy to empower professionals by transforming their everyday routine. The innovative bottle, available in both glass and plastic models, invites a natural flow to hydration, reinforcing lifestyle changes that benefit both the user and the environment. Lightweight, durable, and designed to impress during tight deadlines, these bottles exemplify the fusion of responsibility and style.
Gobi Commitments and Social Impact
At its core, the project embraces a range of social and environmental commitments that bring a human touch to environmental responsibility. Gobi stands as a mission-driven company with a clearly defined ethos: create a better future by reducing waste while uplifting community values. The materials chosen are healthy, sanitary, and rigorously tested in laboratories to ensure the absence of harmful substances such as Bisphenols and PFAS. Detailed eco-design criteria guarantee that each bottle leads a manufacturing process no more polluting than the disposable one it replaces. Making use of local industrial partners across regions like Val-de-Marne, Rhône, and Auvergne, production remains 100% local and transparent.
Gobi in Events & Daily Ecology
Not only does the project thrive in traditional office settings, but it also extends support to organizers of engaged events—festivals, trade shows, sports competitions, and more. Gobi contributes to a more sustainable event environment by replacing disposable items on site, thereby reducing waste and enhancing CSR initiatives. Lunch boxes, cutlery kits, and various personalized accessories allow every event to blend sustainability with a dynamic, fresh experience. This commitment is echoed in the promotional campaigns and workshops designed to calculate impact, foster co-creation, and invite a larger community into the daily ecology movement. The resulting impact resonates on both a micro and a macro scale, generating spirited conversations and swift transitions to zero waste practices.
Commitment to Innovative and Responsible Design
The sustainable mindset embedded within the project reflects a profound dedication to the principles of eco-design. The careful balance between aesthetics and functionality is apparent in each product, where even a bottle’s handle is designed for ease-of-use with a hands-free cap available in nine distinct colors. The project does not rely on fleeting trends but rather on substantial impact figures that illustrate its sober, calculated approach to waste reduction. Through initiatives like personalized mock-ups and a comprehensive RSE (Responsible Social Enterprise) calendar, a continuous dialogue is maintained with the customer base, ensuring every design tweak and innovation always aligns with the ultimate objective: a healthier planet.
Project Impact on Sustainable Development Goals
- SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being – The project guarantees that its materials are healthy, tested, and transparent.
- SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure – Gobi collaborates with 12 industrial partners, ensuring sustainable and high-quality manufacturing processes.
- SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production – Eco-design and a commitment to reduce waste are at the foundation of the project.
- SDG 13: Climate Action – By replacing single-use plastic and disposable items with sustainable alternatives, the project actively contributes to climate action.
- SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth – The involvement of ESAT and Atelier Sans Frontières provides inclusive employment and delivers maximum solidarity in every order.
A Future with Gobi’s Sustainable Solutions
In summary, the initiative demonstrates how eco-design, social commitment, and technological innovation can coexist harmoniously in everyday products. Its journey from the drawing board to the office desk, the event stage, and beyond serves as a powerful reminder of the tangible impacts when sustainable practices are embraced wholeheartedly. The calm assurance of a personalized, French-made bottle is a nod to a future where sustainability is weaved into the fabric of everyday life. This project not only proves the viability of zero waste solutions but also delivers on the promise of a cleaner, healthier planet—one reusable product at a time. With a dynamic approach that blends casual charm and technical excellence, Gobi continues to inspire an array of sectors to join the daily ecology movement. The story continues to unfold, ushering in a new era where every sip taken is a small, yet vital, step towards a zero waste future.
