A Small Company
that does Big Things
Our mission is to transform shopping behavior for the better while simultaneously protecting the environment by promoting the use of reusable shopping bags through white-label products with our business partners.
Our competitively priced bags are designed specifically to be used over and over again, thus reducing the unnecessary consumption of single-use shopping bags — one bag at a time.
Through innovative design, we solve functional needs to deliver the highest levels of performance and user satisfaction. Our materials are carefully chosen for durability, versatility, and attractiveness, with strong consideration for their environmental impact.
Our vision is for every shopper around the globe to embrace this change. Converting consumers to reusable bags might seem like a modest ambition, but the potential positive impact on our environment is enormous. If every household makes the switch, our small actions can create a shopping revolution.
Environmental facts
We strongly believe in the concept of “reduce, reuse, recycle” and hope to play an increased role in supporting this lifestyle. While we advocate forgoing the use of any single-use bags — both plastic and paper — plastic bag statistics are more prevalent, and so we share them in hopes that, through increased information, we can take steps towards making more conscious choices in our daily lives. The collective impact of even small actions — from using refillable water bottles to reducing waste — can have sustaining results for the planet.
Single-Use Plastic Bag Facts
In the United States, the average family uses nearly 1,500 plastic shopping bags a year1, of which less than 1% are recycled.2
The amount of petroleum used to create 14 plastic bags is enough to drive a car one mile.3
It can take up to 1,000 years for a plastic bag to degrade in a landfill.4
About 80% of ocean plastic originates on land, mainly from landfills and urban sources.5
Founder’s Story
For the entirety of my career, I have focused on building businesses that deliver meaningful consumer value and have a positive impact on our environment. I founded KeepCool on four core pillars — innovation, sustainability, affordability, and transparency — which continue to provide the bedrock for everything we do at KeepCool.
— Pierre Barlier, CEO and Founder
Innovation
As our key motivator, innovation drives everything we do — from developing new fabrics and materials to designing new ways to construct bags. We pride ourselves on being problem solvers galvanized by the dual goals of creating great products and minimizing environmental impact. Continually testing new ideas helps us maintain a balance between functional, high-performance designs and sustainable yet cost-efficient materials and processes.
Sustainability
In addition to reducing the amount of plastic waste created by single-use shopping bags, KeepCool is a leader in developing sustainable models for material use and operations — from shopping bags developed from 100% post-consumer plastic-bottle waste to classic cotton totes made from 100% recycled content.
And we’re just getting started. We are a work in progress, continually pushing towards a more sustainable future based on a circular economy.
Affordability
Conscious choices should be democratized, especially when the collective impact can be so great for our environment. That’s why we endeavor to embed cost efficiencies in everything we do and pass these savings onto our partners so that they in turn may make these products and habits available to everyone. This commitment — in addition to the quality of our products — is what has fostered such long-standing partnerships with our clients.
HONESTY
Honesty combines a number of traits, most importantly fairness, candidness of conduct, and sincerity. When you work with KeepCool, you will find that we will be honest about our successes — and about our mistakes. We are human and not flawless, but we will always be straightforward, as we know from experience that honesty creates trust and longstanding relationships. It is on this pillar of honesty that we built KeepCool and the wonderful web of people behind it, and we pledge that this is how we will work with you. We trust that it won’t take long for you to put your confidence in KeepCool, its people, and its bags.
