(Editor’s Note: PromoWire by PPAI Media is a running digest of news releases and updates submitted from organizations around the promotional products industry. PPAI Media edits these only slightly, including for length, and will consider newsworthy entries from any member organization.)

December 19, 2022

Delta Apparel Adds Depth to Executive Team

Delta Apparel (PPAI 188431, S9) announced that Justin Grow has rejoined the company as executive vice president and chief administrative officer.

  • Justin will work closely with the company’s chief executive officer, Bob Humphreys, and board of directors on strategic and corporate development initiatives; oversee the company’s legal, compliance, human resources, and administrative functions; and assist with investor relations efforts.
  • “We are excited to add Justin’s leadership and business perspective to our executive team,” Humphreys says. “Justin brings a wealth of versatility and subject matter expertise gained through years of experience with public and private companies competing across a variety of industries.”
  • Before joining Delta Apparel in 2011, Justin served in leadership roles for ScanSource, Inc., a Fortune 1000 technology distributor (NASDAQ: SCSC), and 3V Sigma USA, Inc., a leading producer of advanced specialty chemicals.

Gildan Included On The Dow Jones Sustainability Index, CDP’s Leadership Band

For the 10th consecutive year, Gildan Activewear (PPAI 250187, S13) has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index for its leading ESG practices.

  • Gildan achieved an industry best score within the Textiles, Apparel, and Luxury Goods sector in the areas of corporate governance, environmental reporting, social reporting, and product stewardship. Results are available here.
  • And for the third time, Gildan has been included in CDP’s Leadership Band in their 2022 Climate Change report, receiving an A- score for its environmental performance and the transparency of its environmental disclosures. Results are available here.
  • “Gildan’s continued inclusion in DJSI and CDP’s Leadership Band underscores and reinforces our strong commitment to operating sustainably, ethically, and transparently,” says Glenn Chamandy, President and CEO of Gildan. “For more than two decades, we have been raising the bar when it comes to our ESG initiatives, recognizing the importance of ESG as an integral part of our business strategy and an important element to our success. This mindset, combined with our vertically integrated business model and our strong, talented workforce, have allowed us to position Gildan as a leading company for ESG practices. Having recently embarked on our Next Generation ESG strategy, we plan to continue to expand our positive ESG impacts even further.” 

 

December 15, 2022

commonsku Publishes 2022 Year-End Recap

Some highlights from communsku’s (PPAI 552077) year-end recap, citing trends for the promotional products industry heading into 2023:

  • The popularity for branded merchandise reached new heights. Julia Janks, Senior Analyst at Trends, wrote that “Gifting is the new customer retention strategy.”
  • Suppliers got very serious about reducing friction for their distributor customers. Many suppliers on commonsku invested in their connected workflow experience with distributors through access to live inventory, ship notifications, order status and electronic purchase orders.
  • The GDP rose 2.9% in Q3, better than expected, Black Friday online shopping hit an all-time high and even in-person retail visits increased a smidge, according to Adobe Analytics Holiday Shopping Report. This certainly does not suggest that we have moved beyond economic uncertainty, but it does indicate that marketers still have budget.

ASB Raises Over $25,000 For Local Families In Need

American Solutions for Business (PPAI 101656, D12) raised over $25,000 for families in the Pope County area through their annual Adopt-A-Family fundraiser.

  • Raising over double the amount they achieved last year, ASB was able to sponsor 16 families, including 36 kids, and a special gift for an individual in the area spending the holidays alone.
  • This tradition began two decades ago as a special gift for ASB’s founder Larry Zavadil and his wife Diane as a collective effort from team members and sales associates at American Solutions for Business.
  • The families are kept anonymous by county administrators, and the only details given to the American team are ages and genders of the children. Volunteers spend an afternoon of shopping finding items that the children need and want, doing what they can to make sure their holiday season is filled with smiles.