Awareness

Paul Bellantone and I walked to dinner after the first day of PPAI’s 2015 Product Responsibility Summit and talked about the same thing

Harry Potter star Evanna Lynch has launched a T-shirt campaign that will donate 'a portion of the proceeds' to World Animal Protection So far Lynch has sold 1,600 T-shirts, triple the 500 goal. The T-shirts, aimed at "Harry Potter" fans, read "My name isn't Luna but I can love good," referencing Lynch's character in the…

The Bangladesh government found more than 80 percent of Bangladesh's garment factories supplying global retailers to be safe, the government said on Monday, citing improvements made after a deadly 2013 accident. Syed Ahmed, the inspector general of factories, said a 1,475 garment factories had been assessed as part of a government initiative supported by the…

The 2013 garment factory collapse at Bangladesh’s Rana Plaza, which killed at least 1,133 people, was seen around the world as a wake-up call. There already had been several deadly tragedies in the country’s massive and growing garment industry, such as the 2012 Tazreen Fashions fire, but the deaths at Rana Plaza were on a new…

Prime Line, the supplier based in Bridgeport, Conn., announced today two major acquisitions of established factory direct sourcing lines—R.O.I. Line by Source Abroad and Get It Global—in separate, simultaneous transactions.

Pantone chose Radiant Orchid as the color of 2014. Here are nine ways to use the floral hue in the New Year.

AAkron Line has partnered with Hour Glass Calendars to raise awareness for men’s health. AAkron Line will be giving away free twelve-month 2014 wall calendars, featuring men of AAkron Line showing off iconic mustaches, to anyone who donates to the campaign. All proceeds will benefit Movember, a global charity that raises funds and awareness to combat prostate and testicular cancer as well as mental health challenges.

Jane Nelson-Halverson, owner of Dakota Promotions & Printing, describes her experiences volunteering for an abused adult resource center, which she also does some promotional work for. She details the services the center provides, as well as how she handles selling promotional products to an organization she also volunteers at.

Did you know that Fire Prevention Week falls on Oct. 6-12? Raise awareness—and potentially save a life—with promotional products.

It's been a rough year for Livestrong, and its ongoing problems could mean uncertainty for the promotional products industry.