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Theresa Hegel

  • Executive Editor, Special Projects & Sustainability

Theresa Hegel oversees various strategic initiatives for ASI’s editorial department and also serves as editor of Promo for the Planet, ASI’s award-winning educational resource hub for sustainability. In addition, she regularly contributes to ASICentral, Counselor and PPM, with a focus on apparel, technology and sustainability. She’s won multiple regional and national awards for her writing and reporting, including three Jesse H. Neal awards for Best Range of Work By a Single Author.

Chameleon Like Finds New Use for Old Boxes

Among the supplier’s many sustainable offerings is its “eco-shred,” a box filler made f...

EcoPlum Joins Coalition to End Plastic Pollution

3M, parent company of Top 40 supplier 3M Promotional Markets, also signed on to help cr...

Brand Fuel Earns B Corp Certification

The North Carolina-based distributor says it’s been working toward the certification fo...

Study: 78% of Americans Can’t Define ‘Greenwashing’

That’s one of the findings in a new Morning Consult report on consumers’ attitudes abou...

Infographic: What Makes T-Shirts So Special

For decades, T-shirts have been the epitome of casual, cool style. Learn some interesti...

Case Study: Microsoft Plants 60,000 ‘Carbon Mitigation Powerhouses’ as Part of Swag Gift

Top 40 distributor Corporate Imaging Concepts helped the technology company put togethe...

WGSN Names ‘Apricot Crush’ Color of the Year for 2024

The trend forecasting company says the “restorative, refreshing and energetic hue” will...

4 Quick Tips for Writing High-Quality Content

Google has been rolling out updates to its search function to keep low-quality and unor...

Wet-It! Sponge Cloths Allow Consumers to Ditch the Disposables

A common product in Sweden, the absorbent cloths replace around 17 paper towel rolls du...

Texas Decorator C.C. Creations Breaks Ground on $33M Facility

The firm says the expansion will help it increase printing capacity to 15 million T-shi...

57 Reasons to Wear Secondhand Clothes

Heinz found a clever way to rebrand the dreaded ketchup stain, a tongue-in-cheek hotlin...

The Bright Side: Charles River Assembles ‘School Kits’ for Charity

Boston-based Cradles to Crayons ensures that low-income students have supplies for the ...

4 Ways to Avoid Greenwashing in Your Marketing

A number of companies are getting dinged for making false environmental claims, and the...

Apparel Decorating Roundup: PVC Patches, Silicone Ink & More

Check out a few of the latest offerings from decorating supply companies.

PromoSpark Builds $1.2M Headquarters, Making Room for Fulfillment

The Fairfield, OH-based distributor plans to move into a new 12,000-square-foot facilit...

Buttonsmith Launches On-Demand Political Merch Platform

The Carnation, WA, company is offering MerchBlue, allowing campaigns to sell union-prin...

This Summer’s Buzzworthy Beer Marketing

Whether it’s dive bar-flavored ice cream or a DIY beer guitar, brands are coming up wit...

Proposed Sustainability Disclosures Raise Questions

The International Sustainability Standards Board is putting together global rules for d...

Q&A: How Not to Avoid Awkward Conversations

Author, speaker and performance mentor Lou Diamond shares tips for improving your profe...

5 Simple Ways to Make Event Swag More Sustainable

Focus on high-quality branded merch that attendees will treasure long after returning f...

YouTube, Spotify Broaden Shopping Features

Social commerce has been slowly but steadily growing in popularity.

Should Promo Join BeReal – the ‘Anti-Instagram’?

The latest social media craze promises low-stakes, authentic photo sharing. Its growing...

Would You Wear a Dress Made of Cocoa Bean Husks?

Whether it’s sneakers made of apple leather or haute couture to promote vegan ice cream...

Fanatics Inks Deal to Handle Crimson Tide Student-Athlete Merch

As part of a new partnership with The University of Alabama, the sports merchandise ret...

SOI 2022: Companies Cope With Tight Labor Market

Suppliers and distributors are paying more to find good employees, but the situation is...