Corporate social responsibility isn’t merely a trend in the promotional products industry – it’s a commitment.
Many companies are stepping up to make a real difference, championing sustainability, giving back through philanthropy and driving progress in diversity, equity and inclusion.
As part of the PPAI 100 research program, the Association gathered benchmarking data provided by companies that appeared in the 2025 ranking of promo’s leading distributors and suppliers, as well as those who didn’t make this year’s list or were too small to be eligible.
This report focuses on the very questions that allowed PPAI Media to score the PPAI 100 Responsibility category. Here, we look at some key performance indicators of these businesses in terms of their environmental, social and governance efforts, sharing the state of responsibility among the very largest companies in the industry, all the way down to promo’s more typical small businesses – those earning less than $3 million per year.
The following sections offer a breakdown of each benchmarking statistic, with insights and reactions from decision-makers among companies who participated in the surveys.
- 2 Distributors Earn New PPAI 100 High Marks For Responsibility
- The State of Responsibility 2025, including benchmarking data on the CSR practices of suppliers and distributors of all sizes, is now available to Professional-tier members via the Association’s Premium Research.
