The usual suspects, as attendant gifts go, are silver jewelry, engraved beer mugs, beach totes, cufflinks, etc… However, below, you will find eco-friendly and socially responsible suggestions that might be that much more meaningful:
- Gift baskets are a thoughtful way to present an array of small gifts. Distant Village offers a range of sustainable packaging, and even custom bags, boxes and baskets.
- For fancy fillers try our local Hydra natural soap of
- If you’re anti-DIY, Global Exchange offers a Women Around the World Gift Basket that is part of a worldwide campaign to end violence towards women and girls. Also check out their Fair Trade Extravaganza Gift Basket or the Code Pink Gift Pack. For men, Global exchange offers hemp wallets; belts; duffle bags; hand-crafted silver money clips and sweatshop-free sneakers.
- World of Good ethically sourced gifts housewares and accessories, offers bags, jewelry, scarves, and shawls, as well as eco-friendly journals hand-crafted from tree-free paper in
- The Nature Conservancy sells unique natural attire including “Ties to Nature” silk ties and also sells gift cards for their online gift store.
- Look at Ten Thousand Villages for a variety of fair trade items.
Or consider:
- Citizen Eco-drive solar powered watches.
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- Vy & Elle.
- Golf accessories from Eco Golf, include biodegradable golf tees and water soluble balls that break down in 96 hours. Also check out their hemp hats that are ready for personal embroidery.
- Original Bottle Cap Lures, 100% natural and biodegradable and made from recycled metal bottle caps
- Recycled wine bottle Protect Our Earth drinking glasses are available at Uncommon Goods.
- Hemp belts or guitar straps, at Natural Nirvana.
If you’re a hands-on shopper, stop into the following eco-friendly San Francisco Stores:
Tanks, tees and thongs in organic cotton.
Men’s and women's eco-friendly tees, shoes, handbags and beauty products.
Everything from organic cotton sheets and pillows to organic undergarments.
A socially conscious, nonprofit, green gift shop.
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A home-store that exclusively sells green products, like organic bedding and natural beauty products.
2 comments:
I have always loved doing things out of the conventional means. This instigated me to gift my known ones with a Canvas Photo that had a compilation of the various moments spend together by us. The thought for this was basically to do something different but I did not know they would accept this so warmly.
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