Make a difference this year by giving a meaningful and more sustainable corporate gift

In a world where sustainability is becoming more important and there is an abundance of stuff, it is important to choose a more sustainable and meaningful corporate gift. It is time to look beyond the traditional, sometimes useless, disposable items and instead invest in gifts that are both meaningful for the recipient and better for our planet.

With a consciously chosen, original and meaningful gift you show that you care about your employee or colleague and want to contribute to the environment and humane production practices. Because someone who is committed to the success of a company every day deserves more than a standard gift. Fortunately, there are very cool companies that are committed to creating fairer, more social and more environmentally conscious products that make a positive and valuable contribution to someone’s life.

Read on to get inspired with ideas for more sustainable end-of-year gifts that will help express your appreciation for your staff.

The COSH! Conscious Shopping Gift Card

Looking for a more sustainable corporate gift where you surprise someone with fashion and style? Then choose the Conscious Shopping Gift Card, a gift voucher with many possibilities. Such as shopping at trendy fashion stores, enjoying eco-lifestyle stores, discovering natural cosmetics or more sustainable fashion stores. With the gift voucher for more conscious shopping you can buy from innovative Belgian designers, vegan cosmetics, shoes and bags made in Europe, natural soap and workshops to make your life more environmentally friendly. You can spend the gift card in Flanders and Brussels at dozens of participating stores in various cities.

Of course you can also combine the Conscious Shopping Gift Card in a package with other local gifts. This way your employees or customers receive a meaningful gift that they can partly fill in themselves!

Give a zero waste gift

Nature Bar

Do you want to inspire your team to use more zero-waste products in their daily lives? Give them a natural, vegan and plastic-free shampoo or soap bar from Nature Bar. The bars are handcrafted in the soap factory, in the back of their soap store in Amsterdam. Only plant-based ingredients, butters or oils are used for the soap and shampoo bars, and at least one local and circular ingredient is added to each bar. A natural shampoo bar from Nature Bar is a valuable and conscious addition to your team’s skincare products!

Boavista Circular

Help your colleagues start a more sustainable lifestyle with products from Boavista Circular. Here you can find eco-friendlier household products to support a more environmentally friendly lifestyle. Think of cleaning brushes, soap and cleaning products that are better for the planet. Support awareness, reuse and inspire others with a gift from Boavista Circular.

Design for Resilience 

Also Design for Resilience is a good place to go for gifts that help you develop a zero waste lifestyle. At this brand from Brussel, all products are of very high quality, as they use high-quality materials such as Egyptian cotton and Belgian linen. An extra bonus: the look and feel is very aesthetic and minimalist, so even the stylish employee will be very happy with this gift.

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Give a creative workshop

De Steek

What is more fun and original than an experience as a gift? This way you can learn something new, be creative and it is also possible to do it with your entire team. Give a (creative) workshop as a gift, for example at sewing café De Steek in Amsterdam. Experience an original and creative afternoon during a workshop embroidery, knitting, quilting, clothing repair or follow a sewing lesson for beginners so that your team learns how to make their own clothes. An experience that they will definitely benefit from in the future!

De Naaierij

Are you looking for a creative workshop in the area of​The Hague? Then De Naaierij is the right place for you. Follow a fun workshop about clothing repair or learn how to transform an ​‘old’ piece of clothing into something new so that you’ll definitely wear it again. This way you’ll not only have a fun and creative afternoon with your team, but you’ll also reduce the waste mountain of clothing!et alleen een leuke en creatieve middag met het team, maar verminder je ook nog eens de kledingberg!

Studio WOUW

Another fun idea to give a creative workshop as a present: learn to dye with natural dyes at Studio WOUW in Ghent! This natural dye house focuses on local and artisanal dyeing techniques to breathe new life into textiles. It is possible to bring your own garment to the workshop and dye it with plant dyes or residual products such as onion and avocado peels. Another creative corporate gift: the DIY packages from Studio WOUW, so your employees can get started with natural dyeing in the comfort of their own home.

Surprise someone with a personalised gift

Atelier Houthuys

Surprise your employees with a unique, personalised gift! For example, by embroidering a sweater, cap, bag or T‑shirt with a personal message. Atelier Houthuys in Ghent specialises in custom embroidery on request. Their collection includes T‑shirts, sweaters and caps made of organic cotton that can be embroidered with your own design, but it is also possible to bring in your own clothing or accessories. Contact Sara from Atelier Houthuys for the possibilities.

Give an accessory from recycled material

Oxious

A few years ago, the world of corporate gifts was not so sustainable and the founders of Oxious know that all too well. When they started Oxious in 2015 and made more sustainable and ethical hammam towels and high-quality accessories, this was not yet so common in the sector and sometimes looked at strangely. But since then, they have grown a lot and now even have their own production atelier where they work as ethically and environmentally responsible as possible. And the sector is also becoming increasingly sustainable, as you can see in this list of more sustainable corporate gifts. A beautiful and multifunctional woven towel made from recycled materials from Oxious is an ultimate gift for your employees, because they can use it in several ways. For example as a hammam towel and plaid in both the summer and winter months.

PLUP

Inspire your employees with an accessory made from recycled materials, such as the upcycled bags and accessories from the German brand PLUP. Choose a cool, high-quality handbag, belt, wallet or bike bag made from recycled fire hoses or a chic bag made from recycled aluminium tabs from a can. By choosing for PLUP, you’re sure that you have an original gift with an interesting and environmentally friendly story.

Secrid x Freitag 

What happens when two innovative and sustainable brands collaborate? That’s right, you get a very aesthetic, upcycled, socially and environmentally conscious product! Dutch brand Secrid and German brand Freitag created an innovative version of the iconic and timeless wallet. The result is a cool wallet that is not only incredibly practical, timeless and high-quality, but also made from recycled materials as you would expect from Freitag. A gift that is guaranteed to make your employees happy!

Fraenck 

For anyone looking for a social, more sustainable and upcycled gift, the Arnhem fashion brand Fraenck is your place to go. Here you’ll not only find a permanent collection of stylish and locally produced bags and accessories, but as a company you can also collaborate with Fraenck to design your own collection. How cool is it to give your team a unique and upcycled gift that is specially designed for them? From upcycling textile waste, canvas, artificial leather and other materials to backpacks, pencil cases and other products – it is never too crazy for Fraenck!

fyksin Atelier

Give an original and upcycled corporate present this year from the German brand fyksin Atelier. The collection consists of colourful, unique and upcycled bags, backpacks, wallets and other accessories made from old recycled PVC advertising posters. Or choose an original and practical accessory such as a modern shower rack, also made from colourful, upcycled advertising posters. All items are locally made in Germany and do you have a creative idea yourself for a product? Then designers Sinah and Sabrina are happy to think with you about a personalised and exclusive corporate gift.

Made Out Of

At Made Out Of from New Beijerland, you will find locally made office items. Almost all products are made from more sustainable materials such as old upcycled advertising banners, vegan apple leather and recycled wool felt. Give your colleagues a handy, Dutch-made end-of-year gift with Made Out Of’s bags, accessories and stationery. Orders of 25 items or more, it is even possible to have your own logo on them!

koda amsterdam

Also at the Amsterdam brand koda amsterdam you’ll find beautiful bags and accessories made from recycled materials. The collection consists of stylish and timeless handbags, shoulder bags, cases and cushions made from residual materials, such as leftover curtain and furniture fabrics. Strong and circular! Everything is designed by Dutch designers and made in Dutch ateliers by talented makers with a distance to the labour market.

be the fibre

In Belgium you can also find both beautiful, local and circular corporate gifts. The brand be the fibre works together with Wereld Missie Hulp to make more sustainable accessories from second-hand clothing that can no longer be worn. The clothing is fiberized into a new fabric, resulting in a diverse collection of shoulder bags, shoppers, laptop bags, backpacks, pouffes and cushions. Choose from their permanent collection or contact be the fibre to create a personalised, more sustainable corporate gift.