Waiting until the last minute to pick up Christmas gifts for business colleagues and employees does not mean you have to part from your values when gifting. If your desire is to run a sustainable, green business; then the gifts you share, even last minute gifts, should ideally reflect your values. While you probably will not have much chance of finding a printer or engraver to personalize last minute gifts, this list can help you choose gifts that are true to your, and to your company's, values.
Green Gift Ideas
A well-chosen eco-friendly gift will offer a frequent reminder about your green values; and will cause your business colleague to think of your business first when a need arises.
You can pick up some, or all of these environmentally friendly last minute gifts in local shops and department stores. If you have trouble finding the ones you are looking for. You can pick them up through websites offering overnight delivery. Last-minute shopping can mean limited selection, so be prepared with a second-best and even a third-favorite choice. You probably will not want to run from store to store at the last minute; so flexibility will be your friend when shopping for a last minute green business gift.
Green Gift Ideas
A well-chosen eco-friendly gift will offer a frequent reminder about your green values; and will cause your business colleague to think of your business first when a need arises.
- Journals or planners made from recycled paper - Over-harvesting trees has been described as the source of a number of environmental problems; so recycled paper items are a natural choice for many green businesses.
- Crank flashlight or radio - Helpful as a small step for reducing a carbon footprint; a crank flashlight or crank radio gets away from the use of batteries or electricity.
- Water-powered clock - If you are concerned for the environment, sharing that with employees and colleagues can be done by selecting a water-powered clock. Your friends will not have to plug it in or buy new batteries; it just needs to be refilled with water when it runs low.
- Bamboo items - Bamboo is considered to be a sustainable resource, with a small water footprint; picture frames, business card holders, even the bamboo plant itself in a designer vase make a nice eco-friendly gift you can pick up at the last minute.
- Recycled glass paperweight - Reducing your carbon footprint is one part of running a sustainable business. Recycling one ton of glass is said to remove or eliminate 693 pounds of carbon dioxide from the environment. While a paperweight only weighs a couple of pounds, it can make an attractive part of your eco-friendly statement.
- Fabric shopping tote - Almost anyone who has visited a store in recent years will have noticed the mesh shopping totes with large, often gaudy, store logos on them. A logo-free shopping tote can be carried to more stores with less awkwardness; and your friends will think of you and your environmentally friendly business each time they visit any store.
- Solar powered clocks and radios - Every time the recipient looks at the clock or listens to the radio will be another chance they will be reminded of your service and ethics, and can increase the chance of them calling your business.
You can pick up some, or all of these environmentally friendly last minute gifts in local shops and department stores. If you have trouble finding the ones you are looking for. You can pick them up through websites offering overnight delivery. Last-minute shopping can mean limited selection, so be prepared with a second-best and even a third-favorite choice. You probably will not want to run from store to store at the last minute; so flexibility will be your friend when shopping for a last minute green business gift.
Copyright Laure Justice
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