Christmas is the best time of year to connect with new and existing clients. Giving gifts with your business card or branding included can help to improve your exposure while showing clients you appreciate them.
However, sending corporate Christmas gifts can lead to a large amount of waste being produced.
If your business is one that prides itself on an environmentally conscious image, choosing eco-friendly corporate Christmas gifts could be a useful way to promote your brand.
Here are five of the best environmentally friendly corporate gift ideas.
Christmas Cards
Christmas cards are the classic corporate gift. Not only are they the best way to get your message across to clients, they’re also easily customizable to match your company’s branding.
Colors, themes and prints can be updated with a seasonally festive approach and could include a group photo of your staff. Clients and colleagues will enjoy sharing in the Christmas spirit and will appreciate being included in your well-wishes.
Choosing a printer who uses recycled paper and modern latex inks in the production of your cards can also help to reduce your impact on the environment, as these methods re-use paper and plastic, as well as heavily reduce water used in the printing process.
Cups and Beverages
Tea and coffee are a staple of any office. Including a branded coffee cup with your clients’ Christmas gifts can help to remind them of you when they’re making their daily coffee.
Disposable coffee cups are very difficult to recycle because they use a mix of paper and plastic. This means that they are quickly becoming a leading contributor to landfills.
Modern, sustainable coffee cups can help to reduce waste by avoiding the use of disposable cups. Not only can this help save the environment, but it can also save money, too, as bringing a personal cup to some cafés can be rewarded with a cheaper coffee.
For those who prefer tea, a branded tea kettle or strainer may encourage a switch to loose leaf tea, reducing the waste created by boxes of bagged tea. Other sustainable beverage options can include branded water bottles and reusable metal straws, both of which reduce dependence on single use plastics.
Bags and Wrapping Paper
Christmas gifts just aren’t the same if they aren’t wrapped. However, the waste that wrapping paper creates can be excessive. Placing your presents in re-usable gift bags provides the opportunity to include your branding on environmentally friendly, re-usable bags.
Not only does this let your brand go wherever the bag is brought, but it also helps to associate your business with an environmentally conscious image.
A high quality, reusable bag can often be a useful item and cuts back on unnecessary paper and plastic waste. However, if you can’t go past the feeling of unwrapping a gift on Christmas, why not opt for recycled paper? Include your brand on the wrapping paper or use brand colors in your Christmas theme.
Solar Power
Solar powered devices are some of the most useful corporate gift ideas as they can be used in a variety of situations and are generally manufactured to a high quality. Solar energy powers many devices including lights, fans and speakers and these make ideal gifts complete with your branding.
Solar powered devices are a sustainable option and often don’t require batteries, meaning they can be used straight out of the box and will keep working when the power is out. They can also be quickly recharged on a sunny day, making them a useful and environmentally conscious corporate Christmas gift.
Charity Donation
Making a charitable donation in your client’s name is a special way to share the Christmas spirit and support the community. Charities such as the Salvation Army use donated funds to help bring Christmas cheer to families facing difficulty.
Another option is to sponsor a child’s education in a developing country. Your client can receive updates on their progress, letting them know that their gift is making a difference.
No matter which gift you choose, one or a combination of these ideas will help you reduce your environmental impact this Christmas and leave a positive impression for your brand. Which gift idea will you choose? Let us know in the comments below.
Daniel Defendi
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X-Mas is the best time for everyone. We are planning to gift promotional items in this x-mas. I love the your tips and ideas about eco-friendly gifts. I will surely keep in mind this idea during gifting. Thanks !!
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Yeah true!! Christmas is the best timing to boost your brand and I love the idea to make the image or logo or something related to your brand on paper or reusable bags and give it to your customer. I will share this with friends. Thanks a lot!!
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great ideas. after some month xmas are coming. I will surely follow up on your ideas. You are a genius man!!!!
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Without gifts there is no XMas. For business owners, choosing the right gift is always overwhelming. Yet you provide some very good ideas to keep the tradition going on. However, you can also pick some useful eco-friendly handicrafts to boost your brand such as a recycled Tote bag.
Hello Daniel Defendi,
Endowments are an extraordinary method to draw in clients and increment deals. While gifting, focusing on the green condition is likewise vital. A debt of gratitude is in order for giving alternatives for gifting. Continue sharing.
Thank you so much,,,
If you are searching for ideas about expanding your product. This post is perfect to gain more ideas about selling products in large quantity. Appreciate it for sharing this post.
Interesting on this Xmas.
Gifts with beautiful packaging is undoubtedly a great way to attract your customers. Thanks for sharing with us.
Thanks for sharing this nice and informative content with us, It is really helpful. Your perspective is too much unique in the sense of both eco-friendly gifts and boosting the business brand. It is a very good combination.
Hello Daniel
Felt great to read your article. Eco-Friendly Gifts are totally thumbs up for this Christmas season. I will definitely pass on these ideas to my seniors. Thanks for writing on the Amazing amazing topic.
Cheers & Merry Xmas!!!
Yes, gifts are a part of increasing business. Thanks for sharing the knowledge. Such an amazing stuff.
Superb! but personally I will go with either Donations or Solar power. Sponsoring a child’s education is a next level gift.
Thanks for this
Those are very interesting and effective Suggestions I have ever heard off will surely try this for My new blog on Christmas, thanks for sharing such a useful blog
Thanks for sharing a wonderful idea of gift and giving everyone a nice opportunity to share the detail.
This List is Just Amazing all the Gifts are Great, my personal favourite gift is Christmas Cards because that reflects Love and affection and it really makes People Happy.
Thank you for sharing such an amazing post.
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Gifts and beautiful packaging is undoubtedly a great way to attract anyone and stay to their mind for a longer time period.
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Gifts and beautiful packaging is undoubtedly a great way to attract your customers and stay to their mind for a longer time period.
Hi Eva,
Thanks for your comment. I definitely agree, there’s nothing better than receiving something useful and knowing that it also has the environment in mind.
We do need to be green about all our choices right now. If we all do our bit with a small step then we can save our planet
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Gifts are a great way to attract customers and increase sales. When gifting, paying attention to the green environment is also necessary. Thanks for giving options for gifting. Keep sharing.
Hi Shilpy, thanks for your comment! Definitely, the best gift to give is one that can be recycled! Helping the environment can be a great gift for the world.
Hello Daniel,
An eco-friendly card is a way to express our appreciation for the customer, love the Christmas Cards which made with paper handmade,
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Hi Niraj, thanks for your comment. I agree, a simple card can be a small and inexpensive gesture which gets great results!
Hi Daniel,
Thanks a lot for sharing this and giving everyone a nice opportunity to read in detail.
Definitely makes sense to go green on cards Daniel. We know after a few months, most find the recycle bin or trash. Be green, and festive.
Hi Ryan, thanks for your comment. You’re very right, I think we can all benefit from choosing greener alternatives for our Christmas branding!