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Holiday shopping is upon us and if you haven’t already begun wrapping and storing your gifts to be handed out during the Season of Giving, then you’re in luck, because there are some seriously good sales to shop now. So, over the next few weeks The Wellness Feed will be wrapping up gift guides with sustainable shopping gift ideas for everyone in your life from parents and inlaws to co-workers and friends with plenty of deals to love. Today’s guide is dedicated to your friend whose feed is all about those 5am runs and who introduced you to superfood smoothies and workout apps.
Yet, in classic TWF style this gift guide is all about products that make a positive impact, whether that manifests in a brand’s dedication towards using recycled materials or having factories verified by 3rd parties to ensure that fair trade and standards are met. After all, in a world of endless choices, why not choose the best one? So, if you have a friend, sister, or partner who has never met a hike or yoga pose that they didn’t like, then these sustainable gift ideas are for them to love while helping the planet that they adore staying active on.
Wolven’s Pocket Recycled Leggings
The top gift for all the fitness-obsessed are leggings. Providing the feeling of the second skin, this particular pair comes in a distinctive print and pockets that make them ideal for wearing all-day or enjoying a long run.
Environmental Impact: Wolven is Climate Neutral Certified. They’re stretchy athleisurewear is made from yarn made from recycled plastic bottles. It takes recycled 27 plastic water bottles to make 1 pair of Wolven leggings and they generate 79% less carbon emissions than their virgin yarn counterpart.
The Ethically Made Recycled Sari Scarf
Patchwork is one of the popular trends, and gifting a scarf like this will make a great impact on the recipient and the earth. This one-of-a-kind gift comes from recycled silk and cotton saris sewn together by a collective of women artisans making them sustainable gift ideas that come with an impactful story.
Social Impact: “Handmade by members of a women’s artisan cooperative in India, which provides them with an opportunity to create a better standard of living for themselves, their children, and their communities.” ~ Uncommon Goods website
Bombas Gripper Socks
Get a grip. These Bombas socks give comfort and warmth without the fear of slipping on wooden floors. They have a cushioned footbed and arch support, making them an ideal gift for your active friends who you’d love to give a comfier gift to.
Transparent Impact: Bombas has been a B Corp certified company since 2017. Since then they’ve taken on sustainable initiatives to improve their score by assessing and reducing their greenhouse gas emissions, using more recycled and organic materials and partnering with other brands and organizations to reduce landfill waste by offering to take back old clothing.
For Days 100% Organic Cotton Sweatshirt
The comfort and coziness factor of this sweatshirt means that all day you’re feeling good. Available in 11 colors and made out of 100% organic cotton, the mid-weight fleece is also made with zero-waste methods to ensure that fabric scraps made during production are recycled and made into new products.
Environmental Impact: For Days promotes circular fashion by ensuring that their clothes are designed to be 100% recyclable and able to be made into new materials. The brand also has achieved Carbon Neutral Certification and is a B Corporation.
Girlfriend ‘Please Recycle’ Recycled Socks
Sports socks make a perfect gift especially if they come with an inspiration quote that supports recycling and a clean environment. Coming in four different colors, wearing these socks saves energy, prevents the production of CO2, and contributes to sustainability.
Environmental Impact: These socks are not only made from recycled materials, but they’re also meant to be recycled. According to the site, when compared to their virgin counterparts, these socks:
- Save 3.67 water bottles from landfills
- Prevent 4.93 lbs of CO2 emissions
- Save 1.08 KWH of energy
Your Super Stainless Steel Smoothie bottle
A fitness junkie can never have too many bottles. With an inspirational quote, the intake of vitamins and healthy substances will be much more enjoyable when you know that this bottle comes directly from sustainable ingredients.
Environmental Impact: Keep your hot drinks hot and your cold drinks cold with this reusable stainless-steel water bottle kept secure with a spill-resistant lid. By switching to a reusable water bottle you’ll:
- Save the 1.5 million barrels of oil that are used to meet the demand of water bottles in the U.S.
- Minimize the 2 million tons of water bottles discarded into landfills yearly.
- Prevent 1 water bottle from being tossed into landfills which can take up to 1,000 years to decompose.
Cariuma Ethically Made Canvas Sneakers
If there is something that will get your fitness-obsessed recipient over the moon, then these canvas sneakers are the perfect blend of street-style and sustainable comfort. The appealing color means that they can be worn with most outfits and they’re also made with premium materials to ensure that they’re built for walking miles and are made to last.
Social Impact: For each pair of sneakers purchased, a tree is donated and planted in the Brazilian Rainforest. When it comes to the social impact of these shoes they are crafted in a factory that meets the International Labor Organization guidelines to ensure that human rights are in place.
Moon Juice SuperHair Multivitamin
To end with a beauty note, this vitamin booster for the skin and hair is the new and modern trendy gift that is a top-notch choice. The sustainable packaging and natural ingredients that keep the sea life and animals make this gift even more valuable.
Environmental Impact: Ingredients like kelp are sustainably sourced from specific farms to protect plant populations and the environment. Other ingredients featured in their formulas are traceable and also sustainably sourced. The bottles are 100% glass, recyclable and reusable. They’re boxes are recyclable, FSC certified and sourced from responsibly managed forests.
Bala The Jump Rope
Your childhood toy is all grown up. This sleek jump rope is crafted from silicone and steel and built to last, be adjusted or even replaced with a rope that can be upgraded with a newer version once it’s worn.
Nurse Jamie Super-Cryo Massaging Orb
Tone, massage and relax with this vibrating orb that increases ciruclation to improve your skin tone or to simply relax your mind with this device from a famed celebrity dermatologist.
Environmental Impact: While there isn’t much on the sustainability front when it comes to these products, most Nurse Jamie formulas and solutions feature plant-based ingredients and no harmful chemicals. For tools like this orb, stainless steel, an endlessly recycable ingredient, is used and items are shipped in paper, not plastic.
Koa + Roy Fitness & Recovery Massage Cube
Give your friends the gift of soothing muscle recovery. Crafted with rich shea and cocoa butter and a dash of methanol, this cube is a refreshing reward after a tough workout.
Environmental Impact: Crafted from USDA certified organic and Fair Trade ingredients, this massage bar hydrates and nourishes skin without synthetics, fragrances or chemical additives. Handmade in San Diego it is also packaged and shipped plastic-free. And, Koa + Roy is a B-Corp company.
Terra Thread Bumi Organic Cotton Duffle Bag
Made from certified organic cotton, this duffle bag is a great sustainable gift idea for your friends to use at the gym or even for a weekend getaway. Choose from colors like this forest green or classic kahki or black.
Environmental Impact: This bag is handmade from 100% GOTS certified organic cotton and non toxic dyes in a certified Fair Trade factory. As a B Corp company Earth Hero promises to do good by supporting workers across their supply chain, support conservation efforts and by partnering with nonprofits to give back to various environmental and social causes.
Les 100 Ciels Unisex Wool Cap
This wardrobe staple is crafted from 70% natural wool that is sustainably sourced. And, with an all-nautral stain rellpellent, it’ll be a piece that your friend (or you) can wear again and again.
Environmental Impact: Les 100 Ciels holds several certifications assessing their sustainable standards and claims such as the Global Recycled Standard for their use of recycled materials, The Organic Standard for tracking and verifying that materials are 100% organic, Blue Sign and the Ethically Correct SA800 to ensure that wokers throughout their suppy chain operate in safe facilities.
Yoloha Aura Cork Yoga Mat
If you have a yogi in your life they’ll love this sustasinable gift idea. This Yoloha Mat is thick and cushioned for comfort and built for a no slip hold so that your friends can enjoy downward facing dog without worrying about their mat moving.
Environmental Impact: This mat is made from 70% renewable materials and is free from PVC’s, latex or plasticizers. The foam is made from 55% sugarcane combined with cork that is harvested without cutting down trees. And, each mat is shipped in packaging made from 100% recycled or recyclable cardboard and kraft paper.