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90+ Ethically Made & Sustainable Gift Ideas for 2022 [Eco-Guide]

Your gifts this year come wrapped in kindness

In this ultimate gift guide, you'll find options with a rebellious spirit. Besides bringing you sustainable and ethically-made gift ideas for 2021, you'll be a bit kinder to the world supporting brands that were born to make it better!

Hello OurGoodFamily, it’s been a while since we’ve put together one of our popular eco-guides. They’re known to be extremely extensive and thorough. We look up every brand to help you choose the right gifts based on your ethical values, and most importantly showcasing you beautifully, sometimes hand made products that share kindness.

We say kindness because you’re supporting sustainable and ethically made brands, and also because most often you create a ripple effect in the lifestyle of the lucky ones who receive the gift. 

So this year, we highly encourage you to make make eco+social conscious purchase decisions, wrapped them in love under your tree. Even better if you can wrap them up with repurposed creativity — pssst… you’ll love these 15 DIY low cost ideas using upcycled gift wrapping materials

We’ve divided this sustainable gift guide in comfortable sections so that it doesn’t get too crazy… Here you’ll find loads of incredible eco + ethically-made gift ideas (almost 100 of them!), and we’ve gone a step further: under each brand we’ve collected a good bunch of discounts for you! 

This eco guide guide is for the sustainably-curious ones, whether they’re busy mums, adventurers, nature-explorers, fashionistas, little cute ones, health-centric, beauty-obsessed, or just kiddos who wanna have a good time this Christmas. In this sustainably-conscious guide there’s a gift for everyone!

We wish you a Merry Eco-Christmas & loads of joy and a well-spent time with those you love!

Pro Tip: Share this page with your friends and family on socials, bookmark it for future occasions. This is a go-to-guide to inspire more people in your circle to embrace a more sustainable way of living!

Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021

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Ethically-Made & Sustainable Fashionable Gifts

Explore a collection of conscious and stylish brands in the sustainable fashion space. These ethical fashion gift ideas are selected based on their fair trade standards and the use of eco-friendlier materials. We’re sure you can find a special piece for your loved ones this year: from apparel, shoes, fashion accessories, or underpinnings.

Pssst… Watch out for some of our special discounts!

Apparel for Women + Men

1. INDIGENOUS

INDIGENOUS brings a collection of organic clothing, where every piece is proudly handcrafted by indigenous artisans in Peru. All garments have been ethically-made using 100% natural & organic fabrics, colored with safe, eco-friendly dyes.

For Women + Men

Ethical Values: Fair-trade, Handcrafted, Organic, Eco-friendly, Sustainable Materials

Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 indigenous
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 indigenous
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 indigenous

2. Oh Seven Days

OhSevenDays is a mindfully made womenswear label creating sustainable staples from dead stock fabrics based in Istanbul Turkey. Essentially, the brand makes slow fashion from fast fashion’s leftovers! Their compact collections revolve around an understated yet charismatic aesthetic and are designed to be multi-functional and compatible within capsule wardrobes.

For Women

Ethical Values: Sustainable Materials, Recycled, Upcycled, Zero Waste, Fair-trade

Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 oh seven days
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021

3. People Tree

People Tree has been a leader in the sustainable and ethical fashion movement since 1991. In fact, this slow fashion brand is a pioneer of Fair Trade becoming the first fashion company to be awarded the World Fair Trade Organisation product label. The products are made out of natural materials including organic cotton and wool, which are ethically sourced materials to produce fair trade apparel. They’re made by Indian artisans and employees with fair wages and a positive work environment.

For Women

Ethical Values: Sustainable Materials, Fair-trade, Organic, Vegan

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4. The Good Tee

The Good Tee is a sustainable clothing brand focusing on high-quality Fair Trade Certified organic cotton T-shirts. This socially responsible brand allows ethical shoppers to easily learn about the transparent supply chain and trace the manufacturing process highlighting The Good Tee’s partner suppliers and the materials used.

For Women + Men

Discount Code: 10% off using code OURGOODBRANDS

Ethical Values: Fair-trade, Organic

The best ethical brands with the most eco-friendly yoga clothes

5. Thought

Thought uses sustainable materials and ethical practices to create an eclectic style. Educating, supporting, skill-sharing and partnering with give-back programs is the other side of the brand. Their collections include easy-to-wear clothes using natural fabrics like bamboo, hemp and organic cotton. The unique patterns and bold colors are sure to add some sustainable flare to your wardrobe.

For Women + Men

Ethical Values: Fair-trade, Organic, Sustainable Materials, Give Back

Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 thought
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 thought
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 thought

6. Vustra

Vustra is a fashion brand for men designed in California by a team of design and tech professionals. The creates truly sustainable, workhorse clothing for men that has not only the lowest socio-environmental footprint but also remarkable versatility and timeless fashion. The brand is committed to using the best possible materials, from 100% GOTS-certified organic cotton with only low impact dyes, and the best possible production in fair-trade and ethical manufacturing units.

For Men

Ethical Values: Fair-trade, Locally Made, Organic, Sustainable Materials

7. Encircled

Encircled’s modern basics are consciously crafted in Canada using sustainable materials. This ethical clothing brand focuses on versatile multi-way clothing encouraging consumers to invest in high-quality pieces that can be worn for years to come. The fabrics used in the range are soft against your skin, drape beautifully, and are resistant to fading. Most importantly, the process to make these fabrics are sustainable and utilize low-impact dyes, positively impacting both the planet and your health. The brand creates local jobs in Toronto, resparking love and appreciation for apparel craftsmanship. 

For Women

Ethical Values: Eco-friendly, Sustainable Materials, Locally Made, Fair-trade, Organic

Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 encircled
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 encircled
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 encircled

Eco-friendly Shoes

8. 8000Kicks 

8000Kicks is an innovative sustainable shoe brand crafting high-quality sneakers from hemp. These vegan shoes are strong, flexible, lightweight, and splash-proof. Along with the sustainable fibers of the shell of the shoe, the insole and outsole are also consciously crafted. Each shoe containes 100g of repurposed algae, and reduces its impact to 72% less in CO2 and 70% less water used.

For Women + Men 

Discount Code: 10% off using code OURGOODBRANDS

Ethical Values: Sustainable Materials, Vegan, Eco-friendly 

Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 8000Kicks
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 8000Kicks
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 8000Kicks

9. Etiko

Etiko is an apparel, footwear and sports ball business that has had the respect and promotion of human rights at the centre of its mission. Etiko’s products support the human and labour rights of cotton growers, rubber tappers, workers in apparel, sports ball and shoe production, and their families. They pay premiums to all of our employees to ensure they get proper living wages. The products are produced and manufactured in India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, and carry certifications for crtified organic cotton, fair trade and vegan clothing.

For Women + Men + Kids

Ethical Values: Give Back, Fair-trade, Circular, Sustainable Materials, Eco-friendly, Organic

Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 etiko
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 etiko
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 etiko

10. Nisolo

Nisolo collaborates with local artisans in Peru, Mexico, and Kenya in the creation of exquisite jewelry, shoes and fashion accessories’ collections. From design to production, the brand provides steady employment opportunities for the craftsmanship in these countries, allowing artisans to support their families. The products we wear should not only look good but should enhance the lives of the people who made them, give back more to the planet than they take away, and make our lives a little more enjoyable.

For Women + Men 

Ethical Values: Fair Trade, Give Back

11. Po-Zu

Po-Zu are creators of sustainable and ethical footwear. Their shoes are made from carefully selected natural and sustainable materials that are healthy for your feet, kind to the environment and safe for all our workers throughout the supply chain. Traditional shoe-crafting has been replaced with mass-production, lower quality and more harmful materials, sending an average of three pairs of shoes per person to landfill every year. Po-Zu is on a mission to challenge this trend. They believe shoes should be things you fall in love with and hold unto because they are built to last.

For Women + Men 

Ethical Values: Sustainable Materials, Fair-trade, Vegan

Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021

Jewelry + Accessories

12. 15:21

Minimalist accessories in natural cork designed in Stockholm. 15:21 collections feature just cork, to help restore the demand for this truly sustainable material. The concept of 15:21 is about combining Scandinavian simplicity with nature’s own aesthetics, great, practical functionality, and a production method that actually gives back to nature, instead of exploiting it. Also, let’s not forget that cork is natural, recyclable, decomposes naturally and comes from a sustainable source without cutting one single tree.

For Men + Women 

Discount Code: 10% off using code OURGOODBRANDS10

Ethical Values: Eco-friendly, Sustainable Materials, Vegan, Cruelty-free

Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 15:21

13. Wear Panda

Wear Panda Eco-friendly and sustainable bamboo sunglasses that come with the #GiftofVision. The eyewear is handcrafted from sustainably sourced bamboo. In addition to being eco-friendly, Panda has also partnered with Optometry Giving Sight so that every pair of sunglasses purchased gives the Gift of Vision to someone in need so far they’ve helped nearly 4 million people, by delivering pairs of glasses, support optical labs and optometry students in 39 countries.

For Women + Men 

Ethical Values: Eco-friendly, Sustainable Materials, Give Back

Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 wear panda
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 wear panda
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 wear panda

14. Daria Day

This meaningful jewelry is showing the beauty within Pakistan using responsibly sourced gemstones. Beautiful and contemporary, Daria Day jewelry is ethically sourced and exquisitely handcrafted, deeply committed to elevating the lives of the artisans who create each piece. The brand works with a group of local miners to source our gemstones and silver. They are closely affiliated with the Rupani Foundation. This wearable and functional art is for people looking for the style and authenticity of the materials used, believing in the healing and connecting power behind each gemstone.

For Women

Ethical Values: Fair-trade, Handcrafted, Give Back

23 Ethically-made & sustainable jewelry brands to shine with purpose
23 Ethically-made & sustainable jewelry brands to shine with purpose
23 Ethically-made & sustainable jewelry brands to shine with purpose

15. Gunas The Brand

GUNAS is an independent high fashion label with a cause! Started in 2009 by designer and animal lover, Sugandh G. Agrawal, GUNAS’s heart and soul screams to be the voice of animals. What initially began as an all MADE IN NYC label, has now gone global to source and manufacture bags and shoes using artisan and small-scale ethical manufacturers from countries such as India, South Korea, Mexico, Brazil and Hong Kong. With styles ranging from totes, satchels, cross-body bags, wallets and backpacks GUNAS has a bag to suit your every mood and lifestyle need. High-Fashion, Zero Cruelty.

For Women

Ethical Values: Vegan, Cruelty-free, Sustainable Materials, Fair-trade

GUNAS New York
GUNAS New York

16. Mejuri

Mejuri is the new luxury. Handcrafted like the olden days, but designed for the golden days ahead. The brand offers rings, earrings, necklaces, and bracelets that are handcrafted by specializing jewelers around the world, but without the traditional luxury 8-10x markups. Traceability is important for Mejuri ensuring 100% of their gold is traceable. Other materials include cultured freshwater pearls, genuine mineral stones, and diamonds that are ethically sourced from suppliers who follow conflict-free practices. The brand only produces in small quantities, and also drops new limited-edition items every week.

For Women

Ethical Values: Fair-trade, Sustainable Materials, Social Justice, Handcrafted, Give Back

23 Ethically-made & sustainable jewelry brands to shine with purpose
23 Ethically-made & sustainable jewelry brands to shine with purpose
23 Ethically-made & sustainable jewelry brands to shine with purpose

17. Terra Thread

Terra Thread is the one-stop shop for organic & fair-trade backpacks, totes and travel bags. Terra Thread creates organic cotton bags through partnerships with Fair Trade Certified factories in India, providing employment to many. The brand strives to keep their products affordable to encourage all consumers to take part in conscious consumerism. Their bags are made for individuals & businesses who want to make conscious purchases that positively impact the lives of farmers & workers and the well-being of planet Earth.

For Women + Men

Ethical Values: Fair-trade, Give Back, Organic

The best backpacks and bags for people and the planet, made with Fairtrade organic cotton

18. Corkor

Corkor offers high quality vegan accessories (like the name says) made with cork fabric. All Corkor pieces are 100% animal-free, PETA-Approved Vegan. Furthermore, all their cork is certified, singling our commitment to a sustainably managed forest, and the protection and adequate harvesting of the cork oak forest. Besides using a sustainable natural material, minimizing the use of polyester and using non-toxic water-based inks as well as using water reutilization systems, the brand produces products that are all handmade in Portugal by local artisans.

For Women + Men

Ethical Values: Sustainable Materials, Eco-friendly, Vegan, Handcrafted, Fair-trade

Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 corkor
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 corkor
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 corkor

19. Pela Case

Pela Case’s mission is simple: to make eco-friendly, sustainable products the new normal – starting with phone cases! Pela Case decided that you and our planet deserve better so they created the World’s first 100% compostable phone case. These are made with a blend of non-toxic, plant-based biopolymers mixed with annually renewable flax shive. Pela cases will biodegrade in a composting environment which means less waste in our landfills and oceans. Pela cases are available for Apple iPhones, Samsung Phones and Google Pixel Phones.

Ethical Values: Sustainable Materials, Eco-friendly, Zero Waste, Give Back

20. SOKO

SOKO is a sustainable jewelry brand dedicated to empowering women and helping artisans in Kenya to produce ethically made jewelry using modern technology. SOKO’s jewelry collection includes a stunning range of minimal classics and luxury pieces. Inspired by architecture and traditional tribal designs, SOKO’s line has a strong yet minimal aesthetic that alludes to the brand’s origins. The designs feature sustainable materials such as brass, cow horn and wood.

For Women

Ethical Values: Sustainable Materials, Upcycled, Fair-trade, Handcrafted, Social Justice

SOKO

21. HowCork

HowCork is a fashion brand that ethically-made accessories made out of cork. The brand only sources vegan, handmade, and high-quality cork products from ethical brands around the world and bring them all to one virtual space. Cork is truly a masterpiece of nature, with unique characteristics that allow it to hold up for years of use. From bark to bag, cork does not pollute or create waste throughout its entire lifecycle. They also ensure that the cork forests of the Mediterranean continue to thrive for generations to come, and surprisingly, the best way to do that is to harvest and use cork bark!

For Women + Men

Discount Code: 10% off using code OURGOODBRANDS

Ethical Values: Eco-friendly, Fair-trade, Handcrafted, Sustainable Materials, Vegan, Cruelty-free

Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 how cork
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 how cork
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 how cork

22. Fifth Origins

Made with 100% humanity, Fifth Origins is a lifestyle brand that combines style, sustainability and social impact. The range of women’s fashion and hygiene products are consciously designed, artisan-made and use natural materials. Fifth Origins is where designers, artisan communities and like-minded customers come together to bring change: to build a greener, fairer and happier planet.

For Women + Men

Ethical Values: Sustainable Materials, Eco-friendly, Fair-trade, Handcrafted, Clean Ingredients, Vegan

Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 Fifth Origins

Ethically Made & Sustainable Underwear

23. Boody

Boody brings affordable, ethically made bamboo viscose products that allow consumers to explore and enjoy the comfort of eco-fibres through everyday basics such as bras, underwear, and activewear and catering for the whole family, including a beautiful and amazingly soft baby line. The underpinnings feature very gentle colors, minimalist designs, no prints. Comfort is key and they give life to the saying “beauty lies in simplicity”.

For Women + Men + Kids

Ethical Values: Sustainable Materials, Eco-friendly, Vegan, Fair-trade

Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 Boody Ecowear

24. Knickey

Knickey’s everyday cotton underwear range is ethically manufactured in Fair Trade certified factories and also uses only GOTS certified organic cotton free from toxins, carcinogens and other harmful chemicals. Plus, they offer a recycling program that makes it super easy for you to recycle your old underwear, whether they’re Knickey or not (this program is only available in the US at the moment). Underwear styles range from thong to high-rise brief and come in various colors (midnight moon, beach bum, peachy keen, butterscotch, and midnight black).

For Women

Ethical Values: Organic, Fair-trade, Circular, Sustainable Materials, Eco-friendly 

25. Mobodi

Modibodi is fashionable, high tech underwear, made for women. This Australian brand bringsperiod-proof underwear collection, as well as a swimwear and activewear range. The materials used in this sustainable period wear brand are organic bamboo and merino wool to create absorbent leak-proof apparel for both flows, periods and incontinence. It’s time to ditch your tampons, liners, and pads and join the Modibodi Movement with our sustainable, luxuriously comfy underwear & water repellent swimwear.

For Women or People with Period

Ethical Values: Sustainable Materials, Zero Waste, Give Back

26. Organic Basics

Organic Basic is an underwear brand that only chooses fabrics that care for our environment as well as only partners with factories that care about their impact, too. The brand handpicks every single fabric based on its environmental footprint and lifetime durability. They only ever use Class A and B fibers looking for the most responsible fabric material and technology available. That means natural, renewable, recycled, biodegradable and or low-impact textiles only.

For Women + Men

Ethical Values: Sustainable Materials, Organic, Fair-trade

27. Thinx

Because SheThinx, the brand is proudly busting taboos. Thinx mission is to create the most innovative and healthier period solutions that empower people and sustain our planet while breaking taboos about menstruation and reproductive health everywhere. Thinx period-proof underwear brings some technical enhancements and designer touches by using organic cotton in three layers: moisture-wicking cotton, antimicrobial and leak-resistant linings. The styles are inclusive of any kind of women and discounts for customised sets, whether you like it hiphugger, sport, hi-waist, boy shorts, cheeky, thong or activewear.

For Women or People with Period

Ethical Values: Zero Waste, Social Justice, Give Back, Fair-trade

sustainable ethical underwear guide gifts thinx
sustainable ethical underwear guide gifts thinx
sustainable ethical underwear guide gifts thinx

28. Saint Basics

Undies or activewear ethically and sustainably made from FSC sourced eucalyptus trees got you feeling “saintly”? We thought so. Saint Basics is not only the Netherlands’ first sustainable basics brand but they’re super cute and, from the looks of it, super comfortable! In addition to being moisture controlling and bacteria inhibitory, these underwear are made with love in Portugal in a happy, safe and healthy working environment. The underwear come in various colors and styles for both women and men.

For Women + Men 

Ethical Values: Vegan, Sustainable Materials, Eco-friendly, Fair-trade

29. Uye Surana

Uye Surana (pronounced Yoo Sur-ah-nah) is a lingerie brand based out of a studio in NYC, where dreamy things are delicately designed with artistic & modern appeal. Uye Surana’s pieces are handmade in small batches and often limited edition, so their styles are as unique as the wearer and not overproduced. They design lingerie with your body in mind. Consciously crafted and ultra-adjustable, each style is made to celebrate you. The bralettes are engineered with patented technology that offers precisely tailored band & cup sizing as well as Easy Fit sizing, which features proprietary, ultra-adjustable details to maximize fit and customize desired support.

For Women

Ethical Values: Fair-trade, Locally Made, Handcrafted, Social Justice

Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 Uye Surana
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 Uye Surana
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 Uye Surana

30. WAMA Underwear

WAMA Underwear is an organic, hemp underwear brand encouraging consumers to think about the materials that are in contact with their body, specifically undergarments. Their blend of organic cotton and hemp create a breathable with many benefits: it’s naturally anti-bacterial, super soft and breathable. It’s also considered one of the world’s most sustainable fabrics. In addition to being sustainably created, WAMA underwears are also ethically made in China where most leading Hemp factories are located.

For Women + Men

Ethical Values: Fair-trade, Sustainable Materials

31. WUKA

WUKA stands for Wake Up Kick Ass and from the very beginning the brand has been passionate about smashing taboos and innovation in sustainability and menstrual health. Their award-winning period pants replace disposable tampons, menstrual pads and menstrual cups. WUKA is kind to the planet, kind to your body, designed for comfort and always leak-free. For their underwear only highest quality materials are used, from GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) organic cotton, to Tencel Modal made from sustainable beech trees, to Econyl made from plastic waste from our oceans. Because sustainability is not a luxury and periods are not a luxury, as part of their mission to help put an end to period poverty, they choose to donate to those most in need.

For Women

Ethical Values: Fair-trade, Sustainable Materials, Organic, Vegan, Cruelty-free, Recycled, Zero Waste, Social Justice, Give Back

Ethically-Made & Sustainable Adventurous Gifts

Who doesn’t have an adventurer or sports enthusiast in the family? These brands are leading the change in the outdoors arena, whether it’s for your epic alpine pursuits or physical self-exploration. From the inside out, these brands were born on a mission, are made responsibly and use more sustainable materials. All great quality goods from the typical activewear, to travel gear, and ethical items that can make your little or great adventures loads more sustainable! 

Pssst… Watch out for some of our special discounts!

Sports Gear

32. Tripulse

The sustainable activewear label Tripulse enters the market and challenges the heavily plastic-dependent sportswear industry with TENCEL™ sportswear. This collection of eco-friendly sportswear is naturally antibacterial, less smelly compared to cotton and polyester, breathable & cooling, gentle to your skin and biodegradable. The high waist leggings are non-see-through and features inner pockets hidden in the front of the waistband to put your keys and cards. Multifunctional for all kinds of workout intensities and activities. Also naturally breathable fabric, antibacterial and odor resistant. Tripulse is designed in Sweeden, sources the sustainable materials mostly throughout Europe and manufactures the sportswear in an ethical GOTS certified factory under fair trade working conditions.

For Women

Discount Code: 20% off using code OGBXMAS20 (till 9th January 2022)

Ethical Values: Fair-trade, Sustainable Materials, Organic, Eco-friendly

The best ethical brands with the most eco-friendly yoga clothes tripulse

33. Öko Living

Öko Living is a brand that brings a range of ethical, handwoven and naturally dyed herbal yoga rugs for health & performance. Each of them embeds ancient Ayurvedic knowledge and handwoven crafts into your yoga practice. These yoga rugs are completely toxin-free through the production, use and lifecycle of these yoga rugs. Organic cotton are healthier, since they’re pesticide-free, durable, breathable and more absorbent, hypoallergenic and obviously a natural, renewable, biodegradable and sustainable fiber. Between 10 and 20 medicinal plant dyes are selected for skin soothing and aromatherapeutic benefits.

For Yogis

Discount Code: 10% off using code OURGOODBRANDS

Ethical Values: Fair-trade, Zero Waste, Sustainable Materials, Organic, Eco-friendly, Handcrafted, Vegan

34. The Urbivore

Urbivore is a word that combines urban + herbivore, and it’s meant to represent conscious consumers living the city life. Urbivore’s yoga mats are made from cork oak trees stripped of their bark right in Portugal. Each mat sold donates $1 to support One Tree Planted in their endeavour to positively impact our planet one tree at a time. Urbivore also offers beautiful yoga accessories made out of macrame like their Mat Strap + Keychain.

For Yogis

Ethical Values: Sustainable Materials, Eco-friendly, Give Back, Zero Waste, Handmade,

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natural cork yoga mat - earth is home

35. Coalatree Organics

Coalatree designs eco-minded gear and apparel for the adventurer in everyone, from athletes and photographers to your average city folks and weekend warriors. It’s their passion to bring elements of the outdoors and the city life together. Whether you’re summiting the tallest peaks or lounging around town with friends, Coalatree products are practical, stylish, and functional. Being ready for anything is what the brand is all about. The majority of Coalatree products are made from organic or recycled materials, supporting organic farms throughout the world. Buying and supporting organic goods persuades more farmers to grow organic.

For Women + Men 

Ethical Values: Organic, Recycled, Give Back

36. Gaiam

Gaiam (pronounced “guy-um”), is a fusion of the words “Gaia” and “I am” Gaia, mother Earth. Gaiam all-natural sustainable cork mats are all-natural sustainable cork, which is eco-friendly, lightweight and durable. The closed-cell construction seals out germs, odor and bacteria, making it the ideal surface for your yoga practice. As a bonus, the grounding and centring mandala image offer inspiration as you flow through your practice. Your yoga mat purchase includes unlimited access to Gaiam’s online library of yoga content. In this shop, you will also find jute yoga mats, cork yoga blocks and a meditation wooden seat, which is used with their range of blankets are popularized by yoga studios across the world. The blankets are also great for yoga, or even picnics! Woven in Mexico using reclaimed cotton fibers.

For Yogis

Ethical Values: Sustainable Materials, Eco-friendly, Recycled, Handcrafted, Fair-trade

Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 gaiam
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 gaiam
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021

37. Groceries Apparel

Groceries Apparel adds a bold twist to casual style and is responsibly made in their own factory in Los Angeles. The brand is on a mission to redefine transparency and human responsibility by supporting family farms, localized manufacturing, living wages, and Monsanto-free post-consumer ingredients. Their core values are local, and traceability of their supply chain, fair trade, and waste minimisation. Some of their commonly used textiles range from organic cotton, eucalyptus, recycled plastic, hemp, recycled cotton, vegetable dye. Also important to note is that they are all 100% GMO-free, pesticide & herbicide-free and created under fair-trade standards.

For Women

Ethical Values: Recycled, Sustainable Materials, Organic,Eco-friendly, Fair-trade

Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 groceries apparel
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 groceries apparel
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 groceries apparel

38. Manduka®

Manduka® is a brand of reference in the yoga world. It’s designed by yogis and loved by teachers everywhere: it’s light and offers some serious grip even in the sweatiest hot yoga classes. In their range, they have a particular mat eKO lite, which is made from biodegradable natural tree rubber, manufactured with zero waste and with no harmful plasticizers or foaming agents. In their popular range you’ll also find Manduka yogitoes®, their eQua® yoga bolster, and other eco-friendly props helping you to take your yoga practice to the next level!

For Yogis

Ethical Values: Sustainable Materials, Recycled, Fair-trade

Manduka
ethical and eco-friendly yoga accessories, gear and props Manduka®

39. Wolven

Wolven is about the community: people who care about the earth coming together. The brand shares an appreciation for art, celebrates differences, and strengthen the bonds between one another. They are on a mission to Make Sustainability Sexy by embracing sustainability, diversity, body positivity and creativity. The founders are artists, therefore every product design begins as a canvas. Wolven uses OEKO-Tex Certified Recycled P.E.T. for their yoga wear fabric. The recycled polyester line is made in factory in China under fair trade conditions. For the collections of tees and dresses, the textile used is carbon neutral Modal, which is a cellulose fiber derived from beechwood pulp that’s twice as soft as cotton (really, really soft). Modal fabrics are produced from wood-pulp fibers that are sustainably harvested, and their modal garments are sewn in downtown Los Angeles. The brand also has a pre-loved program run through their partner Trees, which helps to manage this amazing peer-to-peer secondhand experience.

For Women

Discount Code: 20% off using code OURGOODBRANDS

Ethical Values: Recycled, Sustainable Materials, Circular, Fair Trade, Locally Made, Give Back2

The best ethical brands with the most eco-friendly yoga clothes

40. PACT

PACT is a Fair Trade Factory Certified and uses only 100% GOTS certified organic cotton. Their collections are designed for humankind, creating head-to-toe basics that empower every kind of person to unleash what’s underneath. That means you. And you. And you. For the yogis or people who like to practice sport, plus they have ethically-made underwear, and apparel fashionable apparel even for children and babies!

For Everyone 

Ethical Values: Organic, Sustainable Materials, Fair-trade

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Shop Pact Today.

41. Prana

Prana is positive clothing for positive change. Born in California, raised by the experience, and founded on a belief in sustainability. For this brand, quality, durability, and versatility play an integral role in the path to creating clothing sustainably. Whether you’re commuting to work or wandering the globe, enjoy Prana’s design as well as good quality apparel and accessories; in their range, you find activewear, yoga props, and clothing. Their approach is to make fair trade and sustainable goods. Some of the materials are recycled wool, 100% organic cotton, and recycled polyester. Prana partners with local and international charities to give back to causes.

For Women + Men

Ethical Values: Sustainable Materials, Recycled, Organic, Cruelty-free, Eco-friendly, Circular

The best ethical brands with the most eco-friendly yoga clothes Prana

42. Rawganique

Rawganique is the unicorn of clothing. The brand grows, weaves, knits & sews unique organic cotton, linen & hemp clothing, bed, bath & home products in-house in United States and Europe. Rawganique was born to make sustainable and ethical clothes for people who are chemically sensitive – and they have been on the game since 1997. As much as yogis do, the brand stands for the kindness to animals, to each other, and to the earth. It’s all chemical-free, hypo-allergenic, and sweatshop-free. The brand also brings a range of ethical & eco-friendly yoga clothes, using textiles such as organic hemp, organic cotton and organic linen.

For Women + Men

Ethical Values: Organic, Sustainable Materials, Vegan, Fair-trade, Locally Made, Handmade

The best ethical brands with the most eco-friendly yoga clothes

43. SILOU LONDON

Created for fitness, designed for life, SILOU is a luxury activewear brand specialising in clothes that feel good on the body, perform in the gym, shape and supportTechnical yet tailored, SILOU clothes are always made working with textile engineers in Italy to create luxurious, performance-tested technologically advanced fabrics that are non-toxic, sustainable, moisture-wicking, body-shaping, soft on the skin, long-lasting and high-quality. SILOU’s activewear is produced with dedication and care in sweatshop free production houses in both Lithuania and Portugal, which surpass European standards of good working conditions and fair pay.

For Women

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Ethical Values: Fair-trade, Sustainable Materials

Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 Silou London

44. Threads 4 Thought

Threads 4 Thought equals sustainable, ethical and impactful. This lifestyle brand that is produced responsibly & supports sustainable initiatives. It’s high-quality fashion using sustainable materials and in factories that treat their workers ethically and with respect.
The clothes are made from regenerated beech trees, organic cotton, recycled plastic bottles and fishing nets. Other textiles such as Lenzing Modal (so it’s harvested from the limbs of beech trees). This process means that the trees are never cut down and 95% of the production materials to make the yarn are recovered and reused. Here you find suitable sportswear collections for the whole family!

For Women + Men + Kids

Ethical Values: Organic, Fair-trade, Locally Made, Sustainable, Materials, Recycled

The best ethical brands with the most eco-friendly yoga clothes

45. Yogasana

Yogasana brings a collection of mats that handwoven by artisans near the birthplace of yoga and created to return your practice to nature. Each mat takes ten days to make because it is completely made by hand by the master weavers in the ancient city of Benares, India. These are even signed, and the signature on the mat represents “the hand-off from his hands to yours”. For every mat sold, the brand donates towards the education of the children of our production workers. If a yogi chooses to make a contribution when buying a mat, 100% of the donation goes to this cause.

For Yogis

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Best eco-friendly yoga mats Yogasana

46. Zafu

Carolina Morning (aka Zafu) since 1984 has helped thousands of people around the world to turn their homes, offices, bedrooms and yoga spaces into healing sanctuaries. Their simple organic bedroom and living room furniture, office furniture, and eco yoga/meditation props are designed with the best natural materials, including organic cotton, eco-wool, chemical-free kapok, buckwheat hulls, sustainably harvested hardwoods, and non-toxic finishes. Zafu’s designs are inspired from traditional floor based cultures such as Vedic, Taoist, and Native American who used the floor to create simple and elegant surroundings. The brand has developed a line of meditation and yoga props as well as minimalist modular furniture based on these same traditions.

For Everyone

Ethical Values: Sustainable Materials, Organic, Locally Made, Fair-Trade

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47. LACAUSA

LACAUSA is born of the unique space where city, country, desert and ocean converge—Los Angeles. This brand is redefining basics, blending romantic silhouettes with a contemporary bohemian twist. Influenced by boundless landscapes, LACAUSA brings you effortless California chic without sacrificing the hand that feeds us. Fabrics are sourced and sewn with trusted partners with the highest standards in mind, and always under ethical conditions.

For Women

Ethical Values: Fair-trade, Locally Made, Sustainable Materials, Zero Waste, Give Back

Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 lacausa
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 lacausa
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 lacausa

48. The Standard Stitch

The Standard Stitch creates clothes that are as gentle on the earth as they are on your body, featuring classic silhouettes, and season-less styles with versatility, as the brand is into something long term. Because they believe in circularity, they also use biodegradable, compostable, recycled & recyclable material to avoid waste. They also keep their entire production in the US. For the stunning colour range, The Standard Stitch is using low impact and non-toxic dyes. The main material used is organic cotton, which is grown without the use of toxic chemicals, organic cotton does not use pesticides, herbicides, or insecticides- protecting the health of farmers and the environment.

For Women

Ethical Values: Fair-trade, Locally Made, Organic, Sustainable Materials, Circular

The best ethical brands with the most eco-friendly yoga clothes

Travel + Outdoors

49. BioLite Energy

BioLite we make award-winning products that cook, charge, and light your life off-the-grid. From backyards to backpacking trips, picnics to power outages, our users turn to us for reliable on-demand energy. In 2020, BioLite crossed the million lives milestone, bringing safe and reliable energy to over 1.4 million individuals in 23 countries across Africa and Asia. Now over a million people live safer and brighter lives. This brand you can trust for when you need energy in your big or little outdoors adventures!

Ethical Values: Eco-Friendly, Give Back, Social Justice

Your sustainable wild camping survival kit [Ultimate Guide]

50. GoSun

Living off-grid has never been easier: solar cooking, cooling, charging, and more. GoSun builds solar appliances to help you live with more independence and resilience. Using only the Sun, now you can cook (day or night), cool, charge, light or purify water. The brand has donated over 1,000 units for the advancement of solar education. Plus, GoSun has provided over 2,500 units at substantial discount to NGO’s throughout the U.S and the World. Now, this is truly portable power for the people.

Ethical Values: Eco-friendly, Give Back, Fair Trade

51. MPOWERD

MPOWERD is on a mission to transform lives with thoughtfully designed, clean technology.
From concept to creation, the products combine form and function to optimize value, allowing you to use these solar lights during your everyday life: from backyard evening games to backpacking trips, picnics to power outages and natural disasters. As a B-Corp, this brand sets strict standards, ensuring that their work enhances both society and the environment. These innovative products give people the power of self-reliance as well as moments of wonder—because MPOWERD believes everyone deserves to be empowered and inspired regardless of where or how they live.

Ethical Values: Give Back, Social Justice

52. Klean Kanteen

Klean Kanteen works hard to design durable, versatile, affordable products that replace mountains of single-use waste—and last a lifetime. With their self-developed quality standard, Klean Coat™ guarantees durability and safety for people and planet. It is a chip-resistant, durable Klean Coat finish that is designed with care to stand up to your inspired life. Climate Lock™ Vacuum Insulation is also present in all Klean Kanteen’s insulated products. The bottles come in all shapes and sizes—from the 8oz Tumbler to a 64oz Insulated Classic Kanteen—to help you keep a variety of hot drinks hot and cold drinks cold with excellent thermal performance, all with environmentally friendly and responsible materials. In fact, the 64oz Insulated Classic keeps drinks hot for 30 hours and iced for 100 (that’s more than four days)!

Ethical Values: Eco-friendly, Fair-trade, Locally Made, Zero Waste, Give Back

53. Welly Bottle

Welly Bottle is beautifully designed, with a removable infuser to brew tea or naturally flavor water with fruit. It’s Earth Friendly, made with bamboo, a natural, renewable resource. The brand is on a mission to “hydrating the world” for which the brand donates at least 1% of sales to clean water projects worldwide, ensuring clean access for those who need it most. Welly Bottle collaborates with world-wide known reinvented Charity water to help bring access to the 785 million people in need. So far their positive impact thanks to your purchases have reached 1,500+ people, granted over $31k and supported projects in four countries.

Ethical Values: Zero Waste, Sustainable Materials, Give Back

54. Eukarya

Eukarya is an uncommon brand providing with eco-friendly tech gadgets, based in California and specialising in designing with renewable and sustainable materials. The brand brings a very useful headlamp, ideal for your travels and outdoor adventures, which is made from lightweight aluminium and renewable woods. The Origin 2 Aviator headlamp is designed with machined aluminium, cherry wood, and high strength tempered glass. The proprietary optical design achieves powerful and evenly distributed illumination. Eukarya’s latest generation of headlamps features USB-C charging, water-resistance and a dedicated battery indicator LED and improved battery management. The brand products range is designed and hand-assembled in the USA.

Ethical Values: Sustainable Materials, Fair-trade, Eco-friendly

Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 eukarya
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 eukarya
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 eukarya

55. STIO

Stio was founded to inspire connection with the outdoors through beautiful, functional products infused with mountain soul. They draw inspiration from our everyday immersion in life over where the brand is born, in Jackson Hole: days on local rivers, trails and Teton summits. Technical performance, quality and versatility are hallmarks you’ll find in every piece of apparel Stio makes, be it intended for epic alpine pursuits or the quieter moments of mountain life. The brand makes their alpine collections with Bluesign® approved textiles wherever possible, audit our supply chains for best practices, and operate our workplaces responsibly. Externally it means we do our part locally and nationally to advocate for conservation and sustainability.

Ethical Values: Sustainable Materials, Circular, Give Back, Recycled

56. Darn Tough

A good pair of Merino Wool socks will keep your feet dry and warm, even on the coldest of days. Bred in the most demanding, variable winters of Vermont, Darn Tough socks were made for the cold. The brand produces nothing but perfection for the every day; eventually these will be the only socks you own. With them you can hunt, hike, run, pace around boardrooms, and occasionally lounge; Darn Tough will be with you every step. Given their superlative design, we suspect Darn Tough produces the world’s most frequently stolen sock. Made in Vermont, which is to say Made in the USA. Guaranteed for Life and that is no joke. Uncompromised Comfort, Durability + Fit, these Merino wool socks are seriously warm. As part of the Responsible Wool Standard, their partners do not harm their sheep in the shearing process in any way and do not practice mulesing. It’s a natural, sustainable process instead; from wool to sock.

Ethical Values: Sustainable Materials, Fair-trade, Locally Made

57. Hammock Gear

When it comes to the age-old, backcountry gear rivalry of down vs. synthetic insulation for sleeping bags and quilts, for Hammock Gear there is a clear winner: down. The brand offers high-quality products in performance and durability, for the material used is lighter, warmer, insulates when wet, lasts longer, and is more packable than synthetic materials commonly found in outdoor goods. Hammock Gear products are manufactured by a small team of dedicated outdoors people in Columbus, Ohio. Nearly all of their products are customizable which is not only offered for the purpose of meeting customers’ unique needs but to also reduce the likelihood of customers having to replace or repurchase their camping gear year after year. Their Down products are tested and certified by the International Down and Feather Testing Laboratory and are RDS Certified.

Ethical Values: Sustainable Materials, Fair-trade, Locally Made

58. Showers Pass

Shower Pass makes technically advanced active apparel and gear to inspire and enable the pursuit of outdoor adventure. Based in Portland, Oregon Showers Pass is made up of a small team of outdoor enthusiasts who bike, run, hike climb and play in the outdoors. In 1997 Showers Pass was born from the desire to develop clothing and gear that would get people out on their bikes no matter the weather. Their reputation is built on our use of high-performance materials in combination with an innovative functional design for cyclists and people that love the outdoors. The brand specializes in waterproof and breathable active apparel (rain gear) and has broadened our line to include baselayers, waterproof socks, and waterproof bags. Shower Pass is committed to fully producing its lines out of recycled materials by 2025, and in this shift today half of their collection of jackets contain at least 40% recycled content.

Ethical Values: Fair-trade, Recycled

59. LifeProof

LifeProof is a young vibrant company based in San Diego that designs, manufacturers and markets LifeProof cases for all-environmental protection, functionality and interactivity to SmartPhones and Tablet PCs. The designs are made for protection and fully functional convenient operation of the device in rain, in water while swimming or surfing, in mud, sand, dust, snow or ice. The company mantra is ‘Freedom’ – freedom to be connected anywhere with your mobile device; freedom to build relationships, gain knowledge, exercise, and juggle work; freedom for all people anywhere to go everywhere. When it comes to sustainable materials, the brand is just getting started with the WĀKE collection, which is made using 85% ocean-based recycled plastic with a sculpted wave pattern and a DropProof rating of 2 meters. Plus you get to donate a dollar — on them — to one of their water-conscious nonprofit partner’s post-purchase.

Ethical Values: Fair-trade, Locally Made, Recycled, Give Back

60. REI

Recreational Equipment, Inc. (aka REI) believes a life outdoors is a life well-lived! That it’s in the wild, untamed and natural places that we find our best selves, so our purpose is to awaken a lifelong love of the outdoors, for all. To design their own range, REI’s teams get outside with members in the dirt, wind and rain to put our designs to the test to ensure the products work for you and can be passed down a generation—or two. From seeking better ways of making goods, to advancing fair trade manufacturing practices, to putting our profits to good use, REI advocates for the places we all love and make it easier for customers to shop their values. Annually, more than 70 % of our annual profits are invested back into the outdoor community through dividends to REI members, employee profit-sharing and retirement, and investments in nonprofits dedicated to the outdoors.

Ethical Values: Sustainable Materials, Eco-friendly, Fair-trade, Recycled, Give Back

Healthy & Sustainably-made Body Care Gifts

Pamper & spoil your family & friends this year with some of the most beauty-ful gift ideas. Create a basket packed with natural goodness that enhances skin and body care practices. All brands here have been selected based on the use of clean ingredients, presenting products that have mostly been handmade with love. All ranges include ethically-made products so you can encourage your loved ones to start a more sustainable beauty routine.

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Beauty & Skincare

61. Bode Care

Bodecare has the largest range of pure plant bristle body brushes and other wellness products! The brand firmly believes that dry body brushing is an essential health practice that everyone should implement into their skincare regime.  Bodecare’s dry bristle brushes work for a number of skin care concerns, including eczema, psoriasis, dry and dull skin and sensitive skin. The brand also offers special skin pamper packages which make the perfect gift for a loved one or ideal for a pamper day at home.

Ethical Values: Vegan, Sustainable Materials, Eco-friendly

Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 Bodecare

62. Green people

Experience the best of nature with Green People organic beauty products. In the range, you will find everything beauty-related, from make-up, skincare products, organic hair care, body care, organic sun protection, grooming products and other hygiene goods. Green People uses sustainably-grown plant ingredients that are clinically proven plant actives to promote healthy, balanced skin. The brand truly believes in honest, clean beauty that is kind to skin and to our world, for which has earned recognitions with over 150 awards.

Ethical Values: Organic, Clean Ingredients, Vegan, Cruelty-free,Fair-trade

63. MÁDARA

MÁDARA is a full range of ECOCERT certified organic skincare products, based on pure Northern ingredients, refined to their highest effectiveness. Founded in 2006 and nestled along the Baltic Sea, MÁDARA Cosmetics is an organic cosmetics manufacturer, whose formulations are based on highly active natural ingredients, harvested in the meadows, lakes and forests of Arctic and Northern region. Both ingredients and final formulations are ECOCERT/Cosmos certified, natural and organic.  The brand believes that the best skincare is the kind of care that goes deeper than skin. Because a radiant heart leads to radiant skin.

Ethical Values: Organic, Clean Ingredients, Vegan, Cruelty-free

64. Neal’s Yard Remedies

Natural inner & outer beauty, Established in 1981, Neal’s Yard Remedies is a modern apothecary, creating award-winning natural and organic health and beauty. From small beginnings in a quiet corner of Covent Garden, they’re now a global leader of beauty, body care and wellness products using ethically sourced herbs, botanicals and essential oils. There are experts behind the handcraft of Neal’s Yard Remedies potent blends of love, science and nature, with all the natural antioxidants, vitamins and minerals and no harmful pesticides.

Ethical Values: Fair-trade, Locally Made, Organic, Clean Ingredients

65. PROSE

Prose is a beauty product company from the USA that produces fresh, tailored hair care with amazing reviews from both customers and stylists. For being organic and using plant-based sustainably-sourced ingredients, backed by science, the products are free from parabens, mineral oil, dyes, sulfates and GMOs. Another interesting thing about Prose is that you can take an online hair quiz and you’ll get a custom hair care plan. The brand will craft your personalized shampoo, conditioner and mask and ship them to your address in a few days so you can start your custom hair care regimen as soon as possible. Definitely a very custom-made organic gift for beauty!

Ethical Values: Organic, Clean Ingredients

Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 Prose Hair

66. Rustic Maka

Rustic MAKA is a natural deodorant + body care company, dedicated to work toward reclaiming your well-being. Discover Rustic MAKA’s natural deodorants featuring plant + mineral ingredients for effective, all-day odor protection. The products are cruelty-free and vegan certified and tested in the real world on real (and willing!) people who, just like you, are trying to lead a healthy lifestyle. Rustic MAKA is also committed to making a world of difference in their community and beyond with continued support to various charities, programs and individuals.

Ethical Values: Give Back, Organic, Clean Ingredients, Vegan, Cruelty-free

67. Bel Essence

Bel Essence is a natural skincare collection based on a simple principle: nutrition for the skin. Bel Essence combines natural and organic ingredients that are the richest sources of vitamins, antioxidants, omega 3s and fatty acids to restore healthy skin, and healthy skin is naturally anti-ageing. These ingredients have been known for centuries for their healing and restoring properties, and give your skin what it needs to regenerate, rejuvenate and reveal your natural beauty. In the range, you’ll find skincare and body care products, creams and serums, with the highest nutritional benefits to treat and nourish your skin giving you both instant improvement and long term, permanent transformation.

Ethical Values: Clean Ingredients, Vegan

68. Love Absolute Skincare

Love Absolute Skincare is on a mission to create vibrant plant-based beauty. That is why the brand creates all of their skincare products from flowers, seeds and oils that help the bees, bats and insects not only survive but thrive. Their unique range of products is packed full of micronutrients and fatty acids, that nourish and revitalise skin. Love Absolute Skincare focuses is on finding colourful, ethical and nutrient-dense oils, herbs, spices, clays and superfoods for your skin. All sourced from small growers, producers and suppliers of high-quality products, from those who share our passion for staying organic, bee and pollinator-friendly and sustainable.

Ethical Values: Sustainable Materials, Fair-trade, Locally Made, Organic, Clean Ingredients, Cruelty-Free, Zero Waste, Eco-friendly

Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 love absolute
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 love absolute
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 love absolute

69. Butter Me Organics

Butter Me Up is a modern-day apothecary focused on organic living, sustainability and keeping your body and the planet healthy. The founder spent three years pouring over ingredients, benefits, quality, safety, certifications and where the ingredients came from and carefully crafted each recipe with purpose. Each recipe is her own and many, many hours of care and research was poured into everyone. All products are designed to have the most therapeutic qualities possible in the bottle, jar or tin. Like the first day, she still handcrafts every formula and pours them into non-plastic packaging labelled with recycled paper, soy inks, sustainable printers, and recycled packing materials.

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Ethical Values: Sustainable Materials, Fair-trade, Locally Made, Organic, Clean Ingredients, Cruelty-Free, Zero Waste

Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 Butterme organics
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 Butterme organics
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021

70. 100% Pure

100% PURE™ is an all-natural, cruelty-free, environment-conscious beauty brand. 100% PURE™ isn’t just their name. Or just their ingredient list. The name stands for a commitment to producing the purest, healthiest products and educating everyone on why being 100% pure is so important. The brand strives to live with compassion, kindness and empathy; to be environmentally sustainable and to improve the lives of 6 billion people and animals while also being charitable and giving back to our global community. The products are non-toxic, with no chemical preservatives, no artificial colors or fragrances.

Ethical Values: Organic, Cruelty-free, Vegan

Purity

Eco Hygiene Baskets

71. MABLE®

MABLE’s mission is to deliver beautiful products made from natural and sustainable materials to prevent plastic waste. Here you’ll find your everyday hygiene alternatives that do not compromise quality or effectiveness. The first product launched was a super-stylish and eco-friendly toothbrush with a 100% biodegradable bamboo handle. Now, MABLE® offers toothbrush travel cases, cotton swabs and refillable dental floss containers and their refills. A very eco-conscious gift that can help kickstart eco-friendlier habits for your loved ones.

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Ethical Values: Fair-trade, Eco-friendly, Sustainable Materials

Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 Mable

72. GladRags

GladRags is a great option if you are seeking a healthier period that’s plastic-free. This brand brings a range of reusable cotton pads to champion period positivity by replacing disgust and disposability with celebration and reusability. Each cotton pad is made of detachable inserts and stiff wings that snap around your pants, without the need for adhesive + it can be washed and used for at least five years. Definitely a long-lasting healthy alternative, almost a gift of joy!.

Ethical Values: Zero Waste, Sustainable Materials

73. Hydrophil

Hydrophil creates newly thought and sustainable hygiene products. The brand offers a sustainable full range for the bathroom – water-neutral, vegan & fair. For now, you can find toothbrushes and other oral and personal hygiene products.

Ethical Values: Vegan, Give Back, Sustainable Materials, Zero Waste, Eco-friendly, Fair-trade

Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 Hydrophile

74. Mooncup®

Mooncup® is the original, soft, medical-grade silicone menstrual cup designed by women as the convenient and eco-friendly alternative to tampons and pads. Made to last for years, the Mooncup menstrual cup is an easy way to dramatically reduce the waste you produce. The Mooncup is made in the UK by an ethical, employee-owned, ethical, multi-award winning: this brand is truly changing the way things get done. Period.

Ethical Values: Sustainable Materials, Zero Waste, Fair-trade

Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 mooncup
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 mooncup
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 mooncup

75. Plaine Products

Plaine Products is a leading brand in the space of natural beauty made zero-waste and circular. This brand has managed to offer a full range of waste-free bathroom products with all the richness and nutrients provided by mother nature. The brand has earned a vegan certification, are free of sulphates, parabens, phthalates and palm oil! Safe for kids, great for sensitive skin and all hair types. Join the packaging revolution and get rid of more single-use plastics by using their refillable aluminum bottles and engaging in their take-back program.

Ethical Values: Zero Waste, Circular, Organic, Clean Ingredients, Vegan, Cruelty-free, Locally Made, Fair-trade

How to create the perfect natural and organic beauty gift sets zero waste plaine products
How to create the perfect natural and organic beauty gift sets zero waste plaine products
How to create the perfect natural and organic beauty gift sets zero waste plaine products

76. Albatross Designs

Albatross Designs is the world’s first zero waste shaving company. The brand has helped prevent millions of plastic razors from being thrown away over almost a decade of shaving excellence. Their affordable, luxurious and sleek double edged safety razors with a focus on performance and creating products that build a culture of sustainability. The brand also has started a Blade Take Back Program which upcycles them into new robust products. Good news is the accept all brands of double and single edged shaving blades.

Ethical Values: Zero Waste, Circular

Ethically-Made & Sustainable Gift Ideas for Home

Home decor will forever remain the most gifted item sitting under the tree (probably after pyjamas & socks… ehem!) Now this year you can choose to support responsibly handcrafted brands that bring you beautifully designed collections to make your living space a bit more comfortable & kitchen spaces a bit eco-friendlier!

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Cozy Home & Decor

77. NEWLY

Newly creates beautiful and responsibly sourced home goods that are made of 100% recycled or reclaimed materials. In this design shop, you’ll find a range of glassware, cutting boards, and cozy blankets. The brand is on a mission to repurpose unused materials, increase sustainability, and positively impact the environment by creating long-lasting products for the home. Newly has earned a B Corp certification and gives back to environmental causes as a member of 1% for the Planet.

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Ethical Values: Recycled, Fair Trade, Give Back

Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 newly
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 newly
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 newly

78. Slow made

Slow made renewable, vegan coconut wax candles are crafted for mindful, sustainable, slow living. The eco-luxe candles are handcrafted with a base blend of renewable, vegan coconut wax, a lead, and zinc free cotton wick, and a phthalate-free fragrance infused with pure essential oils hand-poured in small batches in their Chicago studio. Finally a clean-burning, all-natural, non-toxic candle so you or your loved ones can breathe easy and enjoy the slow.

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Ethical Values: Zero Waste, Circular, Vegan, Clean Ingredients, Sustainable Materials

Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 slow made
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 slow made
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 slow made

79. Made Trade

Made Trade from makers and artisans around the world. Ethically designed. Ethically sourced. Fairly traded home goods, furniture & apparel. This brand is a curated online marketplace for exceptionally designed, ethically made goods for you to shop with true transparency and discover responsibly sourced home goods, furniture and fashion. Where was it made? How was it made? Was the maker paid a living wage? Were the materials sourced responsibly? These are the questions you will easily find responses to at Made Trade since you’ll only find ethically made and sustainable brands for your home and wardrobe!

Ethical Values: Eco-friendly, Locally Made, Fair-trade, Handcrafted, Sustainable Materials, Vegan

80. WellJourn

Welljourn brings modern design & fair trade + sustainable values into the home with their wide variety of artisan-made goods. They partner with distributors that have the same fair trade values, like Swahili Modern, a partner that works with select countries in Africa to advance artisans by ensuring sustainable profits through the sale of eco-friendly products. Or One World Projects which distributes fair trade goods from developing countries in Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Also, Acacia Creations, supplies earth-friendly jewelry, gifts, and home décor, which started as a way to connect artists in Kenyan refugee camps with international consumer markets (and now expanded to other countries) and providing training, jobs, education, and healthcare to its community partners.

Ethical Values: Fair-trade, Handcrafted, Sustainable Materials

Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 welljourn
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 welljourn
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 welljourn

Zero Waste Kitchen

81. Bees Wrap

Bee’s Wrap® is made with certified organic cotton that’s coated with sustainably sourced beeswax, organic jojoba oil, and tree resin. The result? An easy, reusable, all-natural way to store food. As a proud B Corp and Green America certified company, Bee’s Wrap is committed to using business as a vehicle for social change, bettering the lives of customers, employees, community, and planet. As a family business, the brand is vested in the values and environment we pass along to future generations. Wrap it in a gift and you’ll be giving away a wrap to treasure for many years to come and contributing to reducing the waste of an entire household!

Ethical Values: Eco-friendly, Zero Waste, Give Back

Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 bees wrap
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 bees wrap
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 bees wrap

82. Coconut Bowls

Coconut Bowls brings the most beautiful 100% natural coconut shell bowls – making sustainability sexy. Through creating beautiful, hand-crafted natural products, the brand is on a mission to inspire people to be conscious about the food they put into their body, and the impact products that they use has on the environment. Coconut Bowls is creating positive changes to the way we consume food by replacing single-use plastics with all natural, sustainably sourced, eco-friendly products. Make this Christmas cocolicious and put a bowl under the tree!

Ethical Values: Zero Waste, Vegan, Fair-trade, Handcrafted, Sustainable Materials, Eco-friendly, Circular, Give Back

Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 coconut bowls
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 coconut bowls
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 coconut bowls

83. Food Huggers

Food Huggers are reusable silicone food savers that help keep your leftover fruits and veggies fresh. Less wasted food. Less wasted money. Less wasted plastic wrap. The products are designed with a lifetime guarantee, which can be used over and over again replacing tons of single-use plastic wrap, bags or foil. They’re BPA free, FDA approved, and dishwasher safe! The best of the best in food convenience, making it a great eco-consicious Chritsmas gift!

Ethical Values: Sustainable Materials, Zero Waste

84. Lunchskins

The Lunchskins brand was born out of her need for a planet-friendly and stylish alternative to disposable plastic bags. With a background in environmental sciences, Kirsten’s produced the world’s first patent-pending, self-sealing, disposable paper bag, and the first dishwasher-safe reusable fabric bag. Since the brand started, 3GreenMoms®, a woman-owned company has been helping families and communities think and act greener by replacing 2.8 billion plastic bags with Lunchskins bags + over 2.6 million plastic straws. All Lunchskins products give back to the planet with every sale and every time you use them.

Ethical Values: Zero Waste, Eco-friendly

Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 lunchskins
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 lunchskins
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 lunchskins

85. U Konserve

U Konserve brings solutions for a zero-waste lifestyle, including silicone-topped stainless steel containers, reusable straws, and waste-free accessories. The brand promotes a Lids for Life guarantee in which they will replace a defective or damaged lid for free. On the Go: School and work lunches, playgrounds and picnics, outdoor adventures and travel—durable leak-proof containers make it easy to eat healthier and reduce waste on the go. In the Kitchen: Keep food fresh, reduce food waste, keep healthy snacks on hand, and organize your pantry and fridge with nesting and stackable airtight kitchen essentials. At the Market: Etched tare weights make bulk/refill shopping easy. Use for takeout and salad bars, and kick the single-use habit with easy-to-sanitize solutions. Pretty much the zero-waste gift everyone needs this Christmas.

Ethical Values: Give Back, Zero Waste, Fair-trade

Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 u konserve
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 u konserve
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 u konserve

Ethically-Made & Sustainable Gifts for Children

And children are the magic of Christmas so we’ve left the best bit for the end. Here you’ll find a curated collection of sustainable toys, ethically made clothing, and a range of baby products that will spread kindness for an entire year of fun and cuteness.

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Kids' Toys

86. Ever Earth

Ever Earth cares about your children’s health. That’s why their toys are made exclusively from sustainable, environmentally friendly materials, ensuring no harmful chemicals are used, while guaranteeing your children’s safety. Ever Earth eco-friendly toys will give your little ones hours of unplugged fun as they express their imagination. A nice range of the Ever Earth wooden toy collection, with small animal toys made of bamboo or a drawing tablet made of 100% FSC Certified wood. As Ever Earth is committed to preserving our forests, some activities include initiating the “Plant-a-tree” campaign.

Ethical Values: Sustainable Materials, Eco-friendly

wooden everearth eco toys gift ideas your eco kids will love this Christmas
wooden everearth eco toys gift ideas your eco kids will love this Christmas
wooden everearth eco toys gift ideas your eco kids will love this Christmas

87. Dr Zigs

Dr Zigs is to make the worlds most extraordinary giant eco-bubbles toys, making more children smile (at least 3,567,999 of them!). These eco-bubbles are also the most eco-friendly, low plastic, palm-oil free, bubbles in the whole world for which they have even won awards! Dr Zigs strives to be a sustainable company and is driven by strong ethical and environmental principles. All their toys are made using sustainably sourced wood, our ropes are 100% untreated cotton, our bubble mix is guaranteed phosphate-free. The bottles are made using recycled plastics, they are fully recyclable, and offer you a £3 discount on every refill! The bubbles are made for all ages and abilities for your family to go in nature with family to play for hours! And the brand is able to source bubbles for large events, from huge festivals and music performances to smaller parties and weddings and more.

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Ethical Values: Recycled, Clean Ingredients, Eco-friendly, Vegan, Sustainable Materials, Circular

dr zig eco bubbles eco toys gift ideas your eco kids will love this Christmas
dr zig eco bubbles toys gift ideas your eco kids will love this Christmas
dr zig eco bubbles toys gift ideas your eco kids will love this Christmas

88. Geology Lab

Geology Lab brings the little ones about 52 simple, inexpensive and fun experiments, that explore the Earth’s surface, structure and processes. This game is family-friendly and designed to offer a year’s worth of captivating STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) activities. Explore the wonders of geology, such as the formation of crystals and fossils, the layers of the Earth’s crust, and how water shapes mountains, valleys, and canyons. A great gift for the explorer kiddos!

Ethical Values: Eco-friendly 

STEM geology lab eco toys gift ideas your eco kids will love this Christmas
STEM geology lab eco toys gift ideas your eco kids will love this Christmas
STEM geology lab eco toys gift ideas your eco kids will love this Christmas

89. Green Kid Crafts

Green Kid Crafts is empowering the next generation of environmental leaders using creative, nature-based STEAM activities. Founded by mother and environmental scientist Penny Bauder in 2010, these boxes are specially designed to help children exercise creativity, develop a love of discovery, and learn about the world around them. Find STEAM kits, educational toys, eco-friendly toys, and educational crafts and science experiments (all children ages 2-10+). With this gift, both parents and kids can enjoy monthly crafts and activities for children that spark creativity and cultivate respect and love for the environment.

Ethical Values: Give Back, Eco-friendly, Sustainable Materials

90. Little Veggie Patch Co

The Little Veggie Patch Co is a business dedicated to helping people grow food. No matter whether you live in an inner-city apartment or a block of land in the sprawling suburbs, Little Veggie Patch will have you growing your own produce in no time. Gardening is enriched by the help of good little friends: Borage, Dandelion, Dill, Tansy and Clover. That’s when friendly bugs come to help: ladybirds, lacewings and other predatory insects will be lured in by the colours and scents of these plants, ensuring there is biodiversity in the veggie patch. The seed kit contains everything you need including biodegradable propagating pots. 

Ethical Values: Organic, Vegan, Cruelty-free, Zero Waste, Eco-friendly 

little veggie patch eco toys gift ideas your eco kids will love this Christmas
little veggie patch eco toys gift ideas your eco kids will love this Christmas
little veggie patch eco toys gift ideas your eco kids will love this Christmas

91. Pretty Play Make Up

An all-natural play makeup set perfect for those little ones who love to dress up and try Mum’s makeup on. This kit of Pretty Play Makeup contains no-nasties and is handmade in Australia. Includes 3 eye shadows (Lavender, Pink, White), 1 dusty rose blush, 1 shimmer balm, 1 pinky rose lip balm, 1 applicator sponge, 2 double-sided brushes and 1 play mirror. All you need this Christmas for the small gorgeous ones.

Ethical Values: Clean Ingredients, Cruelty-free, Vegan

pretty play makeup eco toys gift ideas your eco kids will love this Christmas
pretty play makeup eco toys gift ideas your eco kids will love this Christmas
pretty play makeup eco toys gift ideas your eco kids will love this Christmas

92. Wishbone Design Studio

Wishbone is an award-winning brand from New Zealand because of its 3-bikes-in-1 design! A great heirloom and “pre-bike”. Grows with your child from just walking toddler as a push along to a balance bike aimed to take them straight to a pedal bicycle with no need for training wheels. Your kiddos will learn to walk and ride easily with Wishbone Bike. Its innovative 3in1 design is lightweight, stable and highly adjustable perfect for children from age 1 to 6. Convert to two wheels, and with no pedals toddlers master the skill of balance quickly. Available in birchwood or recycled plastic.

Ethical Values: Sustainable Materials, Recycled, Eco-friendly

wishbone adjustable bicycle eco toys gift ideas your eco kids will love this Christmas
wishbone adjustable bicycle eco toys gift ideas your eco kids will love this Christmas
wishbone adjustable bicycle eco toys gift ideas your eco kids will love this Christmas

93. Marley & Moose

Marley & Moose are creators of toys that are durable, high-quality, and made for individual as well as cooperative play among siblings and friends. All of the products the brand carries are first and foremost, eco-friendly, over 75% of our suppliers are woman-owned businesses and most contribute to the social good. On top of this, the brand contributes 1% of all sales to communities and our planet. Founder Brittany has a background in early childhood development and higher education and every product we stock involves a pedagogical discussion about educational merits. Marley & Moose believes in curiosity and open-ended play. They draw from the approaches championed by Maria Montessori, Waldorf, and Reggio Emilia.

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Ethical Values: Sustainable Materials, Fair-trade, Locally Made, Give Back

Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 marley & moose
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 marley & moose
Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 marley & moose

Clothes for Children

94. Beya Made

Beya Made, an evolutive clothing line, makes clothes that grow for baby + toddler clothes. Don’t worry, you don’t need to water them. Instead, they are designed to fit three times longer. With an ingenious design that lets you adjust each item and unfold or unclip as your child grows taller. They are soft and gorgeous. Their pieces are extremely limited edition, and sometimes one of a kind. They are truly made to last —they can be passed on to siblings, friends or future generations. Beya Made offers a very complete line. Rompers, pants, dresses and shoes. It’s a one-stop-shop for beautiful and smart kids’ apparel. The entire line is made in USA, sweatshop-free.

Ethical Values: Locally Made, Fair-trade, Zero Waste

95. Jackalo

Here’s one of the favourite brands of children clothing for its comfortable, long-lasting, versatile and stylish pants. Jackalo was born from a mom tired of throwing away good clothes. Something that would last and allow her kids to play freely, from the playground to the dinner table. Jackalo’s makes clothes that stand the test of time and every item has reinforced knees. These pants are truly ethically and sustainably sourced and manufactured, and also uses sustainable materials like certified organic and fair trade cotton. It is grown to respect sustainable agriculture practices in Kyrgyzstan and Uganda. The brand’s philosophy also promotes a culture of repair offering customers a take-back program!

Ethical Values: Fair-trade, Circular, Organic, Sustainable Materials, Fair-trade

Organic, ethical kids clothes that you can send back when outgrown: Jackalo, shop now at hellojackalo.com

Best for Bubs

96. Cherub Baby

Cherub Baby is a multi-award winning, Australian owned baby feeding and healthcare brand, offering safe and innovative products. Safety is our number one priority at Cherub Baby, therefore their entire range of bottles, teats, breast milk storage bags, steriliser bags and all components that come in direct contact with the breast milk, formula or baby food are BPA, lead, nitrosamines, phthalates and PVC Free. 

Ethical Values: Zero Waste

97. Sinchies

Sinchies is an award-winning and voted as the number 1 reusable food pouch by Australian mums! These reusable food pouches are designed for feeding”on the run” with no bowl or spoon required. Home-made goodness with store-bought convenience! Parents can monitor exactly what goes into the pouch, ensuring their children receive optimum nutrition that is free from preservatives sugars or additives that are often found in pre-packaged foods. Handy and easy to use – designed with a zip lock at the top for easy filling and a side spout so you can suck or pour the contents out. Simply mix up your own homemade goodness, healthy snacks, baby food, yoghurt, smoothie or fruit crusher, pour it in and zip it up. Made free from BPA, Phthalates and PVC, these are designed for easy filling and washing, with a double ziplock top to prevent leaks. Sinchies are freezer and dishwasher safe making cleaning and storing easy! Probably the best gift for busy parents!

Ethical Values: Zero Waste

Sustainable Ethically-made Gift Ideas Guide 2021 Sinchies

98. MADE OF

MADE OF provides new parents with simple, organic-first and safe everyday baby products, while creating a consistent shopping experience without exploiting their pockets and time. All the products of MADE OF are made to be at least 70% Organic to the NSF Organic standards. Equally important, the entire range is made without any nasties. The brand believes that the fundamental component of family health and wellness is dependent on the everyday products they use, and they all should be made of organic and plant-derived ingredients. MADE OF is on a quest to seek transparency for the industry, from sourcing, manufacturing, testing, handling and certification results in safer products.

Ethical Values: Locally-made, Organic, Clean Ingredients, Vegan, Cruelty-free

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