100+ Conscious Gift Ideas for a Sustainable Festive Season (2020)

With Christmas just around the corner, it’s easy to fall prey to the lure of consumerism. With material gift-giving as the norm, it can be challenging to break free from that tradition without feeling guilty or letting others down. Fortunately, there are ways to continue celebrating the festive season without compromising on your values. So here are 105 gifts ideas for any time of year that aren’t necessarily physical goods yet serve the same purpose of the holidays: spending time and spreading joy with loved ones.

I tried to highlight as many Hong Kong-based brands as much as possible, but many of the suggestions in the latter sections can also be applied anywhere in the world!

food

christmas SETS

1. The Cakery Christmas hamper

vegan deliveries (surprise your loved ones!)

11. KIRR Christmas recipe kits

12. Local produce from Eat Fresh HK (discount code: EUG10FRESH for 10% off)

food that gives back

13. Cookie Smiles

14. Rice Inc

VEGAN CHEESE PLATTERS

15. MANA! cheese platter

16. Chef Tina Barrat

17. Garden Hill

18. La Taula

19. Nuteese

homemade food

20. A sourdough starter

21. Homemade bread

22. Kombucha

23. Nut butter

BEVERAGES

24. Compostable coffee capsules

25. Breer

others

26. Invite non-vegan friends to try Impossible meat!

fashion

shoes

27. My Lacess

28. All Birds

29. Vegan VEJAs

Recycled plastic sports bras from Good Days Activewear

Recycled plastic sports bras from Good Days Activewear

athleisure

30. Good Days

31. Wolven—use discount code ‘EUGREENIA’ for 15% off!

32. Girlfriend

GIFT CARDS TO second-hand [clothing] stores

33. Green ladies

34. 1 of a Kind

35. HULA: pre-owned designer womenswear

Bags

36. Genuinely Not Leather

37. Samara

washing bags

38. GUPPYFRIEND

39. Slowood

40. Good Days

reusable masks

41. feat.MASK

accessories

42. Headbands from Yu Not me

outerwear/tops

43. Wear Earthero

44. Heiko Clothing

45. Hand knit a sweater!

regenerative

~inspired by Holly Rose Eco

plant a tree

46. Treedom Trees

47. Ark Eden

48. propogate plants

49. replantable stationery (notebook, pencils, gift tags)

climate beneficial™ wool

50. Socks

51. Scarf

donate to a cause on their behalf

52. Impact HK

53. Indigenous Climate Action

54. Black Farmer Fund

gift for a cause

55. Adopt an animal through WWF

adopt a coral on their behalf

56. Reef Reforestation foundation

57. Coral Gardeners

(environment-related) second-hand books

58. Use reBooked

59. Project Drawdown

60. Braiding Sweetgrass

experiences

(vegan) cooking classes

61. The mixing bowl

62. Olive Leaf

63. Bien Caramelise

64. Bake Your Own

adventures

65. Plan a surprise day trip around the city/island

66. Get a voucher to go skydiving in the future

67. Rent a kayak

68. Book a travel ticket for the future

green fingers

69. Plant a tree together at Ark Eden

70. Attend an urban farming workshop together at Rooftop Republic

learn a skill together

71. Learn to crochet at Yarn in the Works

72. Book a yoga session at Five Elements Habitat

miscellaneous

Honest period gift set by luüna X ELLIE SUH

Honest period gift set by luüna X ELLIE SUH

menstrual products

73. Honest period gift set by LUÜNA X ELLIE SUH (use code ‘EUGENIALUUNA’ for 15% off!)

74. LUÜNA DIY box (use discount code ‘EUGENIALUUNA’ for 15% off!)

75. REEMI period underwear

76. THINX

77. Modi Bodi

78. BamPads!

courses

79. Rooftop Republic Grow Your Own Food: Online Academy,

80. Kiss The Ground Soil Advocacy Training

81. eCornell, Plant-Based Nutrition

SUBSCRIPTIONS

82. Spotify

83. Patreon subscription

84. CANVA

85. Netflix

86. Buzzsprout

87. Gym membership/Class Pass

environmental prints

88. Intersectional Environmentalist posters

89. Dianalea on redbubble

Zero waste, vegan cook books:

90. More Plants Less Waste by Max LaManna

91. Green Queen Zero Waste Vegan

92. tickets to a webinar about climate justice

educational movies/documentaries

93. Gathered film

94. The Story of Plastic

DIY gifts

95. A handwritten card

96. An annotated book

coupons to zero-waste stores

97. Slowood

98. Live Zero

99. Edgar

acts of service

100. Be their assistant for the day/volunteer your time

  • Help them complete their shopping list

  • Help them complete their to-do list

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cups

101. Please Drink Sustainably reusable cup

102. Stojo collapsible cup

ZERO-WASTE BEAUTY

103. Coconut Matter

104. Zero Yet 100

105. Elate Cosmetics

And that’s 105 Christmas gift ideas that don’t cost the earth!

A point to remember for all of these suggestions: make sure these are things they need before you buy; asking for someone’s wish list might ruin the surprise, but at least it won’t contribute to needless consumption and further environmental damage.