Giving Green Corporate Gifts As An Active Stance Of Environmental Concern
February 9, 2010 by Phil Shores
Filed under Fashion
The consciousness regarding human life and the condition of Nature should cover every aspect of an individual\’s life. For example, if your corporation is planning on giving corporate gifts as keepsakes, your corporation is not exempt from taking a firm position about social and environmental issues. Certainly, it may be a little tougher to come across corporate gifts that are created and produced to be socially and ecologically friendly, but the little inconvenience in finding keepsakes that benefit less advantaged groups of people and the environment is a worthwhile act that will benefit human lives and the environment.
When you\’re honouring hardworking team members and cherished clients with ecologically friendly or socially friendly corporate gifts, you\’re also advertising a green life-style that shows your business cares about our earth and the less advantaged people so more will naturally treasure the gift.
Of course the best type of eco gift is one where you do not in fact give anything! There are many such gift alternatives now available such as Buy1GIVE1, Kiva and Change The Present.
When you use eco-friendly corporate gifts it\’s always important to consider your recipient. You\’ll want to choose a gift that represents the gratitude you feel. Whether its for saying thank you for staying in the office late to meet tight deadlines or running that extra mile to close a sales deal, your team members dedicated their valuable time to the improve your company. So the extra effort involved to create a special eco-gift or social gift is fitting considering the reason why you want to give the gift in the first place.
More and more customers and employees value something that gives twice. They experience the greatest gift in knowing that a child, the environment, a school or other impressive causes have benefited because of them.
Several years ago no one would have thought that giving to a charity cause in the name of one of your customers or staff would be considered a meaningful gift. Well thankfully times have changed! Staff are looking beyond material goods these days and are wanting for new meaning in their work and life. Eco and Social gifts can be amazing presents.
Change the Present is a charity organisation that allows you to transform our world while giving to others. Just Google them to find out more.
Buy1GIVE1 is a special organization based in Singapore that allows you, as a business, to give something to those in need every time you sell something. This amazing idea of what is called transaction-based giving is SO compelling when you believe that you can share the joy of giving with your clients and employees. Here, everyone can participate. To find out more, search for them in Google, keying in Buy1GIVE1 or B1G1.
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