2024 Sustainable Holiday Gifts: 30 Ethical Gifts for Everyone in Every Budget
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Updated for 2024 — The ultimate guide to sustainable holiday gifts for everyone on your list. Whether you're searching for eco-friendly Christmas presents, unique handmade holiday treasures, or conscious stocking stuffers, this guide is packed with the best ethically-made gift ideas across different budgets.
I’ve focused on supporting small businesses and handmade products wherever possible, from the US, Canada, UK, and beyond. You’ll also find some of my favorite sustainable brands featured throughout.
Be sure to bookmark this guide—it will be updated every year with fresh picks and possibly new categories.
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Sustainable Gifts for Her
Catbird Sapphire Ring
Catbird's Night at the Ballet Sapphire Ring is made in their Brooklyn studio with watercolor blue sapphires, responsibly sourced diamonds, and 100% recycled solid 14k yellow gold
Self Care Set
Canadian leather goods brand Poppy Barley, a B Corporation, has teamed up with European self-care brand Dermo Suavina. The luxurious mid-sized pouch conveniently stores essentials, and can be taken from the gym to a night out. The lip balms and hand cream are made with 100% natural oils to nourish skin and lips.
Sleeper Phoenix Striped PJ Set
Sleeper's pajamas can be worn for casual daywear, pajama parties, or good old-fashioned sleep. Each garment is sewn by expert seamstresses from Sleeper's Kyiv, Ukraine factory with zero-waste production. This set gives me high-fashion Beetlejuice vibes.
Manucurist Trio
Manucurist's holiday gift set includes the three best-sellers from the Active range. Active Shine is their first-ever nail highlighter. Active Bright is a bright, luminous glow, and Active Glow Raspberry enhances your nails' natural radiance. These polishes are ultra-buildable. Use one coat for a natural finish or multiple coats for more intensity. Nail highlighters are easy, low-effort ways to maintain nice nails at home.
Sustainable Gifts for Him
Paravel Luggage Set
Sustainable luggage brand Paravel uses recycled materials for 100% of their products. This Weekender Set Plus includes a travel bag made from durable, spill-proof Ecocraft Canvas (recycled post-consumer plastic bottles) and features smart straps that slip over the handle of the carbon-neutral Aviator Carry-On.
Handmade Novelty Soap
Yes, this is actually soap! These vegan-friendly soaps, handcrafted in the USA, are designed to look like realistic food items—hotdogs, chicken legs, and beef ribs. Both fun and functional, they make a quirky, unexpected gift that’s sure to get a chuckle.
Leather Toiletry Bag with Monogram Option
Leatherology's premium leather good focuses on quality instead of name brands. Emboss this double zip toiletry bag with your giftee's initials instead. Their leather products are designed in the USA and produced in their own world-class, state-of-the-art facility in China, which adheres to strict quality standards and ethical manufacturing practices.
Cashmere Polo Sweater
The Lightweight Cashmere Relaxed Polo from Naadam combines timeless style with cozy comfort. Made from sustainably sourced cashmere, it features a relaxed fit, a buttonless polo collar, and ribbed details—perfect for layering. Naadam’s commitment to ethical practices makes this a gift you can feel good about giving.
Wooden Chess Set
A gorgeous handmade chess set with natural wood edges, carved by skilled artisans from natural olive wood in Tunisia. They use wood from very old trees that have stopped fruiting and have been replaced with younger productive trees. In collaboration with "Trees for the Future," they now plant a tree with each order. Each chess set can be personalized. This particular chess board has hidden drawers beneath for chess pieces.
Sustainable Unisex Gifts
Book Advent Calendar
Handpicked by a bookseller, this 12-day book advent calendar is for curious readers who want to discover new authors. Each day, unwrap a beautifully packaged "blind date" with a book, thoughtfully selected to surprise in the chosen genre. It's a fun way to add a touch of mystery to cozy winter reading.
Super-Plush Robe
This Brooklinen x KULE collab is where cozy meets happy. Made from super-soft Turkish cotton, the robe's fun striped accents give it a stylish twist, while the deep pockets and shawl collar make it as practical as it is luxurious. The robes are made with OEKO-TEX® certified fabric. Check out this collab's matching accessories.
Handwritten Recipe Charcuterie Board
Crafted with care, this wooden charcuterie board can be engraved with a handwritten recipe of your choice, turning a beloved family dish into a treasured memory. Whether it’s a recipe passed down through generations or a new favorite, this board is a beautiful way to preserve and celebrate those special moments. A thoughtful, one-of-a-kind gift that’s both functional and sentimental.
Custom Pet Portrait
This custom pet portrait is a heartwarming gift for any pet lover. The pet’s face is framed in an illustrated gold oval, with their name elegantly displayed on a banner beneath. This piece comes as a digital print on archival paper, signed by artist Alli Arnold. A personalized keepsake that will be treasured for years to come..
The Henrie Adjustable Pillow
An eco-luxury pillow with an organic cotton outer cover and filled with a custom blend of memory foam and all-natural kapok. The fill can be removed to let you find the best support for your neck and sleeping position. Each cover comes with a dust bag to store any excess pillow filling. Henrie is a Canadian company that also ships to the US.
Sustainable Gifts for Babies & Kids
DIY Ornament Advent Calendar
Help your little ones count down to Christmas with this set of 25 ornaments they make themselves. Featuring picture instructions, this kid-friendly set requires no sewing or glue. Bonus games such as a word search, scramble, and more are included on the box for extra entertainment. Made in Michigan.
Tablecloth Play House
This adorable playhouse tablecloth turns any table into a creative play space for children. Available in four colors, this "evening fairytale" playful tablecloth adds charm to any room and also encourages kids to engage in hours of creative fun.
DIY Pressed Flower Clay Ring Dish Craft Kit
The kit includes everything needed to sculpt a unique 4 to 5-inch ring dish with pressed flowers. It takes about an hour to complete, and extra clay is available for larger dishes. Suitable for ages 7 and up. Beginner friendly.
Personalized Children’s Activity Advent Calendar
This personalized and reusable children’s activity advent calendar is a fun and creative way to count down to Christmas, with each day featuring a unique activity tailored to the child’s name and age. It comes with a sheet of activity examples, or you can come up with your own ideas for a custom experience. Perfect for keeping little ones excited and engaged throughout the holiday season.
Globe Animals Soft Toy
This soft, cuddly globe toy introduces the wonders of the world for little ones. Featuring adorable animal characters from different countries, the plush globe is gentle to the touch and safe for babies and toddlers, making it ideal for both playtime and interactive learning. Handmade in London with organic cotton and wool.
Dim Sum Pretend Play Felt Food
These adorable and realistic-looking dumplings, baos, spring rolls, and egg tarts are made with felt by a Canadian Etsy seller. Perfect for imaginative dim sum or tea time pretend play
Sustainable Corporate Gifts
Mystery World Coffee Explorer Box
For coffee lovers who enjoy discovering new flavors, this Driftaway Coffee box offers a fun and flavorful journey. Each box is filled with whole beans sourced from different regions around the world, allowing recipients to explore a variety of unique coffee profiles with every brew. Driftaway Coffee is committed to ethical sourcing and sustainability, ensuring that the beans are responsibly grown and traded.
Leather Wrapped Espresso Cups
Now everyone at the office will have their own espresso cups, personalized with their name or initials. Custom company logos can also be requested to be printed on the leather. These espresso cups are all handmade in a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania studio using USA-tanned Horween Leather hides, the longest-running tannery in the US.
Gift Boxes
This small business in Newmarket, Canada offers beautifully wrapped gift boxes for special occasions. It can include a special card with your sentiments printed on the inside. They handwrite the recipient's name on the outside of the envelope for a personal touch.
Custom Pickleball Paddles
Bread & Butter is a pickleball paddle brand known for its playful branding and high-performance paddles. They also offer custom paddles in bulk, allowing businesses to add their logo or designs. Perfect for recreational play, gifting pickleball paddles promotes team bonding and fitness.
Self-Care Gift Sets
Zaaina's variety of gift sets are thoughtful ways to show appreciation to employees, clients, or co-workers. Many sets include natural bath salts, body scrubs, and moisturizers that promote self-care and mindfulness.
Check out my curated shop section for more sustainable holiday gift ideas.
Sustainable Stocking Stuffers
Therapy Dough
Modeled after clay used by art therapists, this dough is infused with essential oils for stress relief. Choose from lavender to promote calmness, eucalyptus for relaxation, orange to improve mood, or North Woods Pine, which purportedly supports immune function. Handmade in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Couples Perfect Match Date Night Ideas
This handmade box of "matches" is full of fun date night ideas for couples. Made in-studio by an Etsy seller in Surrey, UK, these boxes are printed on 100% recycled card and contain 20 wooden matches, each printed with unique date ideas.
Amethyst Gua Sha Face Tool
An Allure Best of Beauty Award Winner, this smooth-edged amethyst crystal facial tool works to relieve tension to help depuff and support a firmer-looking complexion.
Cocktail Cards
A deck of high-quality playing cards that features cocktail recipes. This is the ultimate cocktail reference guide that outlines how to make 52 cocktails in a clear and simple way.
Personalized Leather Airpod Case
Handmade in-studio in the UK from sustainably sourced, premium quality British leather, these leather cases are a fun way to store your Airpods. The clasp makes them easy to find and the case can be personalized with initials.
Check out other blog posts for conscious gift ideas or my curated shop section.