Launched in January 2008, Green Gift Company is all about offering fabulous, ethical gifts at sensible prices.
We want to move 'ethical' away from 'ethnic', giving it wider appeal and a better chance of success. We believe our ethical gift range stands-up against the high street in terms of quality, desirability and price. So doing, we are making purchasing the ethical option a reality and offering a chance for real change for producers across the globe and here at home.
At Green Gift Company we care passionately about how things are made, where they come from and at what cost to all involved. Gift items are selected against our founding criteria of Fairtrade, Recycled, Organic, Sustainable and Local. Each product has to meet at least one of these criteria, several meet all five! We never select a product we wouldn't buy ourselves.
We always look beyond the product. Who is making it? Where? and Why? What issues are being faced? Can we make a difference by stocking this product? We often stock a product with very little business incentive involved, simply because it's the right thing to do and it's also a fabulous gift idea.
With over 80% of our product range being fairtrade we are proud to be recognised by BAFTS (British Association for Fairtrade Shops) as a fairtrade retailer.
We carry our founding principles throughout the business - making use recycled stationary ; we use recycled paper and plastic bags for all our products ; we reuse packaging to send products out to customers; we bank with an ethical bank ; we engage small, local businesses for services such as web design, PR and printing.
Green Gift Company is run as a business we'd like to do business with - we value your feedback at every stage of the journey so please do get in touch.
We are constantly adding to our gift range as we meet and hear of more great producers - sign-up to our newsletter to keep up to date with product news.
"... be the change you wish to see in the world" (Ghandi) wise words indeed and ones that underpin all that we do here at Green Gift Company.
We love what we do and hope you will too!
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