While sustainability is certainly a buzzword in the direct-to-consumer space, a number of brands cut through the noise with products that look good, work well, and do good, too. Below, discover some of the gifts we feel best about giving during the holiday season – they say both, “I’m thinking of you,” and also, “I’m thinking of the world around you.”
Cariuma recognizes that the best answer to sustainability is simply consuming less. That’s why the brand has invested in creating comfortable, durable, and aesthetic shoes that are designed to last. Made from responsibly-curated materials – like organic cotton, bamboo, sugarcane, cork, and recycled nylon and PET – Cariuma’s shoes are also stylish enough to sport wherever you’re headed. Plus, the brand plants two trees for each pair purchased.
A brand that believes that “good things come to those who don’t waste,” Girlfriend Collective creates phenomenal, size-inclusive products from recycled materials like post-consumer water bottles, fishing nets retrieved from the seas, fabric scraps, and other waste. Girlfriend Collective regularly drops new colors and collections to shop from, so you’ll definitely be able to find something (and very likely, many somethings) they’ll love wearing for more reasons than one.
In an effort to “tread lightly,” travel brand Monos is Climate Neutral Certified and a member of 1% For The Planet. The brand’s gorgeous and extremely durable luggage fall into Monos’s “less but better” philosophy: each piece is made of the highest quality vegan alternatives wherever animal-derived materials are traditionally used and is designed to stand the test of time. Start their collection with the Metro Duffel (featuring the brand’s modular system!) and see where it takes them.
Wave goodbye to single-use with Cadence’s reusable travel capsules. The brand pursues sustainability through innovation, which is why it partners with Envision Plastics to collect plastic from beaches around the world and process it into these customizable, reusable containers. They’re great for holding lotions, pills, jewelry – you name it, really – on the go, and they’re available in a number of colors and configurations. Customize them for a perfectly on-the-nose gift.
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