For the last minute souls amongst us, there are some awesome gifting opportunities we want to champion from within our x+why community. We’ve got you covered for all types of gifting that’s considerate to our society and our environment too.
For the last minute souls amongst us, there are some awesome gifting opportunities we want to champion from within our x+why community. We’ve got you covered for all types of gifting that’s considerate to our society and our environment too.
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1. Nice And Serious’ Seriously Nice Poster Shop
Our friends at Nice and Serious have a Seriously Nice Shop that sells seriously nice posters. They’re all about making creative work the world needs, their third release features a series of posters titled 'Hidden Homelessness', with 100% of the profits going to the charity Whitechapel Mission.
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2. Wob (World of Books) BCorp certified second-hand books
Wob sell used books online to over 190 countries worldwide, they’re also entirely carbon neutral. It’s a win-win situation. With Wob you could play a part in re-homing over 30,000 tonnes of second-hand books.
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3. Give the gift of a donation in your recipient’s name for Forgotten Women
One of our members, Forgotten Women, work tirelessly to prevent the suffering and exploitation of vulnerable women around the world. They envision a world where every woman is given the opportunity to live a life free from humiliation, poverty and abuse, the gift of a donation is invaluable, a little goes a long way. For those of us who have so much, a donation to those in need is one of the best gifts we can give.
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4. One for the coffee and cycling lovers
Our neighbours in Brindleyplace in Birmingham, Gorilla Cafe, not only offer wonderful food and drink, but also a legendary bicycle workshop and cycle club. They have gift cards available to buy this year for the coffee lover, bike lover, or beanie lover in your life.
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5. Prevent food waste with Too Good To Go
This gift goes the extra mile at any time of the year, Too Good To Go’s magic bags keep stomachs more full of good produce and bins less full of waste.
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6. The one we turn to for team gifts
For stocking fillers, thank you gestures or a simple good treat for yourself, look no further than The Social Supermarket. The perfect way to ‘vote with your wallet’ for the UK’s social enterprises.
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7. Raise a toast to sustainable innovation
We truly love what the guys at Toast are doing. You can’t go wrong with a planet-saving beer, and one that’s made from surplus bread? What’s not to love.
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8. Fund the collection of ocean bound plastic
With every Ocean Bottle purchased, you can fund the collection of 11.4KGs of plastic that would have otherwise ended up in the ocean (equivalent to 1000 plastic bottles). We think that’s pretty cool.
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9. Laylo’s planet-friendly wine packaging
In a recent visit to us at the Fulwood, members discovered the many planetary and logistical benefits of bag-in-box wine by Laylo. We love supporting this female-founded brand taking on a new approach to a big industry. Like us, they’re all about changing the way the world does things, for good.
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10. Unbiased honorable mention
Equivalent to 52hrs facetime with leading entrepreneurs and CEOs at the cutting edge of sustainable business, Mission Lit, is our toolkit for finding purpose and outshining the competition. There’s something in there for everyone, it makes an incredible gift for the thinkers and game-changers in your life.
