Ideas for Environmentally Friendly Business Gifts 2022

We’re only a couple of weeks away from starting the new year! And, as is expected, the year 2022 will introduce us to new materials and a bigger number of eco-friendly products. More and more of them are being made of organic materials, and they are being produced in an ethically responsible way. Changes in product materials represent new ideas for your environmentally friendly business gifts, as they can express your business strategy and support companies’ efforts for a green future.

The introduction of a sustainable economy and the launch of a circular economy are the inspiration and impetus for the emergence of new, ecological and more sustainable business and promotional gifts with less pressure on the environment. Concern for the environment and society is becoming a green standard that can no longer be ignored. Why don’t you become part of this major change, too?

In this article, we’ll describe the 5 most important materials of 2022, as a novelty in the field of business and promotional gifts. You can successfully incorporate sustainable and organic business gifts into conscious business strategies and promotions of your sustainable services and products, and consequently express your ideas and controls in business gifts.

Recycled Business and Promotional Gifts

Business gifts made from recycled materials are a great idea if your goal is to support all efforts to clean the environment. In the field of business and promotional gifts, the most frequently recycled materials include paper, plastic, and textiles. The process of recycling PET plastic bottles is being used more and more often, which enables the remanufacturing of a wide variety of useful products from waste. The plastic is converted into granules and then a synthetic yarn is formed from the granules, which can be used to make textiles (rPET) through conventional weaving processes. So they can sew various products for everyday use, such as bags, clothes, accessories and other products. The same process of recycling plastic into granules and making further products from molds is also applicable to making recycled promotional pens.

Recycled fabrics can also be made from waste fabrics. The collected textile waste is first processed into fibers and then into fabrics for further production of bags, clothes or canvases. Most producers work with waste before consumption (waste from production) and waste after consumption (collected used textiles). Dye separation occurs during the process to avoid re-dyeing the fabric as much as possible. In the recycling process e.g. textile products, it is important that the raw material composition of the textile is not mixed, but contains one type of material (eg 100% PES). If the composition is mixed, the separation process is a lengthy process, and sometimes not possible at all.

By choosing recycled rPET gifts, you support all companies involved in cleaning the environment, disposing of plastic bottles and their further processing into new useful products for every day, with which your clients will be satisfied.‍

Business Gifts Made of Natural Materials

Natural materials include wood, textiles made of natural fibers (wool, linen, cotton, silk, jute) and cellulose products, meaning paper and cardboard. Natural materials are biodegradable. They take much less time to decompose than products made of artificial and plastic materials. They do not release toxic substances during decomposition, so they do not have a negative impact on the environment and people. Natural materials are easy to use, as more and more people have recently become allergic to artificial or synthetic materials.

Hemp is one of the oldest and most organic textiles and is grown on fast-growing estates. It is naturally resistant to pests and can grow without accelerators and pesticides. Hemp therefore belongs not only to natural materials, but also to 100% organic. Also, its fibers are 100% recyclable.

Business Gift Made of 100% Organic Materials

The best known among organic materials is organic cotton. It is grown in a natural way, without the use of growth promoters, pesticides and other chemicals. Organic cotton producers are involved in an extensive supply chain verification process and only certified cotton can be labeled as organic. The most famous certificate in this field is GOTS. The number of organic cotton producers is growing from year to year, but they still represent a smaller share of total world cotton production. In the offer of promotional and business gifts 2021, there are more and more clothes and accessories for everyday use made of 100% organic cotton. The material is softer to the touch compared to classic cotton.

Gifts from Renewable Materials

Cork, PLA, bamboo and wood grown in controlled forests with FCS certification are among the renewable materials.

Cork

Cork is a natural material obtained from oak bark. It is one of the most durable organic materials with the property of stabilizing temperature and humidity. It is a very flexible material, so it is processed in a simple natural way. It has good adhesive properties, making it easy to use in combination with a variety of materials. In general, the cork industry is considered one of the most environmentally friendly. Cork is 100% natural and biodegradable.

Bamboo

Bamboo is one of the fastest growing plants. It comes from a family of grasses with woody parts. Its stems are hollow and a source of drinking water. It does not need growth promoters and fertilizers for its growth. Bamboo is naturally resistant to pests, so the use of pesticides is not necessary. It s a renewable resource, strong and durable. It absorbs more Co2 from the air and releases more oxygen, which improves air quality. Bamboo is 100% natural and biodegradable.

PLA

Polylactic acid (PLA) is a natural substitute for plastic from fermented vegetable starch (usually corn). It is an environmentally friendly, renewable and biodegradable alternative to conventional petroleum-based plastics. Increased use of PLA will reduce the carbon footprint in many industries. This non-toxic green material can be used for all types of products, e.g. bags and pots as well as grocery shopping bags.