Check out our Holiday Guide to Gifts that Give Back for Him. Give clothing, gift the opportunity of vision or plant a tree! Products with a manifesto for #SocialGood double as gifts that make an impact. Purchase with purpose and check out these amazing gifts that give back for the men in your life.
Holiday Guide to Gifts that Give Back for Him
1. Kardo Chocolate Wooden Watch, $159.95 CAD
WeWOOD’s all-natural-wooden watches not only look great, but are great for the environment too! This Kardo Chocolate Wooden Watch was made from reclaimed and recycled wood, and is completely free of toxic and artificial materials. PLUS, WeWOOD plants a tree for every watch sold. How’s that for eco-friendly?
2. Men’s Holiday Calf Sock 8-Pack, $108 USD
Everyone loves a good pair of festive footwear, so check out Bombas’ long-lasting and comfortable socks. This Holiday Calf Sock 8-pack will keep your toes warm all winter long. Guaranteed not to have painful toe seams, annoying pilling or no-shows slippage. The best part? For every pair of socks you buy, Bombas donates a pair to someone affected by homelessness. That’s 8 for you, and 8 for someone in need!
3. Chive Charities Coin Wraps, $39.99 USD
These Chive Charities Coin Wraps from Combat Flip Flops look great and are made from unexploded ordnance or UXO — a.k.a. landmines left over from the Vietnam War. The proceeds from each bracelet helps clear 3-square-metres of UXO in Laos.
4. Blue Jays ‘Home is Toronto’ Varsity T-shirt, $45 CAD
Want to represent your home team or show some love for your hometown? Check out items from the HOME IS/Fan Collective collections from Peace Collective — like this Blue Jays ‘Home is Toronto’ varsity t-shirt. For every garment sold, Peace Collective donates three meals to one of their partnered food banks.
5. 4 Blend Variety Pack, $61.18 CAD
For the coffee love in your life, why not go with some beyond fair trade coffee? Doi Chaang Coffee partnered with Doi Chaang Village to help the residents create a sustainable life system. With every bag of coffee you buy, you help this village achieve lasting self sufficiency.
6. Graphite Adjustable Cuffed Beanie, $26 USD
The weather is getting colder and it’s time to bundle up! Say warm with accessories from Miscoots like this Graphite Adjustable Cuffed Beanie. For every American-made accessory sold, one of equal value is donated — plus, they hire transitioning homeless folks to help package their items.
7. Winston Jet Black Frames, $150 CAD
Don’t know about you, but our eyes are dying from looking at screens every day while we work from home — solution: a new set of Warby Parker specs! Before COVID, Warby had a one-for-one program where they would donate a pair of glasses to someone in need with every purchase. Now they have shifted their focus and provide personal protective equipment and preventative health supplies to healthcare workers and communities in need with every purchase.
8. The Troubadour, $179.99 USD
Looking for beautiful, high-quality headphones? Try LSTN Sound’s headphones, earbuds or speakers. Proceeds from every purchase are donated to the Starkey Hearing Foundation to help provide hearing aids to those in need, worldwide.
9. Men’s Juniper Hoodie, $78 CAD
There’s something about a quality sweater that makes you feel comfy cozy this time of year, so how about gifting this Men’s Juniper Hoodie from tentree? For every piece of clothing sold, tentree plants ten trees in your honour. What’s even more cool is they also send you a coded medallion with your purchase that tells you exactly where in the world your ten trees were planted. Pretty nifty!
10. Sauce Like A Boss Combo Kit, $31.99 CAD
For the chef in your life, try this Sauce Like a Boss combo kit from Good Food for Good. For every jar or organic sauce you buy, Good Food for Good donates a meal to a person in need. So far, they’ve provided 2,057,876 meals through their food bank partnerships. That’s a lot of Christmas dinners!
11. Men’s Weekend Sneakers
Gift the gift of dry and cozy feet this winter with a pair of Vessi Men’s Weekend Sneakers! Well known for their water-proof footwear, Vessi is currently running their Choose What You Pay Initiative. The initiative uses proceeds from sales to donate Cozy Kits to local homeless shelters. Each kit contains socks, a beanie and a pair of gloves which are the most requested items in winter.
Image credits: WeWOOD, Bombas, Combat Flip-Flops, Peace Collective, Doi Chaang Coffee, Miscoots, Warby Parker, LSTN Sound Co., Ten Tree, Good Food for Good, Vessi
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