* 1 pinch of mindfulness for what really matters
* 1 handful of appreciation for customers, partners and employees
* Ideas for sustainable alternatives
* A dose of creativity
* Some time for real connection
👩🍳 Bake sustainability into each of your Christmas and anniversary gifts.
Alternative 1: If you want to give something new as a gift, choose wisely:
- Organic because you respect the environment.
- Fair, because human rights are not a matter of taste.
- Regional, because short distances bring double the pleasure - when giving and enjoying.
How about an organic fair trade gingerbread from the local bakery or a homemade cookie mix with fair trade ingredients?
Alternative 2Make it personal - instead of random.Let employees bake their favorite cookies and wrap them up nicely - with little stories or personal greetings.This creates gifts that connect hearts and hands - and deepen relationships.
Give meaning instead of things.Or work with a kindergarten where your children go and have them paint bags and fill them with seeds for the next gardening season.
Alternative 3Sometimes giving up is the best gift: an honest letter to customers, partners and suppliers can do more than any bar of chocolate.Write that you would rather invest the budget in a specific local social or ecological project - and invite them to join in.This creates connection, trust and impact beyond the holidays.
🌱 RESULT
This recipe contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
🎯 SDG 8 - Decent work and economic growth 🎯 SDG 12 - Sustainable consumption and production patterns 🎯 SDG 17 - Partnerships for the goals
Have fun cooking!
Anyone who has tried or modified the recipe, feel free to comment!
This recipe is from
Frank Brown, fairbinden.eu