Celebrate the dad in your life with our Sustainable Father’s Day Gift-Giving Guide, full of purpose-driven gift ideas that are sure to brighten his day while benefiting people and planet.
Fathers make the world better. With Father’s Day coming up, it’s the perfect time to express your love and appreciation for the father figure in your life. Purpose-driven gifts are a great way to show your care for your dad or the dad in your life and the causes that matter to you both.
Sparx has compiled a list of sustainable and zero-waste gift ideas that will bring dad joy while also benefiting people and planet.
Treat the dad in your life to something deliciously purpose-driven with these sustainable gifts.
Cococo Chocolatiers Father’s Day Collection – These gift boxes are filled with premium chocolate confections, which are handcrafted in Alberta with Rainforest Alliance Certified™ sustainable and fair trade cocoa and cocoa butter. Plus, Cococo supports community initiatives, following their values of “cocoa, communities, and confections.”
East Van Bees Neighborhood Honey – Locally made in Vancouver using sustainably-extracted, chemical-free, raw, urban, multi-floral honey from bees kept ethically and in a sustainable setting. Each of these two jars is hand poured. Check out their Instagram for conservation tips.
Kozlik’s Canadian Mustard – Find a mustard that perfectly suits your father figure’s tastes with this Canadian-made, locally sourced, all-natural condiment that is handmade in small batches and comes in a variety of spicy, sweet, and savoury flavours.
Salt Spring Coffee – Give the dad in your life a cup of goodness with Salt Spring Coffee’s 100% certified organic, shade-grown, fair trade coffee. With their Coffee Bag Recycling Program and goal of becoming zero waste by 2026, dad’s sure to get a boost of both energy and purpose with every sip.
Sriracha Revolver – Indigenous- and woman-owned, these sauces come in a range of unique flavour combinations, are handmade in small batches in Vancouver, and use all-natural ingredients with no added colour or preservatives. The purpose-driven father in your life may especially enjoy the Habanero Hot Sauce, as a donation is given to organizations supporting the Indigenous community for every batch made.
Help your father figure get some much needed rest, relaxation, and recovery with these eco-friendly gift ideas.
Attitude Mineral Face Sunscreen Stick SPF 30 – This unscented, reef-friendly, vegan sunscreen stick comes in plastic-free, biodegradable packaging. Plus, Attitude is on a mission to decrease their energy footprint and has planted over 1.5 million trees since 2020.
Bamboo Switch Safety Razor – Made from sustainable and ethically-sourced bamboo, this razor comes in plastic-free and recyclable packaging. Plus, all shipping materials are biodegradable and 5% of the company’s profits go to Sea Shepherd. Now that’s a clean shave.
Marseille’s Remedy Thieves Balm – Look out for dad’s health with this all-natural balm that’s made with a Canadian beeswax base, good for reducing inflammation, treating bug bites, easing bruises, and even cleaning hands. Handmade in small-batches and chemical-free.
Old Soul Soap Company Muscle Rub – This all-natural, ethical, and sustainable muscle rub is a great way to show you care both about your father figure’s health and the planet.
Peregrine Supply Co. Beard Box Care Package – These all-natural and safe beard care sets come with face and beard soap, beard oil, and a tin of beard balm. Peregrine Supply follows the Guardian Model and has strict sustainability and responsibility standards, so it’s a great sustainable gift idea for any eco-minded father figure.
Rocky Mountain Soap Co. Foot Butter – Keep dad on his feet with this GMO-free, Canadian-made, cruelty-free, 100% natural and 71% organic foot butter.
Yukon Soaps Yukon Man Trio – These soaps, handcrafted by Indigenous-owned and -operated company Yukon Soaps, are sustainably sourced, all-natural, and come in eco-friendly packaging, making this collection of three scents a great choice for the father figure in your life.
Enhance dad’s purpose-driven routine with these zero-waste gift ideas that will make any home greener.
ChopValue Zero Waste Kit – ChopValue transforms chopsticks into eco-friendly items. Their Zero Waste Chopstick Kit is made from 500 recycled chopsticks and is loaded with zero waste goodies. Plus, the shipping is carbon neutral. The kit contains a cheese board, two coasters, two keychains, two bamboo chopsticks, two bamboo toothbrushes, two stainless steel straws, and two straw cleaners.
Coffee Sock Reusable Coffee Filter – Coffee is delicious, but unfortunately coffee filters generate a lot of waste. The coffee sock helps solve this problem. Handmade from 100% USDA Certified organic cotton, this two pack of filters is made to last and will enhance the flavour of dad’s coffee. Each sock is expected to last around a year and replaces 4–12 boxes of paper filters per year.
Deer Dad Plantable Card – Express your appreciation for the father in your life with this meaningful, plantable card, embedded with wildflower seeds. It even comes in an envelope made from sugarcane residue.
Eighteen Hundreds Candle Co. Candles – These eco-friendly candles have a lot of personality. Handcrafted in Gastown, Vancouver, each candle is made of North American grown soy wax, natural cotton wicks, phthalate-free fragrances, pure essential oils, and comes in reusable vessels. Plus, every candle sold online helps benefit a local charity.
WallyGrow Eco Wall Planters – These 100% leak-proof wall planters are durable and made in North America from 100% recycled plastic. Thanks to these planters, WallyGrow has diverted 10+ million plastic bottles from landfills since their inception in 2007.
Weave more purpose into dad’s wardrobe with these eco-friendly gifts.
Goodee x KOTN The Goodee Hoodie – From Black-owned B-Corp Goodee, in partnership with Kotn, comes this cozy hoodie made from sustainably sourced Egyptian cotton. This hoodie also supports a number of causes, including community engagement, corporate reporting, natural materials, and water conservancy.
Kotn Spring/Summer 2023 Collection – Kotn is a certified B Corp with the fourth-highest B Impact Score of apparel brands in North America. Not only is the spring/summer collection made from sustainable Egyptian cotton and biodegradable fibres, each order helps with job creation, poverty alleviation, and sustainable growth for the communities they source from and are a part of.
Province of Canada Sweatpants – Forget fast fashion. Find your father figure the perfect pair of comfortable sweatpants, socks, and hats curated for dads, made in Canada and shipped in certified compostable packaging. Plus, the majority of their cotton is knitted locally and sustainably grown and organic.
Vessi Waterproof Shoes – These waterproof shoes from Vancouver-based, Asian-owned brand Vessi are made from vegan materials. The brand also partners with factories that share their sustainability values and goals to reduce waste and energy. Plus, their packaging is 100% recyclable.
One of the greatest gifts you can give this Father’s Day is spending time with the dad in your life. There are a lot of zero-waste ways to spend time together, such as having a sustainable barbeque using fresh, organic, and locally-sourced foods; making a dessert together that uses ethically-sourced and sustainable ingredients, like EMKAO cocoa beans; going on an eco-friendly trip; or engaging directly in a planet-saving activity, such as litter clean up in the park or at the beach.
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