With the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games fast approaching so are the deadlines for our corporate gift orders for Olympic sponsors and partners. The Richmond Olympic Oval was a logical client for us and our work at Tradeworks Custom Products, the downtown eastside Vancouver social enterprise that uses pine beetle salvaged wood to create sustainable corporate gift and promotional items for our clients. The best gifts are those that tell stories and with the Richmond Oval using pine beetle wood on their extensive wooden roof it was a perfect fit. Besides the gift tags you see pictured to the left we also had blanket boxes made from denim pine/blue pine and engraved with their logo as corporate gifts for digniaties coming to Vancouver for the Games.
Top 3 reasons how sustainable gifts add value to companies
1) Walk the talk - gain legitimacy by integrating your values into your story and communications. If you're a green business and giving out low quality products made in a far off land what does it say about your business and how you value your relationships?
2) Be memorable - it's all in the story. If your building's made from Pine Beetle wood then your gifts should be too!
3) Engage and empower your employees. Working with social enterprises to source products and services for your business can add value on the HR side as well. We're always happy to set up tours for our clients so they can meet the people working hard to improve their lives.
