Whether you’re looking for sustainable employee rewards with a difference or you simply fancy gifting something new while safe in the knowledge you’re helping the planet, we’ve rounded up a range of fantastic experiences that go hand-in-hand with an ethical and eco-friendly lifestyle.
Luxurious hotels, plant-based cookery courses and sustainability workshops are all waiting to be enjoyed. Discover our favourite eco-friendly experiences from the Virgin Experience Days range below.
Coastal Eco-Escape at The Green House, Bournemouth
A guaranteed crowd-pleaser for the environmentally conscious. Championing the phrase ‘eco-chic’, The Green House boasts a legion of awards and four stars to its name. Each bespoke guest room comes adorned with a King-Size bed, beautiful furnishings and plenty of luxurious added touches. Nestled between Dorset’s finest blue-flag beaches and the New Forest, there’s plenty to explore on the doorstep, too.
Sustainable Urban Beekeeping and Honey Craft Beer Tasting
Your employees can discover the secrets of urban beekeeping at award-winning Hiver Beers in London. The two recipients of this experience can don their bee suits and get up close to the hive as they learn about what goes into the process of caring for bees and producing honey. Afterwards, they’ll get to sit down and enjoy a tutored honey beer tasting session, complete with delicious food pairings.
Foraging Experience with Totally Wild
Totally Wild firmly live up to their name, extending expertise into the world of wild foraging; a six-hour course covers everything from a deep dive into the topic of wild food, the opportunity to harvest your own, to cooking up a sustainably-sourced feast and tucking in. Samples along the way include chutneys, jams and salt pickles; and depending on your bounty you’ll whip up the likes of wild mushroom risotto and elderberry panna cotta. They also offer group outings, and they’re available all over the UK.
Cider Making Workshop at The Courtney’s Orchards
A great example of sustainable employee rewards, everything at Courtney’s revolves around keeping things natural; they operate by the mantra of ‘letting nature do what she does best,’ avoiding chemicals and fertilisers, and handpicking, pressing and bottling all their ciders within the orchard. Your colleagues can tour the orchard, pick and press their own apples and taste a range of different juice varieties, before learning how to make their own cider at home. Lunch is included, as is a bottle of pasteurised apple juice made on the day.
Grow Your Own Family Favourites Veg Patch from Rocket Gardens
Sustainable employee rewards doesn’t mean having to gift something extravagant. It can be as simple as helping your team start their own vegetable patch, harvesting their own ingredients straight from their garden. This handy pack also includes a complete growing guide with advice on how to plant and look after the vegetables. The perfect gift for nature enthusiasts and foodies alike.
Ceramic Bird Feeder Painting Kit
Help the creatures of the Earth and brighten up any outdoor space by gifting the chance to make a homemade bird feeder. This comprehensive kit contains a ceramic bird feeder, three ceramic paints with a brush, a bird seed mix and bingo sheet to help inspire any birdwatching.
Forest Bathing Experience for Two
The concept of forest bathing, or Shinrin-Yoku, has been an integral part of Japanese practice for centuries. A profound antidote to anxiety, embark on a simple nature walk where the forest languages of renewal, growth and change will become experiential second nature.
Kew Gardens and Stargazing
Connecting with nature is vital to becoming motivated to protect it. Your recipients can start the day at a botanical garden, immersing in diverse and exotic plant life from around the world. Then, transition into the evening with a stargazing session led by an expert astronomer, learning all about the night sky and how to spot numerous celestial objects.
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Interested in sustainable employee rewards? Speak to our friendly team to hear more out our full range of Sustainable Eco Experience Gifts, packed with thousands of presents that are great for loved ones and the planet. Get in touch with us below:
