Earth Day Gifts & Giveaways to Celebrate Environmental Responsibility in 2025

8 Earth Day Activities for Companies

1. Raise Awareness. Use Earth Day trinkets and awareness items to promote the importance of Earth Day and educate others about what it's all about, including the continued protection of natural habitats, the impact of everyday choices and ways to contribute to positive environmental causes.
2. Get Outside. Taking the time to enjoy nature is one of the best ways to remind people of the value of the outdoors. To connect people to their natural environment, consider hosting a company yoga session, a picnic, a nature walk, an outside company meeting or any other activity that gets people away from their home or office. Add to the excitement with Earth Day gift baskets filled with sustainable products and useful information.
3. Plant Trees & Flowers. From tree kits to seed packets, give employees the gardening supplies they need to bring about new life around the office, their home or in the community. Here at Crestline, we even have our own company garden where employees can grow their own fruits and vegetables when they don't have the space at home.
4. Pick Up Trash. Encourage employees to go out in their local community – individually or as a team – to fill up bags of trash as one of your Earth Day office initiatives. Up the ante by turning the good deed into a challenge and rewarding the people who pick up the most trash with high-end Earth Day boxes packed with prizes, while also giving all participants a commemorative Earth Day t-shirt made from recycled materials.
5. Update & Share Your Green Company Goals. You may already have a green plan in place for your company, but with new data, your company is probably looking to take further steps to build a more sustainable business and future. Put up posters around the office to stay accountable and to act as a reminder with an updated statement about what you have done, what the results have been and what your future plans are. Always be transparent and don't greenwash. Companies don't go green all at once, and that's perfectly fine. Customers and clients just want to know that you are making a good-faith effort and what they are supporting with their purchases. Make sure you also add a statement on your website and send an updated link in business emails and social media posts.
6. Award for Green Performance. Whether at the company or individual level, Earth Day is the perfect time to give out awards and recognize green initiatives at your company. Leading up to the celebration, challenge team members to collect the paper and plastic they use for a week and bring it in on Earth Day. Whoever uses the least amount gets high end eco-friendly products, while all participants receive eco-friendly charity gifts for their contributions. Then, donate all the collected waste to a recycling center.
7. Sponsor a Recycle Anything Day. With programs like TerraCycle, where you bring in a box people can put almost anything in to be recycled, you can encourage employees to recycle items from home that would typically end up in the garbage. For all participants, come up with commemorative Earth Day gifts for employees like a custom-printed, plant-based Pop Planat Core Phone Grip & Stand by Popsocket – a handy phone gadget made by a company that utilizes TerraCycle facilities.
8. Host a Class. Whether it's a compost class, where employees can learn how to compost and how it benefits the environment, or a wildlife protection class that shows them the little contributions they can make to protect animals, classes are great Earth Day ideas for work because they provide an educational bonding opportunity for the entire company.