Collection: Fair Trade Gift Wrapping

Gift wrap production involves paper sourcing, printing, and finishing — a category where the disposable end use can obscure meaningful production labor. Paper sourcing involves agricultural fiber, pulping, and processing. Printing involves chemical inks and skilled press operation. That the wrap is typically used once doesn't reduce the labor and material involved in producing it.

Fair trade sourcing applies production standards at the printing and finishing stages, with attention to paper sourcing practices where relevant. For producers making gift wrap from handmade paper, recycled materials, or traditionally produced paper stocks, fair trade pricing reflects the actual production labor involved rather than the commodity price of machine-produced alternatives.

Gift wrapping is how a gift arrives — the first thing seen, the first thing handled. Choosing fair trade means the wrap presenting a thoughtful gift was itself made thoughtfully, under conditions that reflect the care that goes into giving well.