Adopt an orangutan

For the person who has everything: adopt them an orangutan. Don’t worry, no actual ape will arrive through the post, just a small cuddly toy.

The population of the primate is at an all-time low, with numbers having dropped 50% in the past ten years. Money spent on adopting one for someone else helps the WWF to protect these endangered animals by supporting conservation agreements in Borneo, protecting rainforests, creating palm oil regulation and helping local communities look after their land.

£3 monthly donation or £40 one-off payment. http://support.wwf.org.uk

Toft Ted knitting kit

Toft Ted is a great way to encourage creative kids to learn to knit, and the kit comes complete with pattern and 100 grams of alpaca wool. The wool is spun in Banbury, Oxfordshire, and comes from happy, organic alpacas who live in Rugby. The colours used are all 100% natural and the Toft Alpaca farm is world renowned.

£27, www.thetoftalpacashop.co.uk

Torpedo cufflinks

We all know about reducing our household waste, and some of us even think about it at work, but what about all the other stuff in the world that doesn’t touch our daily lives? These cufflinks are made from decommissioned fire hose and may have been used in a daring mission to save someone’s life. Proudly worn on the cuff is a much more fitting tribute than ending up in landfill.

£35, www.ethicalsuperstore.com

Fairtrade beaded notebook (set of two)

For the avid doodler or note-taker in your life, enrich their writing experience with a set of two fairtrade beaded notebooks. The notebooks are from Natural Collection, a company supporting sustainable production of beautiful household items for the past 12 years. Your shopping list will never look better.

£6.95, www.ethicalsuperstore.com

Pants To Poverty

Banish novelty undies and “hilarious” socks to the Christmas stocking of history. Replace them instead with super ethical, comfy and stylish Pants To Poverty pants. An offspring of the Make Poverty History campaign, the undergarment company works with more than 5,000 farmers and factory workers to ensure safe and healthy working conditions and liveable wages. PTP also help build wells and stock schools with books and resources in developing countries. All keks are also fairtrade and pesticide-free, natch.

Range of prices, www.pantstopoverty.com

Eva red bowl

The trend for buying charity gifts has been a huge boon for the sector, but not everyone wants an acre of rainforest in their name. There is a middle ground though – Oxfam has a range of gifts to physically give people that still support their aims by funnelling much-needed funds to the charity and the workers who produce the goods. These beautiful stainless-steel bowls are hand-painted by Kashmirian artists and available exclusively to Oxfam online.

£5.99, www.oxfam.com/shop