Corporate DIY workshop: an engaging format for awareness and action

Get a head start and offer your staff a workshop - face-to-face or online - to create their own cosmetics or household products and become a forerunner of "zero waste" at home and at the office!

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Include a corporate DIY workshop in your environmental awareness strategy

The corporate DIY workshop goes beyond a simple hands-on activity: it is a powerful tool for awareness and engagement that supports your CSR approach. By involving employees in the creation of eco-designed products, this workshop fosters sustainable behaviours—both individually and collectively.

A CSR activity with tangible benefits


Suitable for all employee profiles, this format promotes inclusion, accountability, and awareness. The workshop naturally fits into your CSR team building or internal training programmes, reinforcing key messages around sustainable development.

An ecological awareness activity with lasting impact


Each session offers a fun and interactive way to raise awareness about environmental issues related to consumption. The DIY approach enhances ownership of eco-friendly habits while providing a memorable experience for all participants.

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A hands-on DIY workshop to combine action and environmental awareness

The corporate DIY workshop is a collaborative, friendly, and practical format designed to raise employee awareness of eco-friendly practices while giving them the opportunity to make their own everyday products. Offered by Act! with Surfrider, this workshop fits perfectly into a CSR strategy by combining hands-on activities, environmental education, and the creation of useful products.
Open to everyone, it can be integrated into your seminars, CSR days, or eco-friendly team-building events.

Format:

Available DIY themes:

 

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What you gain from it

A team-building moment that sparks engagement


Corporate DIY workshops strengthen bonds between employees while engaging them in a hands-on CSR activity. The creative and practical aspect encourages participation, openness, and involvement from everyone.

Immediate and lasting impact


By making natural products themselves, participants become aware of alternatives to disposable and chemical products. This zero-waste team building activity encourages long-term behaviour change.

A CSR activity tailored to your needs


Our workshops can be customised to fit your internal objectives: chosen theme, season, location, number of groups. They can also be combined with other environmental awareness activities or collective reflection on sustainable practices to adopt.

General information

Get a head start and offer your staff a workshop - face-to-face or online - to create their own cosmetics or household products and become a forerunner of "zero waste" at home and at the office!

The workshop will be conducted live by Surfrider facilitators.

Our cosmetics workshops:

  • Customizable soap
  • Solid shampoo
  • Lip balm
  • Toothpaste
  • Deodorant
  • After sun balm
  • Moisturizing hand cream

Our household products workshops:

  • Laundry
  • Solid washing-up cake
  • Toilet tables
  • Multi-purpose cleaning product

Other workshops:

  • Bee wraps (fabric food wraps, alternatives to plastic stretch foil or aluminum foil)
  • Tawashis (alternative to sponges, made of fabric)
  • Tote bags ( made from an old t-shirt)
  • On demand : thematic workshops (ex : Christmas, summer products...)

Typical DIY workshop process :

  • Surfrider presentation
  • Awareness through a quiz on the 3 types of water pollution or on our cosmectics ingredients
  • 1 to 3 products will be made

Duration : from 45 min to 2 hours

Price

For more information and to find out about our rates, please download our brochure.

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Face-to-face workshops

A concrete and creative team building activity


Up to 30 participants


2h


2 possibilities : 

1. We can realize it in your premises 

2. We can welcome you in our premises in Paris or Biarritz.

Included in the animation :

  • Materials and ingredients
  • Animation and awareness by Surfrider
  • Travel of the animators (except for places difficult to access)

Necessary for the workshop : 

  • Large tables
  • Access to water and electricity or gas
  • Depending on the recipes, participants may be asked to bring some recycled materials
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Online workshops

An online innovating team building activity


Unlimited participants


1h30


2 possibilities :

1. We send you a shopping list with all the necessary equipment and ingredients, for you to share with participants (included in the rate).

2. We send you kits by mail, with ingredients in the parcel (not included in the quotation kit rate. Price may vary according to recipes.).

Included in the activity:

  • Activity and awareness by Surfrider, digital format
  • Shopping list

Workshop Requirements:

  • We recommend that participants be at home, home office, to be able to execute recipes synchronously.
  • If you wish to perform this at work, large tables and equipment including portable stoves or other cooking devices will be needed.
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frequently asked questions

What is a corporate DIY workshop?


A corporate DIY workshop is a hands-on activity where employees create their own everyday products (cleaning or cosmetic) using natural ingredients. Guided by an expert facilitator, they learn how to reduce their environmental impact independently.

Why organise a zero-waste workshop at work?


It’s a practical way to promote sustainability, accessible to all employees. It raises awareness without guilt while offering a fun, collective experience around responsible consumption. It’s also a tool for cohesion and positive change in daily habits.

What types of workshops are available?


Act! with Surfrider offers two main formats:

Can the workshop be part of a CSR program?


Yes. The DIY workshop can be part of a wider CSR initiative or eco-friendly activities program. It can be combined with a conference, awareness stand, or collaborative workshop. We help you build a program tailored to your goals and your teams.

H3: Is the workshop suitable for all employees?


Absolutely. No special skills or manual experience are required: the recipes are simple, guided, and all materials are provided. The activity is suitable for employees of all backgrounds, roles, and levels of environmental awareness.

Ready to host a DIY workshop in your company?

 

An engaging, useful, and easy-to-set-up format. A meaningful action aligned with your CSR strategy.
Contact us to organise your corporate DIY workshop and get a personalised quote.

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A question, a concern, or you simply want to talk about your project with us? Contact our team :

Thaïs LAMOUR

Customer relations officer

+33 (0)7 87 69 48 17

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