To provide an embossed laminate which has a buffering capacity to pressure or impact in the surface direction and can be used as a simple cushioning material and to provide a cushioning envelope using the embossed laminate.

In the embossed laminate (3) formed by embossing a laminate (1) produced by laminating polyethylene (12) on paper (11), a large number of embossments (2) which are perpendicular to the surface of the laminate and protrude in a constant height from the layer of the paper toward the direction of the layer of the polyethylene are formed. Alternatively, kraft paper is stuck as a front liner (4) on the surface side of the embossments, namely. on the paper layer side to form an embossed laminate (5). The cushioning envelope (7) is obtained by using the embossed laminate (3 or 5) as a material, placing the two sheets one upon the other to make the layers of the polyethylene (12) face each other, and heat-sealing three parts of both sides and a bottom.