28 Ethical & Sustainable Clothing Brands UK [2022]

Sustainability: Organic and eco-friendly materials, Ethically produced

Specialising in: Ethical womenswear and mesnswear.

Location: London

Thought Clothing is the first ethical clothing brand from the UK we’re going to look at. They create organic, eco-friendly and sustainable clothes for both men and women.

The company is based in London, however, they currently don’t have their own brick and mortar store, so you’ll need to shop online.

Their clothes are reasonably priced, and we definitely recommend checking out their range of patterned socks made from materials including hemp and bamboo.

Sustainability: Fairtrade apparel, sustainable cotton, eco-friendly practices including zero-to-landfill, ethical supply chain, give back

Specialising in: Sustainable clothing, accessories, shoes, and bags for women, men and children

Location: London

Boden is a well established sustainable brand from the UK and have been going since 1991 when they were started out of the founder’s kitchen.

They make menswear, womenswear, as well as kids clothing – so whatever you’re looking for, you’re bound to find it at Boden.

They have 3 brick and mortar stores, all located in London – but you can also shop online, and their clothes are stocked by John Lewis all around the UK too.

Sustainability: Certified B corporation, ethically produced sustainable clothing for women

Specialising in: On-trend sustainable womenswear, clothes rental, preloved marketplace

Location: London

Baukjen is a UK-based sustainable clothing brand producing quality womenswear focusing on ethical production and sustainable, low-impact materials.

It was the first British clothing brand to be B corporation certified, meaning they meet the highest environmental and ethical production standards.

Baukjen offers a clothing rental platform – a great concept to explore if you’re looking for a way to reduce your clothing consumption, as well as a preloved marketplace.

Sustainability: Circular supply chain, recycled fabrics and sustainable materials, supply chain traceability

Specialising in: Smart-casual sustainable menswear

Location: London

Neem London is a refreshing new sustainable menswear brand committed to sustainability. Founded in 2021, Neem creates tailored yet relaxed fits, perfect for the office, working from home, or a casual weekend.

From day one, the brand has focused on creating a sustainable supply chain, from responsible production to circularity of its products, meaning all of Neem’s stylish pieces can be recycled or are biodegradable.

The brand also offers a Wear Well Bag, where you can recycle your old clothes with Neem and receive Neem credit.

Sustainability: Eco-friendly and locally sourced materials, handmade bags

Specialising in: Durable, eco-friendly bags and backpacks handmade locally in Yorkshire

Location: Yorkshire

Bearmade creates high-performance waterproof bags from plastic-free, natural fabrics, including organic cotton that uses 88% less water, 62% less energy, and no toxic chemicals than conventional cotton.

Handmade in Yorkshire, this brand chooses to charge honest, transparent prices, giving more people access to purchase sustainable products and better understand the environment.

We’ve tested the Gouthwaite backpack and love its design, durability, and cool AustriAlpin Cobra buckle closure – one of the most robust buckles in the world. The Gouthwaite backpack will keep your belongings safe on countryside hikes and city commutes.

Sustainability: Fair Trade Certified collections, organic cotton collections, biodegradable materials

Specialising in: Ethical and vegan clothing and accessories for women

Location: London

Like Boden above, People Tree has been supplying the UK & beyond with sustainable clothing since 1991.

They don’t have a brick and mortar location, however, People Tree are stocked in stores all over the UK, and they have an online store too where you can find their latest collections.

Sustainability: Gorgeous jewellery from recycled and responsibly sourced materials

Specializing in: Bespoke, recycled jewellery

Location: London

London-based Bar Jewellery hand craft all of their sustainable jewellery – ranging from necklaces to earrings to bracelets, in London. Everything is made in local factories and by skilled artisans.

Their pieces are timeless, elegant, and simple and they hope you’ll wear them for years to come.

Unfortunately, they don’t have a physical store but you can buy from them directly online, or from one of their stockists.

Sustainability: Handcrafting men’s garments ethically in the UK, using natural materials including organic cotton

Specializing in: High-quality menswear and accessories, designed and crafted in the UK

Location: Newcastle

Cafe Mountain creates luxury, long-lasting menswear designed to bring together great outdoor adventures and city living.

Designed in the North of England, Cafe Mountains’ first collection features high-quality organic cotton t-shirts, hand-printed in the UK, and handmade fleeces and wax pullovers, featuring locally sourced material and fabrics from across the UK.

Sustainability: Local UK production using sustainable and recycled materials

Specialising in: Sustainable t-shirts, streetwear

Location: Manchester

Meet WAWWA, a sustainable UK-based clothing brand bringing clothing production back to the heart of Manchester.

Obsessed with quality, detail, and fit, WAWWA’s in-house production allows the brand to carefully craft each style to ensure high-quality garments with a long lifecycle.

WAWWA’s fresh wardrobe staples feature eco-friendly fabrics and earthy tones, created from sustainable materials, including GOTS-certified organic cotton.

Sustainability: Online thrift store selling pre-loved clothing

Specialising in: Second-hand clothing, outerwear, dresses, suits, co-ords, and denim

Location: Wales

Pre Worn is a UK-based clothing brand selling pre-loved clothing for an affordable price.

You’ll be spoilt for choice as Pre Worn is the largest sustainable pre-worn retailer in the UK and growing.

Shopping second-hand is a great way to recycle old clothes and keep them out of landfills. Plus, you can always find a bargain at a fraction of the price!

Sustainability: Small designers using innovative materials

Specialising in: Young British designers

Location: London

Young British Designers is an online platform showcasing the best on-trend fashion from up and coming British designers.

Before YBD, there wasn’t a platform to discover fresh new brands from young British labels. Now, Young British Designers offers us a chance to browse from over 100 passionate new brands using a mix of sustainable and innovative materials.

The online store also offers a conscious edit, pooling brands and products created from eco-friendly materials, like Beaumont Organic, A perfect Nomad, and Good News.

Sustainability: Locally sourced, sustainable, organic fabrics

Specializing in: Small, sustainable capsule collections for women

Location: London

P.i.C Style, based in London, source all of their materials as locally as possible, and create small, stylish collections for women.

They create capsule collections, so you can create multiple looks with only 8 pieces of clothing, helping reduce waste (and make choosing outfits in the morning far more simple).

They don’t have a physical store, but you can purchase from them online.

Sustainability: Recycled materials, responsible manufacturing partners, handcrafted goods, carbon footprint reduction, and waste reduction practices

Specializing in: Luxury menswear and accessories from sustainable materials

Location: London

Christopher Raeburn is one of the most well known sustainable fashion designers from the UK. The brand – now known simply as RAEBURN – makes high end, high fashion garments, and accessories.

All of their materials come from recycled and sustainable materials, and they’re investing heavily into reducing their carbon footprint and any waste related to their production process.

You can visit Raeburn’s creative studio in Hackney, London, and you can also find their clothes stocked by established retailers all over the world.

Sustainability: Vegan, cruelty-free, artisan-made

Specialising in: Vegan footwear

Location: London

Bourgeois Boheme is a sustainable brand creating artisan-made, vegan footwear. They’re championing slow fashion, and the quality of their shoes (for both men and women) seems to be top-notch.

Their styles are timeless, and it would be hard to go wrong with any shoe from this London-based sustainable brand.

Their stockists are located all over the world, so even if you aren’t based in the UK you can easily pick up a few items online, or in person.

Sustainability: Vegan clothing, trainers and bags created from low impact, sustainable materials

Specialising in: Luxury women’s clothing, vegan bags and shoes

Location: London

Even though you’ll likely know who Stella McCartney is wherever you are in the world, this vegan designer brand is headquartered in the UK and deserves inclusion in this list.

You can shop from Stella McCartney online, from a wide range of stockists online, or in two of her flagship stores in London.

Sustainability: Ethical production, staff in their factories receive a living wage, and health and safety training. Organic materials. GOTS certified.

Specialising in: Sustainable mens and womenswear

Location: London

Komodo have been perfecting their range of affordable, on-trend, eco and sustainable clothing for men and women since 1988 ( that’s over 30 years!).

They use a large range of interesting eco-friendly materials including hemp, Tencel, bamboo, rayon, and soya fiber.

Like many of the other UK based sustainable brands, they don’t have a physical location, but you can buy directly from their website or from a range of stockists around the world.

Sustainability: Natural, organic ingredients and dyes, artisan practices, vegan materials, cruelty-free, no waste

Specialising in: Unique menswear designs from sustainable materials

Location: Brighton

Featured as one of our favorite luxury sustainable menswear brands, STORY mfg. are a UK-based ethical brand you should definitely check out.

They have a ‘positive product manifesto’, around the central idea that their products are designed to benefit the earth, their customers and the people they work with.

It’s hard not to love the clothes they make – they’re highly unique, carefully designed, and made ethically using artisan practices and no waste.

Based in Brighton, however, with no physical store, you can purchase from STORY mfg. on their website or through a range of high-end stockists around the world.

Sustainability: Organic fabrics, artisan-made

Specialising in: Organic womenswear, dresses and skirts

Location: Manchester

Beaumont Organic make stylish, artisan-made, ethical womenswear. Based in Manchester’s Northern Store, you can visit their brick and mortar store to shop in person.

They also host a range of workshops, including Macrame Wall Hanging workshops, how to build a brand with purpose, and even a natural wine tasting session.

Their priced in line with many regular higher end, but not completely luxury brands, and I definitely recommend checking them out.

Also available to shop at Young British Designers.

Sustainability: Reclaimed materials, heritage practices

Specialising in: Quirky sustainable clothing and accessories for women

Location: Bristol

Bristol-based sustainable brand source, Antiform, make all of their clothes in the UK.

They use reclaimed materials and put them back together into women’s clothes and accessories using artisan, heritage practices.

They don’t yet have a physical store, but you can shop Antiform on their own website, or from a range of UK & European stockists.

Sustainability: Organic and sustainable materials, sustainable supply chain

Specialising in: Eco-friendly, organic clothing for men and women

Location: Launceston

First of all, Nomads Clothing are a member of the British Association of Fairtrade Shops and Suppliers.

Secondly, they use a wide range of organic and sustainable materials such as Tencel, organic cotton, and viscose.

They use artisan methods such as hand-looming, the traditional art of wood printing, and tie-dye.

They make a wide range of womenswear, and you can also buy printed men’s shirts at Nomads.

They don’t have a physical store at the moment, but you can buy their clothes online or from a range of stockists.

Sustainability: Independent accessories brand creating leather bags in small batches

Specialising in: Leather goods

Location: Bristol

KLÉS is a women-led accessories brand creating luxury leather handbags ethically from responsibly sourced vegetable-tanned leather. The brand is owned and run by Jessica Gomez, who designs and hand-crafts her bespoke leather bags in her Bristol studio.

KLÉS only uses leather from the by-products of the meat industry and ensures its leather is tanned using vegetable tanning, an eco-friendly alternative to traditional chrome tanning that uses harmful chemicals.

Sustainability: GOTS Certified factories, all organic cotton

Specialising in: Sustainable jeans

Location: Glasgow

Monkee Genes are a well established ethical clothing brand from the UK. As you may have guessed from the name, they make jeans (as well as other trousers, and some tops).

All of their factories are GOTS certified, meaning they can follow the route their jeans took from the field all the way to your wardrobe.

Monkee Genes are from Glasgow, Scotland and you can buy from them online, or in a wide range of stockists around the UK and Europe.

Sustainability: Made in the UK clothing from sustainable materials, including reworked materials and recycled materials

Specialising in: Sustainable Womenswear UK

Location: London

If you’re looking to stand out in a blouse, jumpsuit or dress, check out Gung Ho, a refreshingly different slow fashion brand, creating its bold, vibrant designs right here in the UK.

Each unique piece supports small businesses within the UK, and each garment is traceable, from design, to printing, to assembly.

The brand uses recycled materials to create its designs, and strives for zero-waste by repurposing fabric through its reworked initiative and made to order service.