The Comfiest Sustainable Sweatpants of All Time
The fashion legend Carl Lagerfeld once said: “Sweatpants are a sign of defeat. You lost control of your life, so you bought some sweatpants”
But even though we admire all the things he created and did in his life, this statement we must disagree with.

Sweatpants, and especially sustainable sweatpants, is a crucial part of our sustainable wardrobe – because style should also be about comfort, and nothing screams comfort like a pair of silk soft sustainable joggers.
Let’s face it, it is the perfect uniform whether you are laying on your couch on Sunday evening (any evening actually) or working from home.
Wearing comfy sweatpants can be the best part of the day. So make sure you wear the absolute best sweatpants out there.
But finding the perfect pair of sustainable sweatpants can also be a difficult task. That is why we did the hard work for you.
In this guide, you will find our favorite sustainable brands, which make out of this world comfy sweatpants. We have also included our favorite design from each of the brands, so you have some inspiration while browsing for your future eco-friendly joggers.

1. Girlfriend Collective
Location: United States
Sustainable materials: Recycled fabrics such as nylon, recycled polyester, recycled spandex
Price starting point: 68$
Why we love them:
Not only is this brand caring about the environment, but the Girlfriend collective is also a highly socially responsible brand. They are highly engaged in every part of the production process from raw material resourcing to the choice of factory and partners.
Girl Collective creates timeless sustainable sweatpants and ethical joggers, which will make you feel like you are sitting on a big fluffy cloud.
Girlfriend Collectives factories are SA8000 certificated which place them in the top of the best ethical and socially responsible brands out there
So if you are looking for the ultimate pair of sustainable sweatpants that also looks and feels amazing this is your brand.

2. Tentree
Location: Canada
Sustainable materials: Organic cotton hemp, recycled polyester
Price starting point: 69,95$
Why we love them:
Tentree does not only make comfy, sustainable sweatpants in dusted colors. They also plant trees – a heck of a lot actually. At the time of writing, Tentree has planted 48.613.472 trees – and the number keeps rising.
They do this because they care about nature. This is why Tentree styles are inspired by nature as well as made from natural resources.
Tentree strive to make cozy and comfortable jogger and sweatpants, which are designed for comfort and function – but with a fashionable design touch.

3. Harvest & Mill
Location: United States
Sustainable materials: Organic Cotton from the US
Price starting point: 59$
Why we love them:
Harvest & Mills sweatpants are grown, spun, knitted, and design in the US. This means their whole supply chain is taking place in the US, and every pair of sustainable sweatpants are made from organic cotton grown in the US.
Harvest & Mill only use non-toxic, low-impact fiber reactive dyeing colors, or non at all. This stunning pair of slow-fashion joggers is actually non-dyed and non-bleached, which gives it this delicious creamy white color.
Harvest & Mill also let you in on the amount of emission and waste of water used to produce your sustainable sweatpants. You will actually find all this information on each piece of clothes on their website.

4. dk Active
Location: Australia
Sustainable materials: Bamboo, recycled materials such as nylon, lycra, organic cotton
Price starting point: 59,95$
Why we love them:
dk Active creates comfortable styles you can move around in. The brand uses renewable energy in their supply chain, and they reuse all of their offcuts to minimize textiles waste.
But not only do dk Active care for the environment. they also care a great deal about animals. They are listed by PETA as a vegan brand, which means no animals are harmed within their production process.
They are also tracking most of their supply chain to ensure every step is socially responsible an ethical. The last step of the manufactoring takes places within Australia.

5. Threads 4 Thought
Location: United States
Sustainable materials: Organic cotton, recycled polyester
Why we love them:
Threads 4 Thoughts makes fashionable, sustainable sweatpants you actually want to wear outside of your home – even to work.
But not only does this slow fashion brand design envy-worthy loungewear and joggers, but they also care a great deal about the environment.
They use eco-friendly materials, reduce the use of water waste in production, and limit their use of chemicals.
The brand reuse and recycle 80% of wastewater, which means they only use half the amount of water, which is generally used to produce a piece of garment.

6. Outerknown
Location: United States
Sustainable materials: GOTS cotton, recycled materials, Econyl
Price starting point: 122$
Why we love them:
Outerknown uses a high amount of eco-friendly materials. 90% of the fibers used in their sustainable clothes are either organic, recycled, or regenerated – and the goal is to get the number to 100%.
Outerknown is also tracing most of its supply chain and ensures its workers are paid a fair living wage. This is also why they are part of Fair Trade USA, through which they invest in the livelihoods of their workers.
Outerknowns ethical sweatpants are designed to last for life, which is why their designs are timeless and their materials are of the highest standarts.

7. Bleed
Location: Germany
Sustainable materials: GOTS cotton, Tencel, Econyl
Price starting point: 112,59$
Why we love them:
Bleed creates comfortable, sustainable sweatpants for active living. They want to ensure you can look amazing, feel amazing and do something amazing, when you are shopping for your next pair of sweatpants.
All of their products are entirely vegan, and they ensure a fair living wage for their workers through most of the supply chain.
Bleeds goal is to inspire a sustainable lifestyle that easily integrates into our daily life, and with these amazing, ethical sweatpants, they make it seem quite easy and desierable to buy sustainable clothing

8. Living Craft
Location: Germany
Sustainable materials: GOTS cotton, organic merino wool, mulberry silk blend, bamboo
Price starting point: 59$
Why we love them:
At Living Craft “sustainability” isn’t seen as a fashionable term. They are sustainable because it is the newest trend within the fashion industry.
For Living, Craft sustainability has been a part of their core identity for more than 30 years. So they truly know what they are doing in this area.
All their products are made from amazing qualities and materials which makes their sustainable sweatpants heavenly to wear. It only makes their sweatpants even comfier, when you know they have been produced under fair social, organic, and economic relations.

9. Satva
Location: India
Sustainable materials: Organic cotton
Price starting point: 54$
Why we love them:
This mindful brand encourage you to make a change. A change in the way you do fashion, a change in the way you meet other people, and a change in the way you see yourself.
They sustainable joggers are made from pure organic cotton, and free from any harsh chemicals such as: bleaches, toxic waxes, sulfur and heavy metals, which are commonly used in the garment industry.
But not only do they love and respect the earth, they also have a great love for the people on it. Satva is then dedicated to improve the livelihood and economic prosperity of the small and marginal organic farmers in India, who produces their clothes.
Satva want to make a difference everywhere they do business, and you can be part of that change when wearing one of their highly comfy sustainable joggers.

10. Vegan threads
Location: Australia
Sustainable materials: GOTS cotton, modal
Price starting point: 59$
Why we love them:
As the name suggests, Vegan threads wants to make vegan clothes accessible for everyone. But only does this brand have a great animal welfare practice, they also have a great environmental practice and are highly socially responsible.
They are following very strict criteria on everything from material sourcing to packaging along their entire organic textile supply chain including everything.
Vegan Threads makes all of its clothes in Australia, and all the products are certified by Ethical Clothing Australia. This brand then not only focus on the environment and animals, but want to reach the ultimate level of fair production at all levels.
Their sustainable sweatpants are not only cool, they are also incredibly soft, and definitely the perfect Sunday uniform.
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