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Sustainable Ethical Yoga, Active & Leisure Wear 2026.

This is one of my articles on Sustainable Ethical Clothing Brands , which include womenswear, menswear, nightwear and outdoor wear.

Most of the clothing in this category is a combination of bamboo, cotton – some organic, wool, silk and recycled synthetics. I’m very conflicted about some of these fibres, both from a health and sustainability point of view. If you’d like to drill down into the the sustainability, ethics and health risks of the most popular fibre types, check out this article.

Otherwise read on for a list of European brands of Sustainable Ethical Yoga, Active, Sport and Leisurewear

40+ Sustainable Ethical Underwear Brands in Europe 2026*

Guilt-free undies, do they exist? Are they hideous? Are they expensive? Yes, no and it depends, in that order. Underwear is one of the things I don’t buy second hand. It’s not that I’d have an issue buying a lightly worn bra, it’s more that they’re just not available. Therefore I am always interested in sustainable ethical underwear brands.

As always the definition of ‘sustainable’ and ‘ethical’ is open to interpretation and I find my own definition changes are my knowledge and the market matures. Just remember, sometimes all we can do it make the least bad choice.

I’ve compiled a separate article on the sustainability / ethics of fabric types, which you can use to decide for yourself on your priorities on buying these most intimate garments.

When you’re ready to shop here are some companies that caught my eye in my search for sustainable, ethical, Europe-based underwear brands.

What to do with old clothes

This article was born out a question at one of my most recent talks (thanks Cliona). I suspect that quite a few of you are in the process of decluttering in preparation for Christmas and so this it probably quite a timely article.

As always my answer to this question depends on a number of things. Firstly ……

Sustainable Ethical Kids Clothes 2026*

When you ask people what tured them onto sustainable living the answer very often has to do with becoming a parent. There’s something so primeval about wanting to protecting our children from all the world’s ills and nowadays the impending threat of the planet’s demise unfortunately must be counted as one of them. Therefore it’s not surprising to see how buoyant the organic cotton children’s clothing sector is, both at home and abroad.

How To Make Your Laundry More Sustainable In 2026

An oft mundane, but essential activity is that of laundry. There are a few sustainability issues when it comes to laundry, which we can break them down into 3 sections;

How we launder
What we use to launder
How we dry clothing