7 Sustainable Leggings To Ethically Stretch Your Legs

Organic Basics

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Organic Basics keep it simple and essential with 2 types of leggings: Core Leggings and Everyday Stirrup Leggings.

The Core Leggings are made with 95% GOTS certified organic cotton and 5% elastane. The Everyday Stirrup Leggings are made with 57% GOTS certified Organic Cotton, 38% TENCEL™ Modal and 5% elastane.

They also offer some looser fitting wide leg pants which may be more suitable for some activities.

Through 100% offsets, they’re carbon-neutral and prioritize transparency through extensive reporting and LCA assessments.

Boody Us

About Boody

Price Range: $27–$85

This Australian-American brand has fallen head over booty for bamboo—which they view as the best material for comfortable clothing and eco-friendly tights.

Boody’s wishes for customers are simple: “Feel vibrant, serene, and relaxed everyday, wearing clothing you know fits who you are, naturally”.

With eco-conscious apparel for men, women, and children, build your essential collection with their underwear, socks, and a pair of sustainable yoga leggings for running or relaxing or running alike.

They even have the oh-so-essential sustainable leggings with pockets.

Boody’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices

Materials:

Boody’s main squeeze when it comes to sustainable leggings materials is bamboo fabric.

While we have reservations about bamboo production on the whole, Boody uses a closed-loop production process to make their bamboo viscose more environmentally friendly than most.

Their organic bamboo is also made using only non-toxic solvents and certified by ISO 9001, FSC, OEKO-TEX, and Ecocert.

Some styles combine bamboo with organic cotton, nylon (about 12%), and elastane.

Supply chain & labor practices:

Boody joins other ethical brands in ISO 14001 compliance and working only with WRAP-certified factories that prohibit child labor, sexual harassment, forced labor, and abuse.

Green business practices:

Working with SGS testing, Boody is able to ensure that all products (down to the eco-friendly packaging) are non-toxic and free of things like formaldehyde, azo dyes, and heavy metals.

Inclusivity:

Their eco-friendly fitness leggings run from sizes XS-XL, based on real body measurements, not “garment measurement”, so you know they’ll actually fit.

They also have some of the most affordable sustainable leggings we could find, making them a good choice if you’re on a budget.

Threads 4 Thought

About Threads 4 Thought

Price Range: $48–$88

As you could probably guess from the brand’s name, Threads 4 Thought wants all of us to #WearThoughfully.

They may be located in the fast-paced city of LA, but they’re big fans of slow fashion.

We love lounging around the house in their loungewear and activewear alike—but don’t worry, they’re great for being active, too.

In addition to comfy classics like sweatpants and sweatshirts, they have a massive range of men’s and women’s recycled leggings, sporting both compression and stretchy soft styles for when you want the activewear without the “active”.

Threads 4 Thought’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices

Materials:

Their solid-colored and patterned recycled polyester leggings also include some virgin nylon and about 10-20% spandex/elastane.

Supply chain & labor practices:

They use four factories in Pakistan, India, Guatemala, and China, each of which has various backings, such as WRAP, Higg, BSCI, SEDEX, Fair Trade, and OEKO-TEX certifications.

To see how much thought they put into their supply chain, take a look at their Code of Ethics.

Green business practices:

Thread 4 Thought uses WAVE bio-polymer delivery bags made from cassava, meaning it will fully compost in the soil.

They also use Clean Color technology, a close-loop dye system that recycles 95% of the water and keeps harmful chemicals out of waterways.

Their Transparency Report includes things like the reasoning behind their fabric choices, how their factories do in terms of water consumption, and plans for future improvements.

Inclusivity:

Threads 4 Thought offers sizes XS-3XL for women and S-XXL for men’s leggings.

tentree

About tentree

Price Range: $30–$68

tentree is a Canadian organic clothing brand that believes that even the smallest sustainable efforts make the biggest difference.

They have a wide range of planet-friendly homewares and clothing for men, women, and kids, from little accessories to oversized organic hoodies.

Made with both sustainably sourced and recycled materials, slide into your yoga practice in tentree’s eco-leggings—and inhale deeply knowing there are no harsh chemicals surrounding your aura.

tentree’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices

Materials:

The high-rise fair trade certified leggings contain organic cotton and a small amount (9%) of spandex.

Their InMotion line incorporates 79% of rPET and 21% of elastane.

Supply chain & labor practices:

With B Corp certification, tentree takes its code of conduct seriously. All factories must adhere to strict policies around no child or forced labor, discrimination, excessive work hours, or harassment.

With ten factories across four countries, tentree is a Fair Wear Foundation member, and their manufacturing partners are WRAP, BSCI, and SA8000 certified.

Some specific items are also Fair Trade certified.

Green business practices:

tentree is growing its ambitions to be a completely green company, with both a Circularity program to take unwanted items to resell or recycle something new, and a Climate Neutral certification.

They also offer the choice to purchase more than just a pair of eco-friendly fitness leggings— you can buy your own carbon offsets for various purposes, from home to travel.

Inclusivity:

You’ll find sizes XS-XXL.

Pact

About Pact

Price Range: $38–$58

We’re big fans of the Colorado-based sustainable leggings brand, Pact, and their range of “Earth’s favorite clothing”.

There’s no better way to relax than to lounge in their soft and high-quality ethical leggings while snuggling up with a good sustainability book.

Expecting mamas need this perhaps more than anyone, so check out Pact’s Maternity Purefit Legging.

Pact’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices

Materials:

Their fair trade leggings are made predominantly with GOTS-certified organic cotton and between 8-11% elastane and nylon for durability.

Supply chain & labor practices:

Pact is committed to working with sweatshop-free and child labor-free factories, some of which are Fair Trade certified. 74% of the organic cotton they use is sourced from India, which allows them to have a positive impact in different areas of the world.

Green business practices:

Sustainability is embedded in most of Pact’s operations–from their efforts to conserve energy and water to their use of recycled and compostable packages.

They also aim for zero textile waste by using fabric cutoffs for upcycled products.

Inclusivity:

Sizes XS-XXL are available.

Patagonia

About Patagonia

Price Range: $79–$139

Patagonia is one of the most well-known sustainable outdoor clothing brands because they understand that doing just ‘enough’ isn’t actually good enough for the climate crisis.

From luggage to head-to-toe clothing, Patagonia’s sustainable materials and transparency are outstanding.

They make some of the best ethical leggings (men’s and women’s) for yoga, running, rock climbing, or just lounging.

If you’re looking for sustainable thermal leggings for outdoor autumn and winter pursuits, shop their Capilene® baselayer collection instead.

Patagonia’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices

Materials:

Patagonia uses an array of materials in their women’s eco-friendly workout leggings: recycled polyester, recycled nylon, and organic cotton (all with a tiny bit of spandex mixed in).

For the Thermal Weight options, you’ll find a Polartec® Power Grid® lining made of 92% recycled polyester. Not only are these sustainable fleece-lined leggings fair trade, but bluesign®-approved.

Supply chain & labor practices:

Fashion Revolution’s Fashion Transparency Index, consistently scores this Certified B Corp brand highly, due, in part, to them being Fair Trade certified.

Don’t take our word for it, though. Take a look at their Footprint Chronicles, which highlights exactly where every single product has been made and what each factory is like.

Green business practices:

Their efforts to reduce their impact are as numerous as the days in a row you wear their sustainable leggings—which is to say, a lot.

94% of Patagonia’s line uses recycled materials, they only use organically grown, recycled, or regenerative cotton.

They currently use recycled poly bags for their shipping, which can be recycled in their stores. However, they know that they can do better, so they’re currently testing alternatives.

Their Worn Wear program is a buy-back scheme for unwanted Patagonia gear. They repair it and resell it at major discounts. All new items also come with their IronClad guarantee, which offers free repairs for life.

Inclusivity:

Sizes range from XXS-XXL.

Community & charitable giving:

Patagonia founded 1% for the Planet to give brands a platform to give back. They also connect you with local charitable organizations to do so through Action Works.

They’re big advocates for educating other businesses on how they can improve their ethical practices, rather than just being satisfied with their own.

Founder Yvon Chouinard recently sold all his shares in the company to two environmental nonprofits, meaning profits benefit the planet rather than individuals.

Girlfriend Collective

About Girlfriend Collective

Price Range: $78–$184

The sustainability community can collectively say that Girlfriend Collective is a brand with a clear vision: to see plastic bottles made into beautiful activewear, not in our oceans.

Along with sports bras, swimwear, dresses, and more, they offer an inclusive and budget-friendly range of ribbed and compressive leggings, as well as seamless eco maternity leggings.

They really are like a group of close girlfriends making you feel comfortable in your own skin (and sustainable tights).

Girlfriend Collective’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices

Materials:

GC’s recycled plastic leggings utilize plastic bottles and fishing nets recovered from the ocean around Taiwan.

You’ll find 70-90% recycled PET and then 10-20% of spandex.

These recycled PET yoga leggings are all OEKO-TEX-certified toxin-free and have been dyed with sustainable dyes.

Supply chain & labor practices:

Ensuring their manufacturers match their enthusiasm for the planet, Girlfriend Collective’s factories have third-party certifications like WRAP and SA8000.

Their main production factory for garments is located in Vietnam, is SA8000-certified, and guarantees fair wages and excellent working conditions. They go above and beyond by providing free healthcare, as well.

Green business practices:

If you want to see how each item you buy impacts the environment, you won’t have to stretch far. The descriptions come with stats like plastic bottles diverted from landfills, CO₂ prevented, and energy saved.

Your ethical sports leggings will also come in 100% recycled and recyclable packaging.

Add their microfiber filter to your cart to prevent microplastics from entering our waterways upon washing.

With circularity in mind, they offer the ReGirlfriend recycling program for their clothes. You’ll receive $15 store credit for helping close the loop.

Inclusivity:

With inclusive sizes ranging from XXS-6XL, GC is easily one of the best sustainable yoga clothing brands—and not just because they’re eco-friendly leggings with pockets!