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Our Favourite Ethical & Sustainable Brands For Crop Tops
Crop tops are one of the most versatile pieces of clothing, especially for the summer. Pair it with high-waisted shorts, a midi skirt or jeans, it looks fabulous and chic without all the effort. If you're looking for ethically made and sustainable crop tops, we are your answer!
There is always a better choice for people and the planet when it comes to shopping for clothing, so we’re here to make it easy for your to discover and shop ethical and sustainable fashion. People Heart Planet aggregates products from over 70 brands so you can find and buy from brands that align with your values of treating people fairly and preserving our natural world.
So here’s the low down on our favourite brands for fair trade and sustainable crop tops.
Country | USA
Categories | Women's Clothing, Men's Clothing, Accessories
Values | Fair Trade, Sustainable, Organic
ABOUT: Known Supply is a social enterprise and lifestyle brand founded by Travis Hartanov and Kohl Crecelius. Its mission is to empower marginalized populations in impoverished communities around the world. The founders truly believe that jobs change lives. Workers are paid fair wages, which restores dignity for individuals and provides tangible pathways out of poverty, and every piece is hand signed by the person who made the item. They partner with Fair Trade Certified™ producers and have direct trade relationships to ensure the best, most ethical wears. GOTS Certified organic cotton is used for nearly everything they produce. KNOWN SUPPLY is a certified B Corporation.
Country | USA
Categories | Women's Clothing
Values | Fair trade, Sustainable, Vegan
ABOUT: 337 BRAND is a New York-based, sustainable leisurewear brand. Their three pillars are: nature, comfort and kindness. They self-describe as edgey and not trendy. All materials are environmentally friendly. They don't do seasonal collections. It's all made ethically and locally. They strive toward circularity. And for every order, they plant one tree through One Tree Planted.
Country | USA
Categories | Women's Clothing
Values | Fair trade, Sustainable
ABOUT: Paneros is a Los Angeles-based slow fashion brand. Their name comes from the Greek words "pan" meaning "all" and "eros" meaning "love". Their mission is to live up to the ideals embodied in their brand name, i.e. to love people (of all sizes) and our planet. Their values are inclusivity, compassion, honesty, responsibility and uncompromising quality. They make one-of-a-kind, limited edition, ready-to-wear pieces from eco-friendly deadstock fabrics. Production takes place in Indonesia in fair trade factories, small workshops or in the artisans' homes. Shipping Policy: For the US, free shipping on orders $100+. Paneros uses eco-friendly packaging.
Country | Canada
Categories | Women's Clothing, Men's Clothing, Bags, Accessories
Values | Fair Trade, Sustainable, Organic
ABOUT: tentree is a Canadian apparel company whose motto is "Earth-First". This means they are fully committed to a business model and a world where the planet and its people come first, always. More than just planting trees (10 trees for every purchase, to be exact), tentree aims to have the smallest possible footprint and create more circular supply chains, from the materials used to the production processes they have in place. Not to mention their ethical labour rights, safe workplaces, and recognizing their social responsibility to keep their business practices as transparent as possible. tentree is a certified B Corporation and climate neutral certified.
Country | United Kingdom
Categories | Women’s Clothing
Values | Fair Trade, Sustainable, Organic
ABOUT: Ninety Percent is a London-based sustainable womenswear brand that gives away 90% of its profits. When you make a purchase, you even get a special code that you can use to vote for a charity! Their ethos include: respectful working environments, sustainable materials and fabrics, garment longevity, transparency and traceability, animal welfare, water stewardship, emissions and CO2, circularity.
Country | USA
Categories | Women’s Clothing
Values | Fair Trade, Sustainable
ABOUT: VETTA is a Los Angeles-based, woman-owned business that's all about the mini capsule wardrobe. With just five versatile pieces, you can mix and match your VETTA items to create a month's worth of outfits. VETTA only uses sustainable fabrics (primarily tencel, organic cotton and deadstock) and makes their clothing in responsible factories.
Country | Canada
Categories | Women’s Clothing
Values | Fair trade, Sustainable
ABOUT: TAMGA Designs is an Ontario-based fair trade and sustainable clothing and lifestyle brand for women and girls. TAMGA's founders launched the brand in 2014 while living and working for the UN and various NGOs in Dhaka, Bangladesh, the same place where the fast fashion garment factory Rana Plaza collapsed, killing thousands. TAMGA's founders were moved to action to create a brand that treats workers with respect, ensures safe working conditions, consumes less water and uses eco-friendly materials.
Country | USA
Categories | Women’s Clothing, Swimwear
Values | Sustainable
ABOUT: VitaminA is a California-based, eco brand that is (literally) cleaning up our beaches! They make sustainable swimwear AND they hosts beach clean-ups! VitaminA founder Amahlia created the first premium swim fabric made from recycled nylon fibers and names it EcoLux. All fabrics used are sustainable and most products are made locally in California. For all items made outside the US, VitaminA partners with fair trade factories. Shipping Policy: Free standard shipping on all orders shipping within the United States; For Australia, UPS $30 Flat Rate + taxes and duties.
Country | USA
Categories | Women’s Clothing, Men's Clothing, Kids Clothing, Women's and Men's Shoes, Bags, Accessories, Home & Decor
Values | Fair trade, Sustainable
ABOUT: DoneGood is a Colorado-based online ethical marketplace for the consumer rebel! Founded by former Obama Administration employee Cullen Schwarz, Done Good is designed for consumers who wants to use their purchasing power for good. On Done Good, you will only find products that are made in a way that's good for people and the planet. They define “good for people” as brands that empower workers, pay fair wages, and are always free of trafficking, child labor and unsafe working conditions. They define “good for the planet” as brands that use eco-friendly production processes, non-toxic or organic or recycled/upcycled materials and are always taking other significant steps to protect our land, air and water. Done Good is a certified B Corporation. Ships to the US and Canada.
Country | USA
Categories | Women's Clothing , Bags, Accessories
Values | Fair trade, Sustainable
ABOUT: Edify is a curated online marketplace of ethical goods founded by former fashion insider Rachel Garrett. Garrett worked as a buyer in the world of fast fashion where she saw all of the dirty secrets of the industry and became (in her words) "obsessed with learning about ethical and sustainable fashion." Edify carries ethically-made products from sustainable materials at accessible prices. They also let shoppers know if brands are made in the USA, BIPOC-owned, woman-owned and toxic-free. Shipping Policy: US, Canada and Mexico.
Country | USA
Categories | Women's Clothing
Values | Fair trade, Sustainable, Vegan, Organic
ABOUT: Valani is a California-based womenswear brand whose look is dreamy, flowy and flirty. All of their pieces are made from vegan, plant-based fabrics including hemp, tencel and banana fabrics. They don't use toxic chemicals, always use Oeko tex certified dyes and recycle or repurpose their scrap fabric. Their clothing is ethically made in India and Chicago in factories that are safe and clean with no child or forced labor and fair wages and working hours enforced. Tailors are even paid hourly wages instead of by the piece, meaning that quality and safety take priority over speed and cost. For every item sold, Valani plants one tree. Moreover, 10% of profits are donated to animal, environmental and women's empowerment organizations.
Country | USA
Categories | Women's Clothing
Values | Fair trade, Sustainable
ABOUT: aday is a sustainable fashion brand that makes capsule style clothing that’s as versatile as possible. Their clothing is made using innovative super fabrics to ensure durability, longevity and easy care. All their suppliers are expected to sign a ‘Commitment to People & Planet’ which are mutually agreed commitments to ensure the welfare of people, the environment and animals. These include ensuring living wages, safe working conditions, never using forced or child labour, reducing their environmental impact by reducing and recycling water, eliminating the use of toxic chemicals and conservation of natural habitats. Aday also believes that using ‘technical fabrics’ that are either man-made or derived from plants should make up a majority of their fabric, while a portion of their fabric is either recycled or comes from animals sources that are certified non-mulesed, Global Recycled Standard (GRS) and Responsible Wool Standard (RWS). All their fabrics are also Blue Sign or OEKO-TEX certified.
Country | USA
Categories | Women's Clothing, Men's
Values | Fair trade, Sustainable
ABOUT: Groceries Apparel is a Los Angeles based ethical apparel brand. The brands founders Karl Lindner and Rob Lohman launched Groceries Apparel right out on the Venice Beach Boardwalk. This brand has always been committed to the earth. They use natural dyes (like grass, coffee grounds, veggies and flowers) and only non-toxic, natural fibers (like hemp or organic cotton) or post-consumer materials (like recycled plastics). Groceries Apparel is also committed to having a positive impact on people. They support small farms, local manufacturing, living wages and fair working conditions throughout the supply chain. They even have their own factory in LA.
Country | Canada
Categories | Women's Clothing, Men's
Values | Fair trade
ABOUT: KOTN is a Canadian based, ethical clothing brand that makes high quality essentials from authentic Egyptian cotton grown in the Nile Delta. Even though Egypt’s white gold is finer, softer, and more breathable than any other cotton, big corporations are going with cheaper options leaving millions of farmers, weavers and craftspeople struggling. That's why KOTN makes their our own fabrics from raw cotton bought direct from farmers in Egypt at guaranteed prices. KOTN manufactures in a cut-and-sew factory outside Alexandria that ensures a fair wage. Also to stop the cycle of child labour, KOTN partners with pro-literacy organizations in the Nile Delta.
Country | Switzerland
Categories | Women's Clothing, Men's
Values | Fair trade, Sustainable
ABOUT: Urbankissed is a Swiss-based online marketplace for slow and ethical fashion founded by Sophie Brunner in 2017. Brunner studied fashion business in Milan and London and became passionate about conscious fashion after learning of the devastating effects of fast fashion on people and the planet. Unlike fast fashion platforms, Urbankissed is designed to bring you affordable, trendy & sustainable goods in a fun and interactive way. On the platform you will find womenswear, menswear, accessories, bags, shoes, beautycare and homegoods. They offer worldwide CO2 neutral delivery on all purchases. Shipping Policy: Global Shipping Available.
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