Clothing with Sustainability Features

What are the environmental impacts of making clothing and gear? We explain what they are and how brands work to reduce those impacts.

Learn how animal welfare issues, like the Responsible Down Standard and Responsible Wool Standard, relate to outdoor gear and clothing.

Learn what bluesign-certified materials are, who the bluesign group is and what they're doing to produce clothing and gear more sustainably.

Learn what organically grown cotton is and how you can find it in outdoor gear.

Learn how to shop for recycled materials in outdoor gear and clothing so you can lessen your impact on the planet.

Learn what outdoor gear and clothes make the best gifts, what to avoid when buying used and how to gift secondhand items with care.