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Culottes, wide-legs, barrel-legs, straight fits, you name it. Pants or trousers come in many shapes and forms, and we’ve rounded up our favourite, more ethical brands to bookmark for when you need to invest in a new pair.
Pants and trousers by better brands
Trousers are a building block of most wardrobes and come in so many different cuts and fabrics. Think comfy wide-leg jersey culottes, linen straight legs, smart pleated office trousers, and more trend-driven shapes like the popular barrel leg or ultra wide cut.
If you buy a good pair of trousers that’s made well and from a quality material, you can expect them to last years of regular wear. Especially when they’re cared for correctly and mended when needed. Often, though, fast fashion options are produced quickly with little concern for whether the stitching or elastic is going to last, and are usually made from synthetic fibres like polyester and nylon that aren’t breathable to wear, nevermind their lasting impact on the environment.
With that in mind, our editors have curated options from some of the top-rated brands in Good On You’s directory. They’re businesses that are working hard to be transparent about their practices and improve their impact. Some are vegan, some prioritise labour justice, and others eschew synthetics completely. So if you’re looking for more sustainable trousers and pants, scroll on to discover them.
Looking for options better suited to your height? Check out our guides for brands selling petite and tall trousers.
Afends
Born in Byron Bay, Australia, Afends is a more responsible brand leading the way in hemp fashion. Drawing inspiration from the environment, streetwear, and surf culture, Afends’ mission is to create more sustainable clothing through innovation, action, and positive change. As true hemp advocates, it purchased 100 acres of farmland called Sleepy Hollow to grow its own hemp crops and ignite the hemp revolution.
Find most of the range in sizes XS-XL.
ISTO.
Portuguese brand ISTO.’s mandate is simple: create clothes to transcend the seasons and work as staple items in your wardrobe all year round. It has one single collection and pursues quality over quantity to try and make its items permanently available. It uses organic materials and is transparent in showing you the true cost of your clothes when you go to purchase a piece for your wardrobe.
The range is available in XS-XL.
IRO IRO
IRO IRO is a Jaipur-based circular design collective that employs low-waste design and cutting principles, and lower impact materials. The brand also champions traditional crafts local to India.
Find its range in sizes XS – XXL
WE-AR4
WE-AR4 is a US based design-to-wear essentials brand for an effortless style. Founded by fashion industry veterans, it merges intelligent design and uncompromising style. Rather than developing new materials, it rescues existing ones, choosing to “thrift” high-quality leathers and luxury textiles left over from other brands, giving them new life, and uses certified lower-impact materials.
Find the range in sizes XS-L.
SANTICLER
SANTICLER is an US-based label that offers timeless collectors pieces curating modern silhouettes in womenswear. Founded by an early advocate of slow fashion and sustainability, its collections are designed and produced with intention to reduce waste, using more lower-impact materials such as GOTS-certified cotton and responsibly sourced wool.
Find most items offered in sizes XS-L.
Opera Campi
Founded in 2017, Italian brand Opera Campi creates premium quality garments from locally-sourced raw materials. By using a balanced approach to sustainability, the brand makes conscious choices throughout its supply chain and donates 4% of its profits to social causes.
The brand is inclusively sized from 3XS-3XL.
OhSevenDays
OhSevenDays was started by Australian-Canadian Megan Mummery to promote slow fashion and the “power of circularity”. Based in Istanbul, the brand reclaims end-of-roll fabrics from the city’s garment factories and creates sharp, everyday womenswear that’s as wearable as it is responsible. Essentially, it makes slow fashion from fast fashion’s leftovers.
OhSevenDays’ garments are available in sizes XS-XL, or in custom sizing.
Näz
Näz is a Portuguese brand making timeless womenswear with lower-impact materials.
Most garments available in sizes S-L.
tentree
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Canadian brand tentree plants ten trees for every item purchased to help regenerate ecosystems and provide planting jobs in communities around the world, and has already planted over 65 million trees. All tentree’s products are created with an Earth-first approach, meaning they’re made in fair, safe working conditions, and constructed using lower-impact and recycled materials.
tentree’s clothes are typically available from XS-XL.
Jyoti – Fair Works
Jyoti – Fair Works is based in Germany and makes GOTS certified cotton products. It provides employment for people from marginalised or disadvantaged groups in India.
Sizes available are S-XL.
Toad&Co
Toad&Co is a US brand working in a more socially and environmentally minded way. Its women’s and menswear is equally suited for the rigours of the trail or the tavern.
Most items are available in sizes XS-2XL.
Seek Collective
Seek Collective is a US brand of thoughtfully made items with a dedication to transparency, authenticity, craft, and sustainability. Seek is focused on establishing connections between art, product, consumers, process, and makers. Its items are made in India through partnerships with like-minded communities and people.
Find most products in XS-L, with an extended sizing range up to 4XL.
LA Relaxed
“Simplicity, sustainability, style” is LA Relaxed’s motto. The brand reduces its climate impact by using renewable energy in its supply chain. It also uses some lower-impact materials, including organic cotton and TENCEL Lyocell.
Find the collection in sizes XS-XL.
Editor's note
Feature image via Armedangels, all other images via brands mentioned. Good On You publishes the world’s most comprehensive ratings of fashion and beauty brands’ impact on people, the planet, and animals. Use our directory to search thousands of rated brands.
We updated this article on 11 May 2026. Our editors frequently make updates to articles to ensure they’re up to date. We refreshed our round-up of brands and products.


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