Sustainable Children Clothes often has the stigma of being boring and dull but it doesn’t have to be. In recent years, more and more eco-friendly fashionable children brands are popping up internationally. Therefore, making them more accessible. Sustainable clothings, especially the organic ones are often more comfortable and lasts longer. This is because the cotton threads have not been broken down by chemicals. Below is a list of eco-friendly yet fashionable global brands that are accessible to UAE. While we try to pave a bright future for our next generation, let’s also try to protect this world for them to enjoy. Clothings are the closest articles to their skin. Choosing eco-friendly clothes for them can result in their awareness on eco-conscious choices for other things as well. Let’s give them an early start to being an ecological citizen of the world.
Top Sustainable Children's Clothing Brands in the UAE
Products: Tops, Bottoms, One-Pieces, Blankets, PJs, Hats & Mittens
Logistic & Shipping: Ships worldwide contributing to its carbon footprint. Transport using parcel-FedX, USPS.
Ingredients & Content: Organic cotton, Chlorine-free fabric, Nickel-free trims, Water-based eco inks, Sweatshop-free. Cotton harvested without the use of pesticides, harmful chemicals, and synthetic fertilizers and free of the harsh chemicals, waxes, and heavy metal inks.
Manufacturing Processes: They only create in small batches to avoid wastage and encourage a hand-me-downs culture. Their process is certified by GOTS.
Age Group: Babies to 4 years old
Where to Purchase: Website, Level Kids, mumzworld.com, Bebe et Moi UAE
Brand Origin: United States of America
Products: Tops, Trousers, Shorts, Cardigans, Leggings, Jumpers, Innerwear, Skirts
Logistic & Shipping: They only transport using parcels and can be done worldwide. It contributes to their carbon footprint.
Ingredients & Content: 100% skin-friendly organic cotton
Manufacturing Processes: Their entire supply chain from the complete garment process from farming, ginning, spinning, knitting, weaving, dyeing and printing is certified by GOTS.
Age Group: Babies to 6 years old
What We Think: Sense Organics invested two years into perfecting its supply chain for sustainability. They only use organic cotton that's proven to be skin-friendly and only travel to their supplier's location for two months a year. Apart from that, we couldn't much information about their sourcing and manufacturing practices.
Where to Purchase: Website
Brand Origin: Germany
Products: Sweatshirts & cardigan, Tops & t-shirts, Coats & pram suits, Accessories, Leggings & trousers, Rompers & dungarees, Knitwear, Dresses, Underwear & socks, Bodysuit, Sleep bags
Logistic & Shipping: Ships worldwide so it could contribute to their carbon footprint
Ingredients & Content: Organic cotton 30% and 70% bamboo fabric, recycled nylon, Modal fabric (patented material)
Manufacturing Processes: They reuse recycled materials and its production process is carbon-neutral
Packaging: Parcel bags are made from environmentally friendly kraft paper
Age Group: 0 to 6 years old
What We Think: Mori is one of the few sustainable children's clothing brands that have developed their own sustainable materials. The production process of their flagship material "Repreve Nylon" uses less water and emits less CO2. They also use eco-friendly packaging and carbon-neutral manufacturing practices—making them the perfect choice for your child's clothes.
Where to Purchase: Website & Facebook
Brand Origin: United Kingdom
Products: Dresses, Ringer tee, Short tees, Tank top, Sweatshirt, Leggings, Shorts
Logistic & Shipping: Ships worldwide meanings it contributes to their carbon footprint.
Ingredients & Content: 100% organic cotton
Manufacturing Processes: They have focused all their manufacturing efforts in the USA and only follow ethical manufacturing practices. Doing so reduces their overall carbon footprint and minimizes transportation costs.
Age Group: 0 to 10 years old
What We Think: The main focus of the company is to minimize their footprint on the planet which is why they only have manufacturing plants in Brooklyn. They also use organic cotton but apart from that, there's no information available on sustainable practices.
Where to Purchase: Website, Desertcart
Brand Origin: United States of America
Products: Tops, Bottoms, One-Pieces, Dress, PJs, Underwear, Hats, Sweatshirts & Hoodies, Leggings, Outerwear, Bags & Backpacks, Socks & Tights, Hats & Caps, Gloves & Mittens, Bathrobes, Blankets, Shoes & Boots
Logistic & Shipping: They ship worldwide which contributes to their carbon footprint.
Ingredients & Content: GOTS* certified cotton or OCS* certified cotton. Synthetic fibre must come from recycled polyester or polyamide. PFC free. All wool products from Molo are mulesing-free.
Manufacturing Processes: They've eliminated the use of new synthetic materials and only use recycled synthetic fibre and pushed their factories closer to home. It's helped them boost their circularity program.
Packaging: Rcycled polyethylene, FSC-certified paper, cardboard (recycled or FSC-certified cardboard)
Age Group: Babies to 16 years old
What We Think: Molo uses recycled nylon and polyester for its clothing products and is slowly cutting back on its use of unsustainable products. They've indicated active efforts towards a greener future which is evident from their current practices of using recycled packaging materials and more. They're also certified by multiple organizations for their green efforts.
Where to Purchase: Far Fetch
Brand Origin: Denmark
Products: Short & Long sleeves T-shirts, Polo, Sweatshirts, Jumper
Ingredients & Content: Organic cotton
Manufacturing Processes: Ingredients are sourced through fair trade and picking processes. They have a sustainable production process but not much information about it.
Age Group: Babies to 8 years old
What We Think: Coq En Pate claims to be a sustainable brand but unfortunately, there's not much information about its production process. Although, they do use fair trade and picking processes and are GOTS certified (cotton).
Where to Purchase: Website & Facebook
Brand Origin: France
Products: "Dresses & Skirts Tops & T-Shirts, Outerwear, Wellies, Trousers, Dungarees & Shorts, Leggings, Tights & Socks, Jumpers & Cardigans, Snuggle Fleeces & Suits, Swimwear & Towelling, Hats & Gloves, Underwear, Yoga & Loungewear, Nightwear & Bedding.
Manufacturing Processes: Organic cotton picking, creating clothes & outerwear using recycled plastic & fabric.
Packaging: "Organic cotton, Plastic bottles are made of polyethylene (PET) made into yarn. The recycled fabric is made into outerwear, backpacks, lunch bags and pencil cases.
Age Group: Babies to 10 years old
What We Think: A colourful collection made of organic cotton built to last. I love their reversible range where you buy 2 designs for the price of 1. Consequently, we can reduce the number of outfits we need to buy. Outerwear, backpacks, lunch bags and pencil cases are made from post-consumer recycled materials, therefore reducing waste. In addition, they hold their suppliers to Frugi’s Code of Conduct and ethical standards. Rated “Good” by Good on You.
Where to Purchase: Website & Facebook
Brand Origin: United Kingdom
Products: Jackets, Sweatpants, Sweater, T-shirts, Sweatpants, Denim, Trousers, Socks, Sunglasses, Swimsuit
Logistic & Shipping: Transport use of the sea, truck/aerial route. Locally transport is done using a bicycle.
Ingredients & Content: Organic cotton & wool, Econyl yarn, recycled polyester and recycled polyamide, BIONIC-FINISH ECO coating, TENCEL™ LYOCELL viscose, Modal® from sustainably forested wood, mainly beech trees, and the chemicals used in production, Linen.
Manufacturing Processes: They're known for using upcycled materials and 80% non-conventional materials. They avoid using materials like skins, suede, fur, feathers, wool with mulesing or conventional silk for ethical reasons. They also limit the use of chemicals and have high environmental standards for waste water treatment and additional processes.
Packaging: Reuse cartons from our suppliers for outgoing shipments to customers, stores, and retailers.
Age Group: Babies to 11 years old
What We Think: 99% of products are made from sustainable materials. Also work with upcycling where they reuse materials from previous collections or waste materials. Moreover, work with factories that are Fair Trade or SA8000 certified. Consequently, ensuring social, economic and environmental guidelines are adhered in the production chain. Rated “Good” by Good on You*
Where to Purchase: Website & Facebook
Brand Origin: Sweden
Products: Sweaters, Jumpers, T-shirts, Shorts, Skiwear, Beachwear, Sleepwear, Innerwears, Pants, Shoes, Bags
Logistic & Shipping: Shipped globally so could impact carbon footprint.
Ingredients & Content: Recycled cashmere, Fibres from Forests, Fur Free Fur, Metals-stainless-steel and an aluminium alternative, Organic Cotton, Recycled nylon and polyester, Silk, vegetarian leather, and wool.
Manufacturing Processes: Their supply chain is small with small workshops that specialise in specific techniques and processes.
Packaging: Polybag packaging that is collected will be recycled and turned into new clear film plastic – creating a circular loop that reduces waste and the use of virgin resources FSC-certified paper Fashion for Good’s polybag collection pilot scheme, trialling the collection of clear plastic garment bags from our London store and sending them for recycling.
Age Group: 2 to 14 years old
What We Think: Stella McCartney is one of the most popular sustainable fashion brands with a niche collection for children. They either source their materials from eco-friendly sources or recycle existing materials for their clothing. Since their production plants are small, it helps in curbing energy usage too. Using recollected polybag packaging, they're able to create a circular loop as these are recycyling these materials to reduce use of virgin materials.
Where to Purchase: Website & Facebook
Brand Origin: United Kingdom
Products: Jackets, Pants, Skirts, Shorts, Pants, Sweatshirts, T-shirts
Logistic & Shipping: Ships worldwide which contributes to its carbon footprint.
Ingredients & Content: Organic cotton
Manufacturing Processes: Their cotton is sourced from Kyrgyzstan and Uganda, where the farming practices support the local economy with fair wages. All their partners in Germany, Portugal, Kyrgyzstan, and Uganda are required to follow fair employment standards.
Age Group: 4 to 14 years old
What We Think: A huge drawing point for shopping from Jackalo is that you can return your used Jackalo clothing to receive discounts. They also use organic cotton for their clothing, making them a part of 1% of global companies using this material.
Where to Purchase: Dutch brand ships worldwide including UAE
Brand Origin: United States of America
Products: Shirts, Dresses, Sweatshirts, Bottoms, Nights
Logistic & Shipping: Ships worldwide could mean that that could contribute to the carbon footprint but they cut their footprint by using recyclable materials for packaging.
Ingredients & Content: Organic cotton
Manufacturing Processes: They keep production limits at 50% to ensure ethical and sustainable practices—no wastage of materials nor products.
Packaging: Eco-friendly, 100% biodegradable corn starch pouch.
Age Group: Babies to 10 years old
What We Think: La Queue Du Chat works exclusively with organic cotton producers only and keeps its production value at 50% to use energy effectively. Even their packaging efforts involve sustainable ingredients like corn starch which makes their processes. The only issue is they ship worldwide which could contribute to their carbon footprint.
Where to Purchase: Website & Facebook
Brand Origin: France
Products: T-shirts & Dresses
Logistic & Shipping: Ships worldwide which contributes to its carbon footprint.
Ingredients & Content: Organic cotton
Manufacturing Processes: They resue their fabric cutoffs for blankets and minimize waste at all levels. They also use only renewable energy for their production plants.
Packaging: 100% recycled paper using vegetable based inks. Its order comes packed in an organic cotton Little Emperor mini pillowcase keepsake, and swing tags are printed on 100% recycled paper using vegetable based inks. They also use a Hero Packaging 100% biodegradable, compostable mailing satchel.
Age Group: 2 to 8 years old
What We Think: A standout aspect of their products is that they use vegetable-based inks and recycled paper for their packaging. But to prevent adding bulkiness to their supply chain, they use the fabric cut-offs to make new blankets—improving their sustainability efforts.
Where to Purchase: Australian brand ships worldwide including UAE
Brand Origin: Australia
Products: Recycled Rainwear, Jackets & Sweatshirts, Tops, Trousers, Joggers & Leggings, Shorts, Comfy Loungewear, Dungarees & Jumpsuits, Dresses & Skirts, Nightwear & Pyjamas, Outfits & Sets, Accessories.
Logistic & Shipping: Ships worldwide which contributes to its carbon footprint. But they have a Superloop program to offset the carbon footprint where you can return clothes after you're done with them as long as they're wearable. It's a social initiative with a third party provider.
Ingredients & Content: 100% organic & Fairtrade cotton. Recycled plastic bottles for rainwear.
Manufacturing Processes: They use organic farming methods and no pesticides to encourage a healthy environment in their surroundings.
Packaging: Plastic free packaging: 100% compostable bags, made not from plastic but from (GM free) corn starch. Our postage bags and wrapping paper are made from paper which is both made from recycled paper and fully recyclable. Gift ribbons are GOTS certified 100% organic cotton.
Age Group: Babies to 8 years old
What We Think: 100% organic cotton. Nickle free poppers. Pioneer UK company to become Fairtrade certified since 2005. They are changing their packaging to compostable bags made from naturally grown cereals. Therefore, helps the world reduce plastic waste. Rated “Great” by Good on You*
Where to Purchase: British brand ships worldwide including UAE
Brand Origin: United Kingdom
Products: Footies & One-Pieces, Tops, Bottoms, PJs.
Logistic & Shipping: Ships worldwide which contribute to its carbon footprint.
Ingredients & Content: Contains: 100% certified ORGANIC cotton (safe, minimally-processed, 100% cotton garments). Don't contain: any toxic heavy metals, formaldehyde, aromatic solvents, functional nanoparticles, or genetically modified organisms (GMO). We don't use Azo dyes that release carcinogenic amine compounds. Our trims and snaps conform to strict standards (e.g. no PVC, nickel, or chrome permitted).
Manufacturing Processes: They create minimally-processed, 100% cotton garments devoid of any toxic materials to prevent environmental degradation.
Packaging: No PVC plastics or other harmful material.
Age Group: Babies to 10 years old
What We Think: A clear distinction in their products is that they are minimally processed. That's what we love about their process—as they don't use any toxic material or dyes that could pose a problem for children. Minimally processing ensures that the production cycle is clean too.
Where to Purchase: Website & Facebook
Brand Origin: United States of America
* Good on You is an Australian online resource providing information about brands in relation to their environment, social and animal impact. Consequently, this allows consumers to reference how socially and ecologically responsible each brands is, at their fingertips. They also rate the brands into 5 categories “We avoid”, “Not good enough”, “It’s a start”, “Good”, “Great”
What We Think: Olenorganic recognizes that children's products need to be skin-friendly which is why they're particular using eco-friendly and safe products. They build lasting products that can be handed down to other children after they're worn.