Good On You, the sustainable fashion rating site, just published an updated list of 10 more ethical brands and retailers from Switzerland. The roundup includes names like Carpasus, Nikin, Freitag, and Qwstion, each rated on how they treat people, the planet, and animals.
Before you pay more for a “sustainable” label, it helps to know what that word actually covers. Good On You reviews public evidence on issues like fair pay, worker safety, carbon emissions, water use, chemical safety, and animal-derived materials. This site looks for those signals before recommending any bag, jacket, or everyday-carry essential — because a clean-looking tag doesn’t always mean a clean supply chain.
How to spot it
Here is what the list includes, based on what Good On You reports:
- Carpasus – Swiss brand making men’s shirts in cotton and linen. Sizes run EU 36-46.
- Kampos – An Italian brand included in the roundup, using recycled plastic bottles, fishing nets, and lower-impact organic fabrics. Sizes run XS to 2XL.
- The Blue Suit – Denim brand using GOTS-certified organic cotton (a label that checks a cotton product’s organic status through its whole supply chain). It manufactures locally and uses non-toxic dyes. Sizes run XS to XL.
- Nikin – Swiss brand that plants a tree with every purchase. Sizes run XS to 2XL.
- Freitag – Swiss bag and accessory maker that uses recycled truck tarp and fully compostable textiles.
- Oy – Swiss surf brand making bikinis, yoga wear, and activewear with a sustainability focus.
- Qwstion – Swiss accessories brand now rated “Good” overall, with a “Great” score for planet, an improvement from its last review. It leans on organic cotton, low-waste cutting to use more of each roll of fabric, and vegetable-tanned leather instead of chemical-heavy tanning.
- SEP – Swiss accessories brand with hand-embroidered pieces blending Middle Eastern craft with Italian style. Apparel runs S to L.
- FTC Cashmere – A family-run Swiss knitwear business founded in 2003, known for more sustainable womenswear and menswear. Sizes run XS to 3XL.
- Urbankissed – A Zurich-based retailer, not a single brand, that carries more than 100 sustainable labels under one roof.
Good On You gives each brand an overall rating you can look up in its directory, and the site says it updated this list on October 7, 2026, to keep the ratings current.
What it means for readers
This list is aimed at shoppers in or near Switzerland who want fewer guesses when they buy clothes. If you already lean toward natural, long-lasting materials like organic cotton, linen, or vegetable-tanned leather, several of these brands fit that habit well. Qwstion in particular stands out if you care about bags and accessories, since vegetable tanning and low-waste cutting are exactly the kind of details that make a leather good last and age well instead of cracking in a year.
If you are a commuter, traveler, or photographer who wants gear you buy once and carry for years, the pattern here matters more than any single logo. Look for brands that explain their materials, their factories, and their dye process in plain language, the same way we try to explain terms like denier or liters when we write about packs and totes. A brand that hides its supply chain is telling you something, even if the marketing copy sounds great.
Worth noting: Kampos is listed as an Italian brand, not Swiss, even though it appears in this Switzerland-focused roundup. That is what the source reports, so treat it as one regional pick among the Swiss names rather than a Swiss-made item.
Your next step today is simple. Pick one brand from this list that matches something you actually need, like a shirt, a bag, or a knit sweater, and check its rating and material list on Good On You’s directory before you buy. A few minutes of reading now beats returning a purchase later because the fabric or the fit was not what you expected.
Source: Good On You
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