CARPASUS

CARPASUS (www.carpasus.ch)

Switzerland

CARPASUS (carpasus.ch) is the Swiss-franc storefront of the St. Gallen menswear label CARPASUS. It sells shirts, flannels, T-shirts, polo shirts, overshirts, trousers, wool sweaters and beanies. The founder, René, started the brand to offer shirts that combine timeless style and comfort with natural materials and European production. The brand works with organic cotton, linen, wool and recycled cotton, and says no synthetic fibres go into its collections. It also offers Tencel flannel pieces and a Bananatex edition made from abaca banana plant fibre. Most fabrics and garments come from northern Portugal, and the brand keeps close relationships with partners in Portugal and Bosnia. Customers can try pieces at its showroom in St. Gallen or at retailers. Good On You rates CARPASUS Good overall. It scores Great for planet, It's a Start for people and Good for animals. Good On You notes reusable packaging, action on transport emissions and non-mulesed wool. However, it found no evidence of living wages being paid in the supply chain.

Artknit Studios

Italy

Artknit Studios is an Italian knitwear label for women and men. Its range covers sweaters, cardigans, coats, jackets, skirts, trousers and accessories, made from natural fibres such as merino wool, cashmere, organic cotton and linen. The brand has stores in Milan, Rome and Biella and has run pop-up shops in Paris. Production is handled by 16 small and medium-sized Italian makers, many of them family-run. Pieces are made in small quantities and on a just-in-time basis so that unsold stock does not pile up. Every product page includes a Digital Product Passport that follows the piece from fibre to finished garment and shows its Life Cycle Assessment data and material certifications. In 2025 the brand added RWS-certified wool and GOTS-certified organic cotton, and it repaired 103 pieces. Good On You rates Artknit Studios Good overall: Great for planet, Good for people and Good for animals. It reports that the brand traces most of its supply chain, sources wool from non-mulesed sheep and uses recyclable packaging. Good On You also notes it found no evidence that living wages are paid across the supply chain.

LANIUS

Germany

LANIUS is a family-run fashion company based in Cologne. Claudia Lanius started it in 1999 and is still its designer, and she now runs it with her daughter Annabelle Homann. The brand designs two slow fashion collections a year, mainly for women, including trousers, knitwear, blouses, jackets and denim made from natural and certified materials. LANIUS is GOTS-certified and a member of the IVN. It mostly uses organic materials, alongside TENCEL and recycled polyester and polyamide. The wool it uses is mulesing-free, and its vegan pieces carry PETA-Approved Vegan certification. The company says its producers hold certifications such as GOTS, amfori BSCI and SA8000, or are audited by the Fair Wear Foundation. It also offers care, repair and resale services. Good On You rates LANIUS Good overall. Its planet score is Great, reflecting published material data, lower-impact materials, efforts to cut transport emissions and recycled packaging. Its people score is Good, although there is no evidence of living wages. Its animals score is It's a Start: the brand uses leather, wool, cashmere and alpaca, and Good On You says it has not verified the mulesing-free policy.

Beaumont Organic

United Kingdom

Beaumont Organic is a British label founded in 2008. It designs clothing for women in the UK and has it made in Europe. The range covers knitwear, dresses, shirts, trousers and outerwear, and Good On You notes that the brand also sells baby wear, homeware and accessories. Fabrics include GOTS certified organic cotton, linen, lyocell, British lambswool and recycled fibres. Every product page lists the fabrics, processes and suppliers used. The brand says it visits its factories regularly and that all of them are committed to paying a living wage. It also runs free repair and resale schemes to keep garments in use for longer. Good On You rates Beaumont Organic Good overall. It scores Great for Planet, thanks to lower-impact materials, production close to home and recyclable packaging. It scores Good for People but Not Good Enough for Animals, because the brand uses leather, wool and mohair and Good On You found no animal welfare policy.

Outerknown

United States

Outerknown is a US clothing label for men and women. It describes itself as born in the ocean, and it makes relaxed, coast-inspired clothes such as shirts, sweaters, outerwear, loungewear and its well-known Blanket Shirt. Kelly Slater and John Moore co-founded the company. Outerknown uses a fiber policy and scorecard to decide which fibers count as preferred. Examples include organic and regenerative organic cotton, recycled cotton and nylon, hemp and responsible wool. The brand reports that preferred fibers made up 98% of its fiber use in 2024. Working with Bergman Rivera, it has helped convert 28 acres of farmland to regenerative organic practices. It also says it works with two B Corp Certified suppliers and that eight of its facilities run on renewable energy. On labor, the brand follows Fair Labor Association standards and has published a Fair Compensation Commitment. Its resale platform, Outerworn, has kept more than 1,800 garments out of landfill. Good On You rates Outerknown Good overall: Great for people and Good for planet and animals. Good On You also notes there is no evidence that living wages are paid across most of the supply chain.