5 ethical eyewear brands that are helping define sustainability

If you were wondering what are the sunniest brands right now defining what sustainable eyewear even means, here’s something for you. These are the top 5 brands: from making sunglasses biodegradable, to using upcycled materials, partnering with green organizations, using eco-packaging, and many more initiatives.

These brands are pioneering necessary change in the sunglass industry as we know it today. By supporting green innovative materials they can guarantee a greener future in the sunglass world!

1. Pala Eyewear

• Price | €€
• Ethics | #supportcommunities #supportclimatetransition #smallbusinesses
• Status on Renoon | Verified ✅

This innovative eyewear brand is based in the UK. The brand produces high-quality and ethically made eyewear, while keeping ethical and sustainable practices as a priority!

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 2. TDB Eywear

• Price | €€€
• Ethics | #madeineurope #craftsmanship
• Status on Renoon | Verified ✅

Italian sunglass and optical brand founded by two young entrepreneurs with a passion for craftsmanship and the digital industry. TBD Eyewear aim to create stylish eyewear with innovative materials that support the world-renowned Italian creativity

Read more about TBD Eywear’s sustainability journey →

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3. Bird Eyewear

• Price | €
• Ethics | #ecopackaging #supportcommunities #supportclimatetransition #ethicallabor #closingtheloop
• Status on Renoon | Unverified ❌

The eyewear brand in the UK seeking out the best sustainable materials for their timeless frames.

Read more about Bird Eyewear’s sustainability journey →

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4. Auór

• Price | €€
• Ethics | #ethicallabor #ecopackaging #smallbusinesses
• Status on Renoon | Unverified ❌

Independent eyewear brand founded by close friends in Sydney, Australia; each piece in their collection adopts a ‘less is more’ approach to creating real, quality eyewear. Handmade in Italy Auór’s frames are made from premium cellulose acetate; a renewable non-petroleum plant-based plastic derived from natural cotton fibres and wood pulp

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5. KAMO International

• Price | €€€
• Ethics | #craftmanship #timeless #smallbusinesses
• Status on Renoon | Unverified ❌

Eyewear brand founded in Copenhagen, starting from a classic, clean silhouette, Kamo has built up their impressive collection of eyewear, in timeless yet cutting edge shapes. Since its inception, Kamo’s goal was to develop high quality, sustainable sunglasses & glasses, with a distinctive design at an affordable price. Kamo sunglasses and glasses is Danish design, made in Italy and Japan with Carl Zeiss sun lenses

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