We don’t like blanket thieves but we hate unethical practices of stealing from our planet—which is why we’re wrapping up in sustainable blankets. Just call us sustainable sloths because we’re always looking for ways to “just rest our eyes for a minute”.
Instead of lounging around in petroleum-based products, we’re opting for materials that keep us warm and the planet cool, while also trying to avoid nightmares of exploitation and unfair pay.
So what blankets are better for us and the world at large?
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The Best Eco-Friendly Blankets For You & Planet Earth
The snuggle is real with the part organic, part recycled throw blankets from Coyuchi, a brand that’s doing a lot to support not just clean product but clean farming via regenerative agriculture.
If you want your snuggle time to help lighten both your stress and solid waste stream, consider the eco-friendly weighted blankets made from recycled materials by Let’s Cuddle.
Index: Sustainable Blanket Brands
- Bearaby Jump to brand
- Let’s Cuddle Jump to brand
- Saatva Jump to brand
- Newly Jump to brand
- Coyuchi Jump to brand
- Boll & Branch Jump to brand
- Parachute Jump to brand
Bearaby
About Bearaby
Price Range: $139–$369
We all need a little stress relief these days—and Bearaby has sustainable weighted blankets and sensory pillows to help. Choose between chunky-knit Nappers or opt for the packable Travel Napper or eco-friendly bed blanket sized Hugger. Weights range from 10-35 pounds.
In addition to adult vegan blankets, the Nappling is a safe, weighted option just for kids who struggle with bedtime anxiety.
Bearaby’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices
Materials:
Instead of the plastic pellers, Bearaby uses layers upon layers of different fabrics to create weight. The Velvet Napper recycled blanket is made with GRS-certified recycled marine plastic (about 900 bottles per blanket). While organic cotton and FSC-certified TENCEL™ lyocell costar in the Tree Napper, the Cotton Napper is made with Fair Trade and GOTS-certified organic cotton and 5% spandex.
All products are MADE IN GREEN by OEKO-TEX certified.
Supply chain & labor practices:
Bearaby sources organic cotton from sustainable farms in India. The cotton is third-party verified to ensure they meet strict international standards. The TENCEL™ lyocell is sustainably milled in Austria, where the glass beads are sourced.
We’re not sure where products are hand-knit, but all Nappers are Fair Trade-certified.
Carbon commitments & green practices:
Instead of plastic wrapping or plastic packaging material, they use 100% organic cotton bags.
Community & charitable giving:
Bearaby has rotating charitable campaigns tied to collaboration products, helping them support organizations like Ocean Conservancy, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Action Against Hunger, and more.
They also plant a tree through One Tree Planet for every Tree Napper purchased.
Let’s Cuddle
About Let’s Cuddle
Price Range: $164–$184
When it comes to switching to an eco throw blanket, in the words of Let’s Cuddle, “What are you weighting for?”
They also specialize in weighted blankets—and in fact offer just one kind, featuring large and breathable chunky knits in 10, 15, or 20 pounds. Having never personally tried a weighted blanket before, we went into testing The Cuddler with a blank(et) slate. Now we can safely say we’ll never be without a weighted blanket.
We can’t say if they actually trigger a cortisol response to reduce stress hormones, but we can say that lounging under one of these for an hour or so before bedtime makes us feel significantly more relaxed and helps us fall asleep faster. Plus, we love how breathable the chunky-knit style is, meaning we can use it in summer or winter (during which we just pair it with another layer).
Let’s Cuddle’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices
Materials:
The outer is 100% cotton with OEKO-TEX certification as being free of over 350 toxic chemicals, while the inner weighted tubes are made of 100% regenerated polyester made from recycled plastic bottles. So far, they’ve turned over 600,000 bottles into hypoallergenic recycled blankets!
Supply chain & labor practices:
While we know the blankets are handknit, we don’t know where they’re actually made and will be reaching out to ask.
Carbon commitments & green practices:
Making durable blankets is part of the Let’s Cuddle core ethos, which is why they’re designed to last a lifetime. Unlike many other weighted blankets, they’re machine washable (on delicate) so you can keep them clean and preserve their life.
The brand also says, “Everyone in our supply chain—farmers, garment workers, and recyclers—must make responsible choices when it comes to carbon emissions and water use.”
Saatva
About Saatva
Price Range: $145–$495
From sustainable bed frames to blankets that go on top, Saatva can responsibly deck out your bed, head(board) to foot.
With a snuggly range of lightweight knit blankets and throws to the heavy-duty Velvet Diamond Quilt, you can find some of the best eco-friendly throw blankets for all climates and seasons.
We personally own the Waffle Knit Blanket and not only love how its textured knit feels (who doesn’t love waffle knit, after all?), but how it can add texture and dress up the back of our couch when not in use.
Saatva’s Ethical & Sustainbility Practices
Materials:
Both quilts are 100% organic cotton (batting included) while the rest (including the waffle bed blanket) feature 100% OEKO-TEX cotton. One features a cotton and viscose gauze blend, but since we’re not sure how their viscose is processed, we recommend bundling up in pure cotton.
Their eco-friendly weighted blanket at least removes a few of eco anxieties by utilizing all-natural glass beads instead of plastic.
Supply chain & labor practices:
Saatva’s organic blankets and throws come from a Fair Trade Indian factory. Their eco-friendly mattresses are made in the USA.
Carbon commitments & green practices:
Saatva utilizes over 140 fulfillment centers in the US, which means most products travel under 100 miles to buyers, reducing shipping impact.
Community & charitable giving:
NYC-based Saatva supports the local organization PENCIL, which provides scholarships and career opportunities to disenfranchised students. They also donate bedding and funding to Austin Pathways and the City of Austin’s Housing Authority.
Newly
About Newly
Price Range: $128
Contrary to the name, Newly’s products are anything but new—which is what makes them so snooze-tacular. Their home goods—cutting boards, glassware, and other kitchen accessories—are made from 100% recycled or repurposed materials.
This includes blanketsthat come in a variety of styles and geometric patterns and range in size from 50” X 60” to 107” X 72”. Options like the Ziggurat Throw Blanket not only bring a soothing symmetry to the room, but being reversible, it’s like you’re getting two sustainable warm blankets in one.
Newly’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices
Materials:
Most sustainable throw blankets are made with 51% recycled cotton and 49% recycled plastic. By using ~12 recycled plastic bottles, each blanket saves about 2,250 gallons of water.
Some, like the Counter Balance Throw Blanket, are made of 100% “recycled thread from Spain”, though we’re not sure what exact material constitutes that thread.
Supply chain & labor practices:
Newly is a Certified B Corp and all their manufacturing vendors are located in Europe or the United States, meaning they’re subject to tougher labor standards. Newly requests up front for a living wage statement from each factory and holds them to their own Code of Conduct.
Carbon commitments & green practices:
Not only does Newly use recycled materials (for products and packaging), but they also prioritize resource efficiency by minimizing water use, greenhouse gasses, landfill waste, and waterway pollution.
Thus far, they’ve recycled 55,000 plastic bottles, diverted 14 tons of textile waste from landfills, and saved over 10 million gallons of water.
Coyuchi
About Coyuchi
Price Range: $68–$548
Inspired by the natural wonders of the brand’s California home, Coyuchi’s mission is to change the way sustainability “should live in our homes and our hearts”.
That includes the best sustainable blankets to bundle up in with a good book—organic baby blankets, organic hand-stitched quilts, light-knitted throws, and everything between the sheets—in a variety of earthy, different colors. If you have a soft spot for those extra soft organic materials, check out the Mariposa Supersoft Blanket.
Coyuchi’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices
Materials:
The snuggle-star of the Coyuchi collection is the Full Circle recycled cotton blanket, made with GRS-certified recycled cotton (made from recycled Coyuchi products) and 48% organically grown material. Their many others—like the Avila Organic Matelasse—are mostly made of 100% GOTS and Fair Trade organic cotton softened with plant-based softeners.
A handful are not vegan, featuring a blend of 70% organic cotton with 40% Argentinian wool.
Supply chain & labor practices:
The sustainable throws are made possible through a cotton-sourcing partnership with the Chetna Coalition, an organization dedicated to sustainable farming in India.
It’s then woven in either Germany, Portugal, or India. Their Fair Trade-certified partners provide income equality, fair wages, and employee empowerment opportunities and Coyuchi pays an additional amount into worker-managed Community Development Funds.
Carbon commitments & green practices:
Rest easy knowing Coyuchi recycles 98% of manufacturing wastewater, and their 2nd Home Take Back product recycling program has turned 83% of the hundreds of thousands of pounds of textiles into new Coyuchi products.
Sustainable packaging includes organic cotton bags, FSC-certified boxes, and pre-consumer recycled plastic poly bags.
Community & charitable giving:
As a member of 1% for the Planet, a portion of annual sales goes back to regenerative agriculture operations like White Buffalo Land and Fibershed to promote soil health and carbon sequestration.
Boll & Branch
About Boll & Branch
Price Range: $169–$699
We didn’t need to branch out too far to find some truly eco-friendly throw blankets. Boll & Branch, a well-known sustainable bedding brand, offers an impressive and extensive range in cable, sweater, waffle, Aran, or herringbone knits and soothing neutral colors.
While they have something for every ethical lifestyle (vegan includes), if sustainable wool blankets are on the table for you, the luxurious Reserve Alpaca Lattice Throw Blanket is a warm and cozy investment you’ll thank yourself for for many winters to come.
Boll & Branch’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices
Materials:
You’ll feel warm and the planet can stay cool with 100% organic cotton, 90% of the time.
The rest are fair trade alpaca blankets made using 100% alpaca wool or baby alpaca wool, sourced with certified traceability through a partnership with Pacomarca. Plus, unlike cashmere, comparably soft alpaca wool is much softer on the planet thanks to alpacas’ gentler grazing habits.
Everything is OEKO-TEX 100-certified and free of toxic chemicals.
Supply chain & labor practices:
As the first manufacturer of linens to become Fair Trade Certified, they make from of the best fair trade blankets available.
Their Portuguese, American, and Indian factories only employ adults who are treated with respect and paid fairly and they’ve supported their organic farmers with nearly half a million dollars in additional wages to sustain a thriving life.
Carbon commitments & green practices:
This brand goes beyond by freight shipping their goods (instead of flying) which has saved 21,252 metric tons of carbon emissions. They also use 100% recycled and recyclable packaging and FSC-certified outer shippers.
Community & charitable giving:
B&B has donated more than 8,000 new mattresses to families in need through their Helping from Home program.
Parachute
About Parachute
Price Range: $99–$319
Good sleep is a lifesaver—so no wonder Parachute is one of the best eco-friendly blanket brands. They provide our home with sustainable rugs, bedding, and more with items that might just save our planet from free-falling from an airplane.
Available in several sizes (sustainable baby blankets to California King size), they offer all kinds of blankets from lightweight coverlets to heavy duty quilts. If you’re looking for something fleecey without all the microplastic shedding of polyester fleece, you can’t go wrong with the textured Oversized Alpaca Boucle Throw.
Parachute’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices
Materials:
Parachute uses mostly natural fabrics (organic cotton, regular cotton, and linen), which are sometimes combined with a bit of polyester filling. Only the Organic Cotton Puff specifies its fill is made of GRS-certified recycled polyester, making this an ideal vegan alternative to ethical down blankets.
While each cotton blanket is not organic, that’s because they know of the limitations of being “GOTS-certified”. Instead, all products are OEKO-TEX-certified non-toxic and naturally dyed and softened, without any synthetics, silicon, formaldehyde, or other toxins.
Supply chain & labor practices:
While some blankets are manufactured in certified Fair Trade factories in India or the US, most products are processed in a family-owned factory in Portugal. As for materials, their flax comes from Europe, their Percale and Sateen from Egypt, and their other cotton from Turkey.
Carbon commitments & green practices:
Parachute ships exclusively with carbon-neutral shipping and 80% recycled mailers. Some products are made using partially renewable energy.
Community & charitable giving:
Working with the UN’s’ Nothing But Nets, Parachute donates mosquito nets to people at risk of contracting malaria.
They also have a Home for Dreams Initiative where they work with Black entrepreneurs to help them overcome business injustices by providing business grants and marketing/finance support.
Jenny is a UK-based sustainability writer and tea-drinker extraordinaire who has a Masters in Social Anthropology from the University of Edinburgh. Her travels have taken her to organic permaculture farms in the UK and Nepal but you’ll mostly find her working on the veg patch with a garden fork in one hand and a cup of tea in the other. Jenny writes for ethical brands and purpose-powered publications on a broad range of sustainable living and conscious consumerism topics. She is passionate about organic and regenerative farming, nature reconnection, and the small things we can do each day to better care for our planet.
