Comfortable, practical, stylish, and sustainable? We’re talking sustainable crossbody bags, an eco-essential for every green wardrobe.
If you’re ready to ditch toxin-tanned leather and planet-polluting PVC, we’ll point you toward some of our favorite brands making this crossfunctional minimalist wardrobe essential.
To find these brands, we’re crossing into new territory by rolling a new Brand Rating System we’ve developing that extends what we look for in featured brands to 22 criteria, including things like animal welfare policies, brand size, and diversity (with a preference toward women and BIPOC-owned companies). Learn more about the whole process here.
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Eco-Friendly Crossbody Bags For Conscious Carrying
O My Bag has sustainability in the eco crossbody bag with its naturally tanned leather and AppleSkin™ vegan alternatives.
From everyday carrying to a night out on the town, we’re in a good mood thanks to Pixie Mood’s use of recycled plastic bottles and the brand’s 1% for the Planet membership.
Index: Sustainable Crossbody Bag Brands
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O My Bag
About O My Bag
Price Range: $119–$369
When it comes to the best crossbody bags for women, O My Bag has us saying OMB.
The practical and versatile design of the Audrey – Cognac Classic Leather makes it a minimalist wardrobe staple. It has just the right amount of pockets to organize your essentials and comes with two different straps so you can switch up your look depending on the occasion.
Prefer to stick to vegan materials? O My Bag’s best sellers are also available in AppleSkin™ vegan leather. This includes the super cute Audrey Mini – Cognac Apple Leather, an eco-friendly mini crossbody bag that’s smaller but just as classy as its big sister.
O My Bag’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices
Materials:
O My Bag works with LWG-certified tanneries that produce naturally tanned leathers sourced as by-products from the meat/dairy industry. It’s SGS tested chromium-free and has no synthetic coating. The vegan collection is made using AppleSkin™, partially created from waste fruit.
The brand’s signature lining is made from GRS-certified recycled cotton, and the webbing straps are made from GOTS-certified organic cotton dyed with organic dyes.
Supply chain & labor practices:
O My Bag works with four SA8000-certified ethical factories in Kolkata, India. Their EMA factory is a guaranteed member of the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO).
Carbon commitments & green practices:
The Certified B Corp uses 100% renewable energy to power its HQ and stores in Amsterdam, and FSC-certified recycled materials for packaging. All of O My Bag’s durable crossbody bags are guaranteed for life, extended further by a repair service and their pre-loved program.
Community & charitable giving:
The brand donates 1% of annual profits to initiatives concerned with education, womens’ empowerment, and environmental innovation.
Pixie Mood
About Pixie Mood
Price Range: $49–$81
If you’re looking for a stylish, high-quality women’s eco-friendly crossbody bag, Pixie Mood has plenty to choose from.
We love the clever design of our very own Jane 2-in-1 vegan crossbody wallet, with a zippered wallet that detaches using two clips and hidden magnetics so we can use it as a clutch when the whole bag isn’t needed—or when a bigger one is! It also features a detachable, adjustable strap, RFID protection, and is PETA-approved vegan.
Pixie Mood’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices
Materials:
Pixie Mood uses GRS-certified vegan leather made from recycled plastic bottles. We own several of their sustainable bags and just love how the durable pebbled texture feels like real leather.
Other materials include solvent-free vegan leather, recycled cotton canvas, and 100% GRS recycled polyester bag linings. Materials are regularly tested to meet California Prop 65 and hardware is EU REACH-compliant.
Supply chain & labor practices:
Asian manufacturing partners are visited annually to ensure fair wages, healthy working environments, and no child or forced labor.
Carbon commitments & green practices:
Pixie Mood is carbon positive thanks to an offsetting partnership with TerraPass. The recycled crossbody bags come packaged in biodegradable, corn-based bags, sometimes with 100% recyclable EPE foam to help retain shape.
Community & charitable giving:
Pixie Mood gives back through its 1% for the Planet membership and supports Humane Society International and One Tree Planted.
Deux Mains
About Deux Mains
Price Range: $79–$395
Women-led Deux Mains believes we should all “buy quality, less often”. To that end, their handmade bags, sandals, and accessories are aesthetically timeless and designed to last.
For an eco-friendly durable crossbody bag that’s as stylish as it is sustainable, check out the Ideal Crossbody. The elegant handle is finished with hand-wrapped leather, and it features a detachable shoulder strap, magnetic closures, and solid brass hardware.
Deux Mains’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices
Materials:
Deux Mains’ ethical leather is ethically sourced from LWG Gold rated tanneries or as deadstock from other fashion production.
Supply chain & labor practices:
All products are handmade in small batches in the brand’s own factory in Haiti. Employees receive living wages, healthcare, paid maternity and paternity leave, and access to education. They purchase leather from a local Haitian tannery and a sustainable tannery in Mexico. They visit both regularly.
Carbon commitments & green practices:
The Haitian factory is 100% solar-powered. Small batch production keeps waste to a minimum, and the brand uses eco-friendly packaging.
Community & charitable giving:
Deux Mains works closely with REBUILD globally, a non-profit tackling poverty in Haiti by providing education and job training.
Doshi
About Doshi
Price Range: $59–$139
BIPOC-owned Doshi is one of our go-to brands for vegan handbags. Theirs are PETA-approved, as are their women’s and men’s backpacks, briefcases, wallets, and belts.
Featuring a zip top closure and an adjustable strap, the effortlessly chic and compact Pinatex Crossbody Pouch is ideal for everyday carrying.
Alternatively, add a pop of color to your outfit with Doshi’s Little Camera Bag. It features dual zippered pockets and sturdy hardware to keep your essentials safe on your next zero waste travel adventure.
Doshi’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices
Materials:
Doshi uses two types of material for its sustainable vegan crossbody bags: Pinatex (a bio-based leather alternative derived from pineapple leaves) and PVC-free microfiber vegan leather. Some feature a polyester lining.
Supply chain & labor practices:
Doshi regularly visits its manufacturing partners to ensure environmental and social standards are maintained. Many are BSCI-audited or hold other social compliance certifications.
Carbon commitments & green practices:
They prioritize suppliers that minimize the amount of solvents and chemicals used in production.
Community & charitable giving:
Doshi donates 5% of net sales to nonprofits via its “First Five for the World” giveback program. Recipients include Farm Sanctuary, Compassion Over Killing, India Development and Relief Fund, and more.
Carry Courage
About Carry Courage
Price Range: $35–$349
Looking for a sustainable messenger bag?
Portland-based Carry Courage has you covered with the NOMAD, designed “for the woman on a mission”. No matter what that mission is, it has plenty of pockets to stash essentials, including an internal laptop pocket and two roomy front pockets.
Best of all, this natural crossbody bag is made from sustainable cork fabric and lined with organic cotton. You can also personalize your look with a choice of three different strap colors.
Carry Courage’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices
Materials:
Carry Courage’s material of choice is sustainably harvested cork fabric paired with an organic cotton liner. The Norboo Tibetan items feature a variety of indigenous materials, including cotton and sheep’s wool.
Supply chain & labor practices:
The majority of products are handcrafted in small batches in Portland, Oregon, though a select few products are from Norboo Tibetan Handicrafts, which provides socially disadvantaged women with training and employment.
Inclusivity:
This female-founded company is a member of the Female Founder Collective.
Malia Designs
About Malia Designs
Price Range: $24–$48
Whether you’re looking for a sustainable sling bag, bucket bag, messenger bag, or tote, you’ll find something unique and fun from fair trade brand Malia Designs.
Like the Crescent Moon Crossbody Bag made from upcycled cotton canvas and the Recycled Small Crossbody made from recycled animal feed bags.
Malia Design’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices
Materials:
Malia Design’s fair trade crossbody bags are made from locally-sourced recycled cement bags, recycled animal feed bags, and deadstock cotton canvas.
Supply chain & labor practices:
The brand partners with three women-led fair trade suppliers in Cambodia, providing sustainable employment for over 300 people, including disabled individuals and at-risk women.
Community & charitable giving:
Malia Designs supports non-profits working to end human trafficking, including the Cambodian NGO Damnok Toek.
Raven + Lily
About Raven + Lily
Price Range: $195–$300
Raven + Lily is one of our favorite sustainable jewelry brands. But what’s bling without a matching bag?
Fortunately, they also offer a stylish collection of artisan-crafted handbags, including the retro-inspired Addis Camera Bag made from hand-dyed natural leather in a range of purse-popping colors. With handy exterior and interior zipped pockets, this eco-friendly crossbody purse is ready to be your new BFF.
Raven + Lily’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices
Materials:
The brand’s ethical crossbody bags are made in Ethiopia using regionally sourced natural byproduct leather. Most also feature a hand-loomed cotton lining and upcycled brass hardware.
Supply chain & labor practices:
Based in Austin, Texas, Raven + Lily is a member of the Fair Trade Federation and works with artisan partners around the world. Their handbags are handmade by a women-led studio in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with whom they’ve worked for nine years.
Inclusivity:
Raven + Lily is committed to “championing women from all backgrounds and cultures”. Women comprise 100% of their leadership, 70% of the board of directors, 90% of artisan partners, and 70% of the artisan community.
Community & charitable giving:
The Certified B Corp gives back by donating 1% of annual sales to non-profits, including the SAFE Alliance and NAACP.
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.
