Pact review

Pact fits the brief of this list more directly than any other brand we compared. Its sustainability page states that its organic cotton is certified to the Global Organic Textile Standard by Control Union under license GOTS-33073, and that its clothes are made in Fair Trade Certified factories, so both the fiber and the sewing floor carry an outside certification you can look up. Pact says it measures the impact of every product and offsets it through reforestation, renewable energy and community projects. The free Pact Balance membership earns 5% Pact Credit on every order, $3 for each verified review and a $20 bonus for every $500 spent in a year. Clean Out Your Closet takes old clothes in exchange for Pact Credits, and orders ship in paper rather than plastic. The weak spots are practical: from our location the store showed only zloty prices, so we could not verify a USD price, and the carbon claim leans on offsets.

Who it is for

shoppers who want both GOTS and Fair Trade on the same basics

Price

See vendor pricing (USD check pending).

US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• Organic cotton certified to GOTS by Control Union, license GOTS-33073
• Made in Fair Trade Certified factories
• Measures the impact of every product and offsets it through reforestation, renewable energy and community projects
• Clean Out Your Closet program pays Pact Credits for old clothes
• Free Pact Balance membership earns 5% Pact Credit on all orders

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: The only brand on this list whose sustainability page names both a GOTS license number and Fair Trade Certified factories
• Strength: Pact Balance adds $3 credit per verified review and a $20 bonus for every $500 spent per year
• Strength: Paper packaging instead of plastic
• Weakness: Showed prices only in Polish zloty from our location, so the USD price check is pending
• Weakness: Carbon neutrality relies on offsets rather than only on reductions
• Weakness: Support hours are limited to weekdays, ending at noon MDT on Fridays

Key facts

• Organic certification: GOTS, Control Union 832196, GOTS-33073
• Labor certification: Fair Trade Certified factories
• Headquarters: Boulder, Colorado
• Take-back: Clean Out Your Closet, paid in Pact Credits
• Loyalty: 5% Pact Credit on all orders

Where it ranks

Pact is No. 1 in our Best Sustainable Clothing Brands verdict.