Is Ergobag sustainable?
Country of origin: Deutschland
Last reviewed: June 2026
Our assessment
Partly sustainable
Ergobag has been consistently geared towards recycled materials since its founding — no retrospective greenwashing. bluesign and OEKO-TEX are solid evidence on the materials side. Fair Wear Foundation: FOND OF reaches the 'Good' category with 82 points — meaning serious efforts, but not the top 'Leader' status (held by Vaude, for example). Open point: living wages in Vietnam and China are, according to the company's own report, not yet fully achieved.
What we know
A brand of FOND OF GmbH, Cologne, founded in 2010. Outer fabrics 100% from recycled PET bottles since founding (about 16 bottles per satchel). Textile-to-textile recycling (old textiles as raw material) newly introduced. bluesign-approved fabrics. OEKO-TEX Standard 100. PFC-free (fully). Grüner Knopf licence. Member of the Fair Wear Foundation, category 'Good' (82 points, last check). Supplier list publicly accessible. Production in Vietnam and China. Repair service. Own statement: living wages not yet fully achieved — openly communicated.
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