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Brand profile
United by Blue
Philadelphia B Corp making bags and outdoor apparel from sustainable materials, removing a pound of waterway trash for every product sold.
PhiladelphiaOrigin
UnisexFocus
Gorpcore / OutdoorStyle
$$Price
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What to know about United by Blue
One pound of trash per purchase
Every product sold funds removal of a pound of waste from oceans and waterways; company-run volunteer cleanups had collected over four million pounds by 2022.
B Corp with material rules
Certified as a B Corporation, it builds apparel and bags from organic cotton, hemp and recycled fabrics under stated ethical manufacturing commitments.
Outdoor gear, not technical alpinism
The range centers on outerwear, shirts and bags — backpacks and duffels — at mid-tier prices, closer to everyday outdoor and workwear basics than performance kit.
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Brand facts
United by Blue is a Philadelphia-based outdoor and lifestyle brand founded by Brian Linton and certified as a B Corporation. It sells bags, backpacks and duffels alongside apparel and basics made with sustainable materials such as organic cotton, hemp and recycled fabrics, paired with ethical manufacturing commitments. For every product purchased the company removes one pound of trash from oceans and waterways, and its volunteer cleanups had collected more than four million pounds by 2022. It began in wholesale, expanded direct-to-consumer, and also retails other sustainability-focused brands.
- Founded
- 2010
- Origin
- Philadelphia, United States
- Made in
- China
- Price
- $$
- Focus
- Unisex
- Facts checked
- August 2026
- Styles
- Gorpcore / Outdoor, Workwear / Heritage, Minimalist / Contemporary