Sustainable Shoe Brand Directory
Our aim is to host the most extensive and transparent sustainable shoe brand directory out there. We want to shine a light on the brands that deserve it most - independent shoe brands that are truly championing sustainability and ethical principles. And we want to help consumers find them by making it highly accessible and providing a wide range of search filters. So if your shoe brand has built sustainable practices from the ground up and across your entire collection, you are welcome to submit your entry by filling-in this form. There is no fee to be listed because we want this directory to be as inclusive as possible. Thank you in advance for coming on board and being part of our global better shoes community.
1. Brand Name
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2. Short Brand Description
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Maximum 2 sentences / 40 words / 250 characters
3. Year Established
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4. Types of shoes offered
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Sneakers
Slippers
Running Shoes
Kids Shoes
Hiking / Outdoor
Casual Womens
Casual Mens
Other (please specify)
5. Made in: (the primary production country - where most of your shoes are made)
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6. Dispatched from: (the country where your main warehouse is located - from which your B2C shoe orders are dispatched from)
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7. Secondary 'dispatched from' option (if you have an additional warehouse located in another continent)
8. Company headquarters is based in:
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9. How far down the supply chain do you openly disclose / publish your operations?
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Up to tier 1 (shoe manufacturers)
Up to tier 2 (materials & components suppliers)
Up to tier 3 (source of raw materials)
We chose not to disclose any factory and suppliers details because...
10. Do you have a supply-chain transparency application / software integrated?
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No we don't
Yes, we use Bcome
Yes, we use Renoon
Yes, we use Segura
We have DPP (Digital Product Passport) which include supply chain information - on all our products
We use another application, please specify:
11. Does your main shoe factory adhere to the five fundamental principles of ILO (International Labour Organisation)? see - https://www.ilo.org/ilo-declaration-fundamental-principles-and-rights-work
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Yes absolutely!
It's likely, but we are not sure
Probably not
Adhere to other labour standards; please specify:
12. Can you validate that your shoe factory workers are paid a living wage?
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Yes, they are paid a living wage
Unfortunately we can't be sure
If you can validate, please explain how:
13. If your company supports any ethical or social impact initiatives, please describe them briefly here:
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14. What is the proportion of shoe models across your entire line that are repairable / resoleable (out of all the shoe models you currently stock)?
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100%
75%+
50%+
25%+
We aren't sure
Other, please specify:
15. Do you have a take-back scheme (accepting worn shoes from your customers and incentivising them to send them back)?
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Yes, open to all customers
Yes, but only open to customers in a specific country
We are working on it
No
Partnering with a third party take-back programme - please specify:
16. Besides a take-back scheme, if you have integrated any end-of-life solutions, closed-loop systems, and / or circular product features, please describe it briefly here:
17. Please tick any applicable points with regards to your policy to minimise or eliminate the use harmful substances.
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We avoid using some of the worst chemicals like Chromium, PAFS and PVC
All our adhesives are water-based
Our entire production line is solvent-free
Please specify any other relevant practices, or include a link to a relevant test result such as ecotoxicity here:
18. If some of your shoes contain leather, please tick the applicable points below:
All our leathers are vegetable tanned
All our leathers are "wet-white" / chrome-free
We only source from Gold-rated tanneries
All our leathers are traceable back to the source of hides and are deforestation-free
Type any other tanning methods or leather sourcing practices here:
19. If your brand is vegan, which certification do you hold?
Peta
Vegan Society
We are totally vegan, just not certified by a third party
Most our shoes are vegan, but not all
Other vegan certification - please specify:
20. Please tick any other certifications that you hold:
B-Corp
Bluesign
Cradle to Cradle
EU Ecolabel
Positive Luxury
Other certification, please specify:
21. Considering your shoes overall materiality / components, what is the bio-based content by weight - across your entire line (out of all the shoe models you currently stock)?
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100% bio-based & plastic-free
90%+ bio-based
70%+ bio-based
50%+ bio-based
Less than 50% bio-based
We don't know
If you have conducted biodegradability testing, please include a link to your result here:
22. Do you quantify your environmental impact, and if so how?
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No, we didn't measure our impact yet
Yes, we have produced and published a LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) of at least one of our key products
Yes, we have calculated and published the Carbon Footprint of at least one of our key products
Yes, we have produced and published a biodiversity report
If you ticked any of the YES answers, please include a link to your report here:
23. Feel free to add any further relevant details you wish to share, whether to highlight other sustainable practices, unique product features, innovations, design strategy, or even just further thoughts : >
24. Please include a contact name and email address just in case we'll need to clarify any details. You are also welcome to email contact@bettershoes.org if there are any changes to your listing you'd like us to update in the future.
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