Eco-Friendly Shoes
Posted on October 15th, 2007 by Shomore under Eco Friendly ShoesToday is Blog Action Day. This year, the goal of this event is for bloggers around the web to raise awareness about an important issue - the environment. With respect to shoes, back in April, Shoeblog highlighted comfort footwear brands Terra Plana and Simple Shoe for offering shoes that have less wear on the environment.
We are happy to report that many other shoe brands are or will soon be going green. This list is, by means, comprehensive, but I wanted to offer you some footwear options to consider that are both easy on the eyes and the environment
Verde by Taryn Rose - Starting in December 2007, you’ll be able to purchase green shoes by orthopedic footwear designer Taryn Rose. The new line is called Verde (green in Italian) and contains materials friendly to the environment. For example, rubber soles will be made with vegetable oil instead of petroleum oil, leathers will be tanned with organic vegetable dyes, and the packaging will be designed with recyclable paper and have features which will reduce the need of a shopping bag.
NeuAura Shoes- Launching in Spring 2008 is a vegan footwear line with an eco-conscious. According to the NeuAura website, “All NEUAURA shoes are packed efficiently and our shoeboxes, tissue paper and fillings are made from 100% recycled paper. All NEUAURA materials are sourced locally to the factory (30-40 miles) which consumes less fuel in transport.”
Mink shoes is another animal and eco-friendly shoe brand. Since its debut in 2000, they’ve continued to offer colorful and fun shoes that tread ever so gently on the environment. I’m especially fond of their cute shoeboxes!
Getting hitched? Beyond Skin, a UK-based shoe brand, gives the blushing bride an opportunity to customize any of their eco shoe styles in a range of fabrics to match your dress.
With Earth Shoes, the “show you care” campaign donates $5 to Earth Share for every shoe sold and registered on their site. Like many of the above green footwear brands, many of Earth’s products use sustainable material and processes to develop a shoe.
Dr. Scholl Goes Green - The makers of Dr. Scholl’s have designed an eco-friendly sandal made with sustainable wood bottoms, bio-degradable outsoles, and tan leathers using vegetable dyes.
- Shoe Clarifications are in order
- Summer Shoe Sales
- Shoes for those in need of orthotic foot support
- Shoes for St. Patrick’s Day
- Pierre Hardy Cutout Shoes
- Cute, comfortable, supportive shoes: Do they exist?
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October 16th, 2007 at 9:13 pm
Keeping strappy shoes that pretty pretty requires quite a lot of driving and in the US, there’s just the worse focus on cars all the time with really rubbish fuel efficiency. And most people fancy the whole thing in the US to be a goner.
Congress has a chance to pass a monumental energy bill. We’re talking about a bill that would free us from foreign oil, raise fuel economy standards, increase renewable energy and combat global warming. But lobbyists are trying to get Bush to threaten a veto.
I am working with a coalition to make sure the Senate’s fuel economy standard of 35 mpg and House’s 15% renewable electricity standard make it into the final bill. We can’t let Reid and Pelosi back down to Bush and the auto lobby. Sign the petition at http://www.energybill2007.org and help save the energy bill!
October 26th, 2007 at 7:57 pm
You guys forgot to mention the oldest and in all likelihood, the most authentic eco shoe company on the planet - Yellow Port. These guys were “doing it” before anyone else saw enough profit in it to dabble. I don’t personally think it’s very smart singing the praises of giant shoe companies like Dekker (ie. simple shoes) or Dr. Scholls etc. when 99.9% of the company’s operations remain filthy and exploitive. Just my opinion.
January 17th, 2008 at 6:22 am
You should see http://www.charmoneshoes.com!
February 23rd, 2008 at 9:47 am
What are the soles of these shoes made out of? I want to know details!
June 24th, 2008 at 12:44 am
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