27. APRIL 2022 | BY HANNAH VOHRER
You are looking for the perfect new shoes that are comfortable, fashionable and sustainable. Then you've come to the right place.
To help you navigate the many options of sustainable shoe brands and know which ones are sustainable, we've gathered a list of shoe brands that are vegan, eco-friendly, but yet super trendy. From sneakers, sandals, high heels up to boots, there's something for everyone. You can feel comfortable in these shoes and be sure that you are not harming the environment. Step by step to the perfect shoe, consider this your guide to finding the next pair of shoes you'll live in day in and day out.
| 1 | LEMON JELLY
Portugal | Lemon Jelly is a Portuguese brand that embraces sustainability and ethical fashion in the production of its vegan jelly boots and shoes. All models are made from natural rubber and have the unique characteristic of smelling like lemons. Despite the unique fragrance of all Lemon Jelly products, Lemon Jelly offers footwear that is both unusual yet stylish meeting the demand of those that are looking for a new trend in footwear. Often worn by the younger, trend-setting, generation, Lemon Jelly footwear sets a new precedent that includes footwear for men, women, and kids. Vegan!
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| 2 | ALLBIRDS
San Francisco | Certified by B Corp. ALLBIRDS is not 100% vegan, but they do pay attention to sustainability. The label uses natural and recycled materials for manufacturing, so Allbirds is part of a carbon neutral company. But their goal is even bigger - to emit no carbon at all. They believe in the power of natural materials and their potential to change ecosystems. The brand strives for more than carbon neutrality, which means that their company should eventually become carbon negative.
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| 3 | THESUS
Toronto | the label's journey began in the deserts of North Africa, where the designers responded to the plight of the people by doing relief work. Not everyone can contribute like this, so they built a company that shows love for people and the planet through nature. Now they have an amazing community around the world that puts that into action every day. They believe in simple design and versatility to reduce waste. ALICE + WHITTLES focuses on what matters: Design, sustainability, quality, comfort and functional integrity. They create outdoor footwear that you actually want to wear anytime, anywhere. 90% of the materials are sustainable and traceable, but they aim for 100%.
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| 4 | BEYOND SKIN
| 5 | DESIGN FLORESTA
Brazil | vegan handmade sandals from Brazil. Vegan!
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| 6 | EKN FOOTWEAR
Frankfurt | stylish and comfortable vegan shoes. Each item is handmade from natural materials. The experienced tanners and shoemakers manufacture the products under pure ecological and fair conditions. That is why they also produce in small quantities. This enables them to guarantee maximum quality and a minimal ecological footprint for every buyer. Vegan!
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| 7 | GENESIS
Mülheim an der Ruhr | makes shoes that are made from the most sustainable and environmentally friendly materials you can find. Among other things, they have Vegan collections. The goal is to develop a sneaker that contains the highest possible percentage of recycled, sustainable and environmentally friendly materials and to do so at the highest level that is currently possible. With the ambition to constantly improve and take it to the next level. The label donates parts of their profits to causes they believe in.
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| 8 | GOOD GUYS
Mülheim an der Ruhr | makes shoes that are made from the most sustainable and environmentally friendly materials you can find. Among other things, they have Vegan collections. The goal is to develop a sneaker that contains the highest possible percentage of recycled, sustainable and environmentally friendly materials and to do so at the highest level that is currently possible. With the ambition to constantly improve and take it to the next level. The label donates parts of their profits to causes they believe in. Vegan!
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| 9 | GOOD NEWS
London | modern trainer brand with baseball-inspired designs and ethical production. The brand's goal is: to create a platform they can use to promote a healthy planet.
They are always striving to improve the environmental and social sustainability of their products by reducing their carbon, chemical and water footprint while caring for the people who make their shoes. The materials are ecologically and socially progressive. They also donate leftover and defective shoes to homeless people and refugees in need. Vegan!
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| 10 | IMM MADE BY IMMIGRANTS
Paris | timelessly beautiful slippers handmade by immigrants. The label hires skilled immigrants and refugees to design and make IMM shoes.
They give the people they hire an education and a job, along with a sense of hope and opportunity. Through economic empowerment, immigrants and refugees can improve their lives, invest in their families and contribute to economic growth in their host countries. They believe in thoughtful, sustainable and timeless quality fashion.
The brand is conscious of the impact they make throughout the supply chain. From upcycling leather waste of luxury brands to the people they work with. IMM MADE BY IMMIGRANTS believe in transparency and accountability.
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| 11 | NOAH ITALIAN VEGAN SHOES
Marktheidenfeld-Altfeld | NOAH's vegan shoes are characterised by the processing of innovative vegan materials in traditional handicraft workshops in Italy. They are therefore a unique combination of quality, aesthetics and sustainability, made with careful traditional craftsmanship.
Each new model is the result of attentive elaboration of form and details, using new, robust but also supple vegan materials. NOAH's leather-free shoes are born from the desire to produce high-quality shoes in an Italian-modern style while respecting the environment, animals and human health in a responsible way. Vegan!
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| 12 | NOMADIC STATE OF MIND
Dubai | original Australian handmade rope sandals handcrafted by small communities in Nicaragua. NOMADIC STATE OF MIND places great emphasis on sustainability and the environment in the production process. One of the main goals is to work with "No waste at all". The production waste, rope scraps, are reused to make rugs, hammocks, handbags and other accessories. This "cradle-to-cradle" principle is already applied to about 85%. Moreover, they are 100% organic and vegan, even the glue used to attach the cords is of plant origin. The fact that the products are machine washable & colourfast - they are resistant to bleach, chlorine and salt water - makes them durable and comfortable. Vegan!
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| 13 | PO-ZU
London | "Shoes with a good soul". The shoes are made from carefully selected natural and sustainable materials that are healthy for your feet, kind to the environment and safe for all workers in the supply chain.
The designers believe that shoes should be things you fall in love with and stick with because they are built to last. They believe that stylish, comfortable shoes can be made with love for people and the planet. The materials are carefully selected to give you the ultimate in comfort, warmth and durability.
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| 14 | TWOOBS
Melbourne | statement of the shoes, is to care about the things that matter to you - women's empowerment, animal welfare, the environment. The shoes are made from recycled plastics and yarns that would otherwise have ended up in landfill. In addition, the entire company is 100% carbon neutral. All products are animal cruelty free, right down to the adhesives they use, meaning that no animals have been harmed in the making of this fashion statement, making TWOOBS a PETA-approved vegan label. Vegan!
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| 15 | VEERAH
New York | with smart sourcing and thoughtful design behind each collection, all of the label's shoes are ethically made from only vegan, innovative materials - from apple leather to recycled plastic textiles and more. This kind of design creates more fashion with less of a fashion footprint. No animals are harmed in the making of the shoes and accessories. The global leather industry slaughters more than a billion animals every year and the chromium used to tan leather is the fourth worst toxic pollutant in the world. The label is constantly researching new, natural and sustainable materials that have as little impact on the environment as possible and are always free from animal cruelty. Vegan!
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| 16 | VEJA
Paris | Sustainable, stylish sneaker brand that also offer vegan collections. Made by small producers and social associations in Brazil and France. VEJA pushes these suppliers to be more and more transparent.
All VEJA sneaker boxes are made from recycled cardboard. They contain no glue and limit the use of paint, making recycling easier.
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| 17 | ECOALF
Madrid | the designer wanted to create a sustainable fashion brand in the belief that the most sustainable way to stop exploiting natural resources indiscriminately and excessively is to preserve them for future generations.
Sustainability, quality and timeless design are part of the philosophy at ECOALF, as a sign of longevity and responsible action. Following the latest fashion trends is not one of their core design principles. They believe that a good design is neither new nor old. It is only a bridge between the past and the future. Vegan!
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| 18 | ZETTE
Melbourne | ZETTE offers high-quality vegan shoes for men and women in bold, sophisticated styles. With a slow fashion approach, the vegan shoes are handmade in Europe in limited quantities in Spain, Italy and Portugal. They seek out small, family-run factories where the artisans receive fair, safe working conditions and living wages. From the (vegan) leather to the adhesives, dyes and more, they ensure that no animal-derived materials are used to make their shoes. Zette Shoes is also accredited as a PETA-approved vegan. Vegan!
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| 19 | ALL MY ECO
Barcelona | 100% vegan shoes made from sustainable materials. Cool, fresh, easy to combine sneakers that help you fight for the planet. For every pair sold, the label plants 5 trees and donates 1% of their sales to NGOs working to protect the environment. ALL MY ECO has planted more than 15,000 trees since its launch in January 2020. The exterior of the shoes is made with a vegan alternative to leather that has only a third of the environmental impact of real leather. The coloured stripes on the sides of the sneaker are made from pineapple fibres. The tongue of the shoe is decorated with cork, one of the greenest materials available. Cork is a 100% natural, renewable, recyclable and biodegradable material. Vegan!
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| 20 | SVEGAN
Barcelona | all designs are colourful, vibrant, playful and give you a taste of the next generation of sustainable fashion. All shoes are 100% vegan. Vegan!
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| 21 | NOANI FASHION
Vornbach am Inn | the vegan collection by "Noani" is extremely stylish, versatile and absolutely worth seeing. The sneakers are available in sizes 36 to 46 in the colours black, firered, purplered, applegreen, navy and white. The collection of vegan belts and sneakers is made from apple fibre, eucalyptus fibre and other eco-friendly materials. The label is also "PETA-Approved Vegan". Noani (= no animal) thus underlines its animal friendliness and also relies on sustainable materials so that the environment and our health also benefit. Vegan!
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| 22 | BULLFEET
Almansa | vegan, easy-to-match sneakers that suit everyone. The brand produces the items bought by customers exclusively by hand on request. Vegan!
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