It is always a good time to start living a more sustainable life. Over the past few years, it is becoming more frequent that streetwear brands start to bet on environmentally friendly manufacturing processes and on the use of organic or recycled materials, creating an eco-friendly catalogue or including an alternative for the environmentally most committed ones.
The end of the year and the beginning of a new one can be the perfect moment to go a step forward and dare to commit to a new purpose. And our planet is screaming for more care, attention and protection. It is time to listen to its prayers. It is time to change our way of living and our routines to move towards a more respectful lifestyle for our environment. And what if we start with our feet? Here’s a selection of the best sustainable sneakers.
Go vegan!
White, minimal and… eco-friendly! The “The Clean Classics” collection from adidas re-edits the most iconic silhouettes from the German brand creating an eco version. The used materials are recycled or sustainable. Dare to take a step towards the future? Here’s a good classic to kick off: the vegan adidas Continental 80.
Move to Zero
The Nike Space Hippie are sustainably crafted from scratch, beginning with the silhouette’s design and the manufacture process of the model, and finishing with the packaging. They’re made from remnants from the manufacture process of other sneakers, textiles and other waste found all over the factories. Or, how they call it, “space junk”. Keep reading all about them on this post.
‘To look beyond’
It all started when Sébastien Kopp and François Morillion, two Economics graduates, decided to focus their knowledge in developing a project based on environmental responsibility. As a result, their own ecological brand was born, Veja. Ethics and sustainability pervade their whole business model, from manufacturing with recycled materials and renewable energies to the packaging. We suggest you a pair of Rio Branco Alveomesh from their latest collection. Additionally, if you would like to know more about this brand, have a look at this article.
Ecochic
Stella McCartney and adidas show that sustainable fashion is not at odds with performance or design. In the same way, the production of this collaboration’s pieces takes extreme care of nature, with completely vegan proposals and sneakers made from waste materials. These adidas x Stella McCartney Performance Ultraboost 20 include Parley for the Ocean’s ecological Ocean Plastic, transforming the collected plastic from the coastal areas in recycled thread to make the footwear.
