Sustainable Footwear: Cruelty-Free Shoes and Ethical Partnerships
When shoes are crafted with care, sourced ethically, use reliable materials, and are built to last– the shoe's wearer and the environment benefit.
Around the world, we are unified by our need for protective footwear, regardless of location, profession, climate, or terrain. This universal need for footwear has unfortunately made for a lot of footwear in landfills, and shoes that use animal byproducts like leather have negative impacts on the environment.
Clove is committed to creating sustainable footwear– better for you, our communities, animals, and the environment.
What Categorizes Clove Shoes as Sustainable Footwear?
Vegan Shoes Made from Cruelty-Free, Low Impact Materials
What makes a shoe vegan? Creating cruelty-free shoes starts from the source. Whether shoe production is derived from plants or synthetic materials – avoiding the use of animal products like leather, suede, or wool – is critical to its impact on the environment and overall ethicality.
At Clove, we create our durable, non-slip, stylish, sustainable footwear without the use of any animal products. We believe in the importance of creating completely vegan shoes that our customers can wear proudly.
That’s why we use materials like Clarino Fabric as the main building material of the Clove sneaker exterior. This advanced fabric replicates the microstructure of genuine leather while ditching the unnecessary use of any animals in the process of its creation.
This material is liquid repellant, stain-resistant, abrasion-resistant, and a breeze to clean. That way, Clove wearers reap all the benefits of durable shoes, without any animal intervention. So just to sum things up – Clove shoes, from soles to glue, are 100% cruelty-free, vegan shoes.
For a complete breakdown of every inch of your Clove sneaker’s make-up, visit our Shoe Materials blog that runs through every material in Clove Sneakers from tip to heel.
Ethical Shoes with Sustainable Partnerships
Our partnerships at Clove are aligned with our mission to do good - for our customers, our communities, and the world. At Clove we’ve partnered with a nonprofit called Soles4Souls whose mission is to turn discarded shoes into opportunities, by collecting shoes that would otherwise end up in landfills and giving them new life.
They are committed to recirculating discarded footwear back into communities that need it most, helping to provide resources, jobs, and opportunities to underserved communities across the US and the world. Notable donation sites that Soles4Souls supplies to are women’s shelters, veteran’s organizations, and children’s programs. Soles4Souls helps Clove’s sustainable footwear practices that serve the greater good, on a global scale.
The impact this type of initiative has is monumental, saving footwear from wasting away in landfills and allowing their life to extend. This not only reduces greenhouse gas emissions and waste production but also provides invaluable support and opportunities for struggling populations who lack access to certain basic necessities for a healthy life.
For more information on how you can get involved with the Soles4Souls initiative, visit their website here.
