Carbon Reduction Label
The Carbon Trust
is currently developing a Carbon Labelling scheme, the companies who have joined the pilot include; Innocent Drinks, Halifax, Walkers, Cola-Cola and Scottish & Newcastle.
Try buying your walking/running gear from ethically and environmentally friendly producers and suppliers:
- Worn Again shoes
where everything - from prison blankets, car seats, e-leather and reclaimed jeans - is given a second chance in life. New styles abound, including groovy sandals made from car seat belts and tires and accessories, handmade in the UK. Recently sported by David Cameron (but don't let that put you off).
- Ecolution
works with hemp fibre to produce premium quality natural textile products (shoes and clothes) in the most environmentally-sound way possible.
- Downbound shoes and clothes
Down the corporate ladder (no-sweatshop and fair trade), down the food chain (vegan and friendly to animals), down to earth (environmentally friendly and organic where possible).
- Patagonia
outdoor wear. The shoes in Patagonia's new footwear line feature uppers made of organic cotton, hemp, and non-toxically tanned leather, recycled rubber EcoStep soles from Vibram, and footbeds of 70 percent recycled Polio foam.
- Black Spot Shoes
use 100% organic hemp, which is processed with natural methods such as water retting, eliminating the need to use chemicals. The Blackspot Sneaker has a rubber sole and a toe cap that is 70% biodegradable, whereas The Unswoosher has a sole made from recovered car tires. The white anti-logo and the red splotches are hand-painted, and the soles are stitched, glued and embedded for extra durability.
- Equaclothing
Organic and fairtrade central London boutique for women and children
- Greenfibres
Organic clothing - ethical, environmentally friendly clothing in organic cotton linen, silk and hemp for men, women, children and babies.
- Adili.com
Their range of men's and women's footwear includes environmentally friendly and recycledproducts. They select contemporary styles and validate the ethical position of each brand (brands include patigonia and terra plana)
- Terra Plana
Terra Plana aims to be the most innovative and sustainable designer shoe brand in the world. Materials include special chrome free leathers, vegetable tanned leathers, recycled materials eg: quilts, coffee bags, shirts jeans, leather car seat scraps, 90% pure latex soles or recycled rubber soles: 100% recycled foam footbeds and recycled card for shoeboxes. "Totally sustainable by 2010" Recently won Observer's Ethical Fashion Product of the year.
- Flat Tire Footwear Flat
Tire has been designed to be a brand without compromise. They want to craft more comfortable footwear. And they want to make a difference. The soles of all their shoes contain crumb rubber from recycled scrap tires to make them more comfortable. Crumb rubber not only allows them to make a better shoe, it also helps reduce the number of scrap tires deposited in landfills. They believe if you're going to go green you should still be going in style.