allbirds is a company that produces different types of shoes, shirts, sweaters, jackets, underwear, socks and more. They have a strong focus on environmental sustainability and ethics.
They demonstrate their commitment to sustainability in what materials they use to produce items. By predominately using wool, tree, sugar and recycled materials they are able to get their average carbon emission to 7.6 kg CO2e, down from the average sneaker footprint of 12.5 kg CO2e.
As well as their transparent approach to business they carry the certification of being a B Corp, which comes with oversight and a rubric of environmental and ethical standards to be met and maintained.
I personally rock the Men’s Wool Runner-up Mizzles which I really like. I wear them generally as leisure shoes, kind of like a socially acceptable slipper. They go with my jeans and any kind of sweat pants and even shorts.
I always wear socks with them out of fear of permanently contaminating the wool with foot stank (even though the company states they are machine washable), but I do have friends who find them so comfortable they only them wear barefoot.
I highly recommend the brand, specifically the Men’s Wool Runner-Up Mizzles. The shoes are high quality, fashionable and priced around the same as a new pair of the less ethical and sustainable alternatives.
I wish I could give a first hand account of the running shoes but I have yet to try them, if any readers have leave a comment about them!
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