Need Shoes Socially/Environmentally Responsable Ones?!
Need Shoes Socially/Environmentally Responsable Ones?
I am in need of some shoes. I don't wear leather and am looking for some MAJOR BRAND shoes that are not made in sweatshops and to some extent environmentally friendly.
Please give me some suggestions.
Answers:
I don't know if you are a girl or boy, so I'll try to give suggestions for both genders.
Girls (sorry if they're not MAJOR brands since many are made from sweatshops)
eco freindly shoes at
http://www.charmoneshoes.com/press.html... (reviews and products)
http://www.inhabitat.com/2006/11/19/terr...
Ideas and suggestions of eco friendly shoes
http://www.carbontiptoes.com/
Suggestions for "cruelty free" clothes and footwear
http://www.vegforlife.org/wears_co's.htm...
Converses, I am assuming is not made from sweatshos
"Gilmer, a 38-year-old transplanted New Yorker, has worn Chucks since he was a kid and will continue to buy them as long as they're not 'made in a sweatshop somewhere.' "
http://chucksconnection.com/articles/con...
"When you purchase an American-made product, you are supporting American labor and not foreign sweatshops, where employees and even children labor for sub par wages on a quota system six days a week, and if they don't meet their quota they must work on Sunday to keep their job. Many people bought chucks to support American labor and because they are opposed to products made using sweatshop labor. Luckily, no reports of chucks being made in sweatshop conditions have emerged so far."
http://chucksconnection.com/usa.html...
Other sites for products and info
http://www.createblog.com/forums/lofiver...
http://www.myveganshoes.com/
http://www.ecobusinesslinks.com/vegetari...
http://www.vegetarian-shoes.co.uk/...
http://www.lovethoseshoes.com/
I wear deck shoes. They have canvas uppers and rubber soles. You can get them at Wal-Mart. Just about all mass produced clothes are made in sweatshops. Can't help you there!