Comments on: VEJA: The Ethical Sneaker

By: Inhabitat » Jill Fehrenbacher and Inhabitat in Domino Magazine!

Inhabitat » Jill Fehrenbacher and Inhabitat in Domino Magazine! — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:31:57 +0000

[...] the monthly My Green Life feature. Decked out in sustainable style favorites like Ekovaruhuset and Veja, she talks about living green in NYC and her vision of the perfect way to spend April 22, [...]

By: Inhabitat » SUSTAINABLE STYLE: Veja’s 2008 Volley Collection

Inhabitat » SUSTAINABLE STYLE: Veja’s 2008 Volley Collection — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:39:32 +0000

[...] + Veja Online + Veja sneaks are also available at Ekovaruhuset + Veja: The Ethical Sneaker on Inhabitat (July 2007) [...]

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:52:26 +0000

Now available online in the US. We’re excited to have Veja as part of our mix at Equita. The collection stands apart with the perfect blend of style and ethics.
http://www.shopequita.com/footwear.htm

Cheers,
Amanda

By: Gorilla

Gorilla — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:05:55 +0000

I just bought a pair on http://www.adili.co.uk / amazing shoes !!!

By: Funkive › VEJA: The Ethical Sneaker

Funkive › VEJA: The Ethical Sneaker — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 23:23:03 +0000

[...] a time when crazy-colored kicks continue to emerge to feed the huge sneaker culture, Veja stands apart from the noise. Their simple, well-made designs make it easy to be ethical. Veja is a Paris-based company [...]

By: Mich

Mich — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 02:52:17 +0000

how do you get a pair?

By: naturcomments™- the genius of eco-innovation - “the fair trade sneaker” « naturmama® - for natural lifestyles - official blog

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 13:19:01 +0000

[...] VEJA – the ethical sneaker [...]

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 02:56:30 +0000

If it’s no animal products you want, how about a union-made, fair trade sneaker? No Sweat touts their sneakers as “Fair Trade for a fair price. Globalize Solidarity? No Sweat. . . . No animal products are used in the production of the sneaker making it proudly vegan-friendly and cruelty-free! Buy yours now and be the first on your block to sport the original sweatshop-free shoe! Union made in Jakarta, Indonesia.” So, you can have it all! No Sweat apparel can be found at http://nosweatapparel.com/ , including sneakers that are way cool!

By: frances

frances — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:09:25 +0000

The shoes are probably lined with a non-latex material, but it would be important to know for sure.

By: PaulS.

PaulS. — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 04:42:23 +0000

Funny coincidence I was just reading another blog that asked for responses about the wearing of latex gloves for various home and garage work. The subject of latex allergy was soon brought up. Now this post has prompted me to do the Google search on “latex allergy” and it’s not good news. Among others, both the Center for Disease Control/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and the American Academy of Family Physicians have serious warnings on the use of latex products. Latex allergy is mostly an acquired allergy and it can result in fatal reactions. Hopefully the manufacturers of these shoes will strongly emphasize the risk in using their product.

By: Jill Danyelle

Jill Danyelle — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 04:04:19 +0000

Commenters,

While the statement in the post may be confusing, we fully realize that latex harvesting does not cut down trees, which I think is exactly the point.

For further information please visit the Veja website.

Jill Danyelle

By: Jenny Araskog

Jenny Araskog — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 02:11:43 +0000

Rubber trees do not get cut down, they just get cut…and sort of milked.

By: biscuit

biscuit — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 20:52:34 +0000

The Veja website is actually in French, I think, but theres an English option at the bottom of the page which will translate everything.

The cattle industry definitely has a large negative footprint. However, the majority of these cattle are raised for food. Therefore, isn’t the leather from their hides considered a by-product? If it isn’t used in shoes etc, wouldn’t it just go into the landfill? Until everyone in the world is a vegetarian, doesn’t this seem like a better source of material than making, say, pleather out of petroleum products?

Great shoes! Good to see that they DO come in colors, as well. :)

By: easied

easied — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:27:30 +0000

The Veja website is in Portugese. It would be helpful to have sites in English with prices/shipping information available so one can actually purchase/support firms doing good.

By: Erik van Lennep

Erik van Lennep — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:37:17 +0000

No Free Lunch: only informed (and often difficult) choices. Yep, cattle industry is horribly destructive. So is the cotton industry. Traditionally, the uppers on sneakers are made from cotton. Synthetics are based on oil, vegtable based synthetics still displace rainforest to grow oil crops like palm oil, soya, etc. Tofu production is at the end of a chain that wipes out species and ecosystems, not just individual cows. Hemp tops make very good shoes, longer lasting than cotton. But industrial cropping of anything is going to make a very large footprint. Ahem!