Vivobarefoot

Vivobarefoot uses a majority of high emissions materials in its products, along with some lower emissions materials, including organic cotton, organic rubber, and ethically sourced leather. It plans to reduce its reliance on high emissions fibers with a goal to eliminate all non-regenerative virgin fibers. Commons wasn't able to find recent reported progress on this goal within the last year.

Commons couldn't find information on this brand's energy use. Vivobarefoot sources and manufactures its materials globally, which is standard practice in the fashion industry.

Commons couldn't find information on this brand's packaging materials. We assume smaller brands are using a mix of materials. Vivobarefoot is working to reduce its shipping emissions by moving a portion of its ocean freight to biofuel boats instead of diesel ships.

Vivobarefoot has a repair program in partnership with Nushoe, and offers a 6-month warranty for manufacturer defects. It gives detailed and environmentally conscious care instructions for its products.

Vivobarefoot has a take back program that accepts its own brand's shoes for resale and any brand's shoes for recycling. It shares details on how successful this program is at diverting items from landfills.

Vivobarefoot offers a core collection but also releases a limited amount of new products throughout the year. It limits overproduction and waste by conducting value chain mapping to identify waste production at the site level.

Commons is still analyzing this brand's marketing emails.

Vivobarefoot has a prominent sustainability page, with details on materials, circularity, and supply chain partners. Vivobarefoot has a detailed annual report, with a clear, impact driven strategy and progress reporting. Both resources were last updated in 2024.

Vivobarefoot internally measures its overall emissions. It reports emissions on a company level, but does not yet measure its full Scope 3 emissions (only reports on employee business travel). Vivobarefoot identifies its top driver of emissions, by including breakdowns. Its estimated total emissions, including this scope 3 restriction, were 110.62 t CO2e.

Commons couldn't find verification that Vivobarefoot offsets any emissions or has emissions reduction targets.

Vivobarefoot publishes full information about its supply chain partners. It reports over 80% traceability of its supply chain. It has a supplier code of conduct, which includes provisions for no forced labor and allowing collective bargaining.