Bared Footwear Sustainability Profile

What do our labels mean?

More than great looking shoes.

We create mindfully-crafted shoes that are good for you and are committed to choosing better materials and moving the industry forward. Fitted in every pair, you’ll find our biomechanical footbed and hidden support features. Though there’s more to us than just shoes. 

We are proud to drive innovation across every aspect of our business to reshape the future of the footwear industry. As Australia’s first B Corp-certified footwear label, it’s important to us that our shoes are durable but won’t outlive us. It’s not just about us repurposing plastics or offsetting carbon emissions but sourcing bio-based products and reducing our footprint. 

We wouldn’t be us without our community. We work with non-profit organisations to empower First Nations peoples and help end world hunger. With a team of passionate individuals working towards making our brand equally profitable and sustainable, we work to preserve and restore the earth for generations to come.

It is our mission to continue to evolve, question our processes and do better. We understand this will not happen overnight, though we’re committed to being open, honest and transparent.

Our customer service team is available seven days a week to find your perfect pair, just call or chat with us live. Our promise to you, we’ll never leave you in shoes you don’t love.

About Bared Footwear

Status

Website
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Employees
100 - 500

Industry
Retail

Country
Australia

Founded
2008

Bared Footwear Sustainability Actions

Introducing PLIANT™ - USDA-certified 100% Biobased Outsoles

We're on a mission to remove plastic components from our footwear. As part of that journey, we're rolling out PLIANT™ outsoles across our women's range.You may not realise that 70% of the outsoles marketed as "rubber" are actually synthetic. Even where natural rubber is used in outsoles, it typically must be strengthened with petrochemical based curatives. Developed by fibre innovators Natural Fiber Welding, PLIANT™ is a completely plastic free, 100% biobased outsole and can safely and naturally return to the earth at end-of-life. PLIANT™ outsoles truly stand apart. We're continuing to expand our PLIANT™ offering in 2024.

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Plant-Based Footbed

The same support you know and love, but kinder to the planet. Our new B.plantfoam™ footbed is made from 72% plant-based materials (USDA Certified Biobased). With a carbon footprint of 3.85 kg CO2e, it reduces CO2 emissions by 70% compared to traditional petroleum-based footbeds.

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Evidence

MIRUM® Plant-Based Material

Born from our desire to minimize our footprint on the earth, our new range of leather alternative sneakers and heels are the first of their kind. MIRUM® is a high-quality, 100% biobased material that is vegan, durable, has a premium feel and raises the bar for sustainable fashion. Made from natural ingredients including citric acid, cotton, natural rubber and soybean oil, MIRUM® is a plant-based, plastic-free material designed to withstand your every day and then ultimately rejoin the Earth’s nutrient cycle, closing the loop.

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Bared Footwear Sustainability Commitments

2019

Shoe Recycling

In January 2019, we partnered with Melbourne-based company, Save Our Soles to recycle pre-loved shoes. Since then, we have recycled 26,960 shoes and transformed them into rubber mats that are used for retail flooring.

2019

Eco-Friendly Packaging

In March/April 2019, we improved our packaging by introducing FSC-certified shoe boxes, compostable satchels, hemp bags, eco-tape and Micro-Pak Dri Clay® Kraft Anti-Mould Paks.

2019

The Hunger Project

In June 2019, we partnered with The Hunger Project, a non-profit organisation committed to ending world hunger. To show our support, we created a range of sneakers where $50 from every sneaker sold is donated directly to the Hunger Project. To date, we have donated $369,000 and counting!

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