Vivobarefoot news and archive

Vivobarefoot reimagines hiking with a new hybrid boot

Certified B Corp minimalist footwear brand Vivobarefoot has launched a new hybrid hiking boot, the Tracker Decon FG2, designed to offer a sensory experience that connects people to the earth and the outdoors like never before. The Tracker Decon FG2, available for women and men, aims to offer a seamless transition between urban living and the...

Fashion

Pangaia partners with Ecovative to bring mycelium foam to fashion industry

Innovation-based fashion brand Pangaia has taken a new step in sustainable production with the announcement of a joint research collaboration with mycelium tech company Ecovative and sustainable footwear label Vivobarefoot. Joining the Fashion for Good Cooperative, an Amsterdam-based eco-initiative, the trio will work together to co-develop...

Fashion

Vivobarefoot teams up with Oxygen Project to raise awareness of algae blooms

Minimalist footwear company, Vivobarefoot is partnering with the Oxygen Project to raise awareness of farming and industry’s impact on the algae blooms that are “choking the planets waterways”. The two organisations are calling for an end to the destructive agricultural and industrial practices that are severely damaging the world’s waterways,...

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Vivobarefoot to launch re-commerce website to sell repaired shoes

Minimalist shoe company Vivobarefoot is looking to become the first shoe brand in the world to launch a re-commerce site, selling repaired or returned shoes, in an effort to reduce the mass volumes of shoes that end up in landfill. The brand states that more than 25 billion shoes are produced every year, and 90 percent of these end up in...

Fashion

Vivobarefoot launches plant-based shoe

Global barefoot shoe brand Vivobarefoot has launched its most innovative sustainable shoe to date with its plant-based Primus Lite II Bio, as new research reveals that 67.5 percent of people think the use of plant-based and natural materials is a key factor in determining if a product is sustainable. The new vegan shoe is designed with more than...

Fashion

Vivobarefoot announces shoes made of plants

Clarks family-founded British start-up Vivobarefoot has announced it will be adding plant-shoes to its sustainable footwear offering, as part of its strategy to become 90 percent sustainable by 2020. Vivobarefoot’s vision is to make the most sustainable shoes on the planet, and the founders believe that barefoot shoe-making equates to...