Here are 5 of our favourite slipper brands pulled from our "Clothing" Discovery section.
Plus a quick behind the scenes of their sustainability blueprint (we cover certification, materials, and social and environmentally sustainable practices).
In no particular order:
Baabuk
Certification and awards: B-Corp Certified and ISPO Gold Award Winning
Materials: wool sourced from ethical farms, minimally processed with soap and water
Social: manufactured by hand in Nepal using traditional methods, salaries 25% above the national average, employing more women than men in a country offering more job opportunities to men
Sustainable: They offer repair kit and replacement soles to mend your slippers when they wear out
Kyrgies
Certification and awards: Climate Neutral Certified
Materials: wool from ethically treated sheep in Kyrgyzstan (where people believe it's good luck to treat sheep well), processed with water and vegetable-based soap
Social: offering fair wages and employing mostly women where opportunities for women are scarce
Sustainable: Buy and resell slippers on their Treet store
Rawganique
Materials: homesteaders growing and manufacturing organic cotton, and linen, using unbleached, and eco-dyes only
Social: made in ateliers in the US, Canada, and Europe, and by homesteaders living off-grid
Sustainable: website encourages customers to mend, reuse, and recycle their purchases
Chilote
Certification: B-Corp Certified
Materials: Patagonian sheep wool, ethically sourced leather or up-cycled vegetable salmon leather for the soles
Social: about 50 women are employed, and paid more than 43% of the average salary of their region
Sustainable: a repair kit is included with purchase to mend your slippers
Xanthe Anna
Materials: made to order, sheepskin sourced as a by-product of the meat industry, soles are made of 60% recycled material, and organic hemp used to reinforce the slippers
Social award: Llais Cymru Women in Business Awards 2022
Sustainable: purchase replaceable innersoles to extend the life
