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SUSTAINABLE SHOES ARE LIKE THE STARS, WE MANY NEVER SUCCEED IN MAKING THEM, BUT LIKE THE SEA FARING MAN ON THE DESERT OF WATERS WE USE THEM AS OUR GUIDES, AND BY FOLLOWING THEM, WE REACH OUR DESTINY...
Inspired by ecological survival, Terra Plana believes in a variety of non-generic products and sustainable strategies. Guided by life cycle analysis, Terra Plana aims towards creating truely sustainable shoes.
Repairability, lightness, anatomic design and durability are all staples of sustainable shoe making. We at Terra Plana regularly re-evaluate what we do to minimize waste and maximize product use.
Materials are the first way to improve sustainable practice Terra Plana uses a variety of eco friendly materials including: chrome free leathers, recycled rubbers and foams, latex soles, high tech low pollution man-made fibres and various sustainable materials.
Terra Plana also introduces E-leather. An eco-revolutionary leather by-product. E-leather is a unique blend of leather and textile fibers. Intimately 're-woven' and finished so it is practically indistinguishable from good quality leather. E-Leather is produced with closed loop water usage and best practice pollution prevention methods.
Terra Plana does not have an official code of conduct for our overseas production. As a small company, we find it more effective to work directly (no agents are involved), and very closely with every factory that produces our products. We have our own team that source at high quality factories that already work with major brands and have professional codes of conduct already in place with regular audits. All our factories work with world leading brands with professional codes of condust and regular audits to ensure high quality production and an ethically-sound workplace.
A significant proportion of our production is in China. We have a design studio and apartments (where a number of our designers live) in Guangzhou, the contemporary arts center of modern China. We have a development and sourcing office in Guangzhou with a number of staff that have been with us from the beginning. The infrastructure and modern technology in China is ideally set up for modern innovative shoe-making. Terra Plana has developed two shops in China and aims to make shoes at great value with the latest technologies and sustainable principles. We do also produce products in Portugal, the UK and Africa.
WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUCE AT THE OBSERVER ETHICAL AWARDS 2007 TERRA PLANA WON THE AWARD FOR ETHICAL FASHION PRODUCT OF THE YEAR (Sponsored by Jupiter Asset Management)
For further information on the Terra Plana please contact Rosie Budhani, [email protected] +44 (0)207 407 3758Please feel free to visit our site or click on the banner
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