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The hemp-made Kicks shoes opened in after founder Bernardo Carreira finished his business studies at Purdue University. He decided to take advantage of her grandmother María Otilia's years of experience in the textile industry and launch a sneaker company with her.
“We had no money or experience, so we went to the only place where they would take two dreamers like us: Kickstarter,” Carreira said. After surpassing the Kickstarter goal of $, by accidentally raising $,, the grandmother-grandson duo knew they had a real company on their hands.
Kicks Shoes
While most sneakers add carbon to the air through plastic manufacturing, these hemp shoes actually extract carbon from the air. But the duo didn't want to create just any shoe, they wanted to cre Caseno Email List ate a shoe for an active traveler who wears his shoes a lot.
Kicks shoes are made from hemp, algae and emit less CO into the atmosphere.
Wax and a waterproof membrane ensure that water stays out of these shoes to keep them in good shape. The soles are made of light algae. Here are more features that set Kicks shoes apart:
Super Durable – Hemp was once used to make rope, ship sails, and even some of Ford's cars.
Super comfortable - the world's first hemp insole.
Eco-friendly – Because they use a hemp upper instead of cotton/polyester, the shoe fibers need % less water and emit % less CO The average emission of a pair of running shoes is kg of CO and with the Kicks shoes they were reduced to kg of CO
Waterproof: The footwear was designed for the active person, the challenger, the explorer, something that could provide an experience under any conditions, and that is why they made it splash-proof and water-repellent.
Vegan and biodegradable : The shoe is made from plant fibers , including its glue which is made from water.
Antibacterial : a natural property of hemp fiber.
Lightweight and Flexible : Patented Bloom foam soles are made from algae harvested from harmful algal blooms. g of reused algae, a unique algae sole makes the shoes lighter than a phone. Bloomed soles can flex and recover to their original shape even after years of action.
Kicks Shoes
“Hemp sourcing is the most challenging because hemp crops are harvested only in the summer with a specially developed machine, then our suppliers need to process the fiber, which are separated from the bark and then left to rest in the field for - weeks, subsequently spinning the yarn, weaving the fabric according to our specific requirements, and only then are we ready to make the shoes,” Otilia said.
The manufacturing process of kicks Shoes uses % to % clean energy sources.
The company's approach is aimed at making this planet a better place, which is why they adopted a º approach to define their responsibility as a company. Both reducing your carbon footprint and manufacturing with clean energy sources. So far, they note that their Portuguese factory uses % to % and the Chinese factory uses % to % clean energy sources, but they continue to seek improvement.
The company also invests in CO capture by forming hemp farms and planting trees, meaning each new plantation they make removes an average of kilograms of CO from the atmosphere each year during their to year growing period. .
“We had no money or experience, so we went to the only place where they would take two dreamers like us: Kickstarter,” Carreira said. After surpassing the Kickstarter goal of $, by accidentally raising $,, the grandmother-grandson duo knew they had a real company on their hands.
Kicks Shoes
While most sneakers add carbon to the air through plastic manufacturing, these hemp shoes actually extract carbon from the air. But the duo didn't want to create just any shoe, they wanted to cre Caseno Email List ate a shoe for an active traveler who wears his shoes a lot.
Kicks shoes are made from hemp, algae and emit less CO into the atmosphere.
Wax and a waterproof membrane ensure that water stays out of these shoes to keep them in good shape. The soles are made of light algae. Here are more features that set Kicks shoes apart:
Super Durable – Hemp was once used to make rope, ship sails, and even some of Ford's cars.
Super comfortable - the world's first hemp insole.
Eco-friendly – Because they use a hemp upper instead of cotton/polyester, the shoe fibers need % less water and emit % less CO The average emission of a pair of running shoes is kg of CO and with the Kicks shoes they were reduced to kg of CO
Waterproof: The footwear was designed for the active person, the challenger, the explorer, something that could provide an experience under any conditions, and that is why they made it splash-proof and water-repellent.
Vegan and biodegradable : The shoe is made from plant fibers , including its glue which is made from water.
Antibacterial : a natural property of hemp fiber.
Lightweight and Flexible : Patented Bloom foam soles are made from algae harvested from harmful algal blooms. g of reused algae, a unique algae sole makes the shoes lighter than a phone. Bloomed soles can flex and recover to their original shape even after years of action.
Kicks Shoes
“Hemp sourcing is the most challenging because hemp crops are harvested only in the summer with a specially developed machine, then our suppliers need to process the fiber, which are separated from the bark and then left to rest in the field for - weeks, subsequently spinning the yarn, weaving the fabric according to our specific requirements, and only then are we ready to make the shoes,” Otilia said.
The manufacturing process of kicks Shoes uses % to % clean energy sources.
The company's approach is aimed at making this planet a better place, which is why they adopted a º approach to define their responsibility as a company. Both reducing your carbon footprint and manufacturing with clean energy sources. So far, they note that their Portuguese factory uses % to % and the Chinese factory uses % to % clean energy sources, but they continue to seek improvement.
The company also invests in CO capture by forming hemp farms and planting trees, meaning each new plantation they make removes an average of kilograms of CO from the atmosphere each year during their to year growing period. .