The list of innovative sustainable footwear brands keeps growing, and we’re here for it. This time, the spotlight is on Zèta.
Zèta is a zero-waste and committed sneaker brand designed in Bordeaux and manufactured in Portugal. Founded in 2020 by Laure, Zèta was born out of a desire to take responsibility and challenge the fashion industry’s environmental impact.
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The Mission
Inspiring well-being through innovation, comfort, and sustainability.
Zèta is deeply rooted in the community, which it credits as a driving force behind its mission to reduce environmental impact. The brand embraces a durable and circular approach, designing shoes to last without compromising on quality.
From the start, Zèta considers the end of each product’s life cycle, offering a recycling program in partnership with Gebetex to give worn pairs a second life. And because actions speak louder than words, the brand stopped using air shipments altogether in 2021, after learning that transport accounts for nearly 30% of global carbon emissions.
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The Materials
Zèta uses entirely recycled, vegan materials, sourced as close as possible to their assembly plants to minimise carbon emissions. Inspired by the planet, the brand is constantly innovating to help protect and preserve it. Their shoes are made up of:
Grape and Corn: Sourced from Milan, Italy
Coffee: Sourced from Portugal
Recycled plastic: Sourced from Felgueiras, Portugal
Olives: Sourced from Istanbul, Turkey
Low Impact European Manufacturing
Distance is one of Zèta's key criteria in selecting materials. The brand strives to guarantee full traceability through short circuits to ensure that each stage of the supply chain is transparent, ethical, and minimises carbon footprint. This is why Zèta relocated its warehouse to Bordeaux to become closer to its workshops and storage points.
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Zèta is another brand proving that style and sustainability can walk hand in hand. With a focus on circularity, transparency, and low-impact production, the brand sets a powerful example for what the future of footwear can and should look like.
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What is Zèta?
Zèta is a zero-waste, vegan sneaker brand founded in 2020 by Laure in Bordeaux, France. The brand focuses on circular design and local, low-impact production.
What materials are used in Zèta shoes?
Their shoes are made of bio and recycled materials such as: Grape, Corn, Coffee, Recycled plastic, Olives.
