For The People
Balancing Purpose & Profit
We Are Australia’s First B Corp Certified Footwear Label!
We did it. B Corps are businesses that stand by the highest social and environmental standards for people and the planet. Values we live by, and we now have the stamp to prove it.
Managed by B Lab, a non-profit organisation that advocates using business as a force of good. B Corps don’t only measure success in financial terms, but through social and environmental impact, too.
From supporting our partners, The Hunger Project to help end world hunger to updating our governing documents to reflect a Triple Bottom Line business, balancing people, planet and profit, our journey has just begun. We're on track to always question our processes and support our community.
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Ethical Manufacturing
It’s important to us that we’re close with our factories, and just like our Melbourne stores, the focus is quality, sustainability and our team.
Our primary factory is a family-owned and run business, located in Dongguan, China. We've been working with Mr Deng and Mrs Qiang for the past ten years and have a wonderful relationship with them. A team of 97 craftsmen create our shoes, and we ensure the highest safety and employment standards are met and exceeded.
As our journey continues to create great-looking shoes that are kinder to our planet, we have expanded our manufacturing to factories in Brazil and Portugal. These new factories have allowed us to start producing footbeds made from sugarcane. We are excited about using this renewable resource and reducing our use of petroleum based materials.
Each factory is third-party audited to measure working conditions, social compliance and adhere to the Fair Labour Association Code of Conduct. We hold our factories to a high-level environmental standard, too. We understand changes can often be hard and expensive, so we actively work alongside the team to provide any support they need to facilitate changes in this area.
Disaster Relief
A disaster that shook the entire world, Australia’s 2020 bushfires burnt an estimated 16.9 million hectares, destroying over 3,344 homes. Like all Australians, we felt completely helpless watching our amazing country burn.
To show our support, we donated $15,000 to the Salvation Army Disaster Relief.
In 2022, our hearts went out to those affected by the NSW & QLD floods. The damage left families with nothing, destroying their homes and leaving them with only the clothes on their backs.
We donated $10,000 to Red Cross Australia to support the amazing work they do on the ground.
Reconciliation Action Plan
We are committed to listening and learning from First Nations peoples to support reconciliation in Australia. Since 2019, we have partnered with First Nations organisation, Children’s Ground and it is time for us to do more.
We are excited to launch our own Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), joining a network of over 2,400 organisations in taking meaningful action to advance reconciliation between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians.
Developed in collaboration with the leading reconciliation body, Reconciliation Australia, our RAP sets out our goals for the next 18 months based on the core pillars of Relationships, Respect, Opportunities, and Governance.
Featured throughout our RAP, you’ll find the beautiful artwork “Nungalgiri Gwong Gubunga” created by Bundjalung artist Brad Turner, which was showcased on our Hornbill 2 sneakers in 2022.
Stay tuned! We can’t wait to share our reconciliation achievements throughout the year.
On a mission to make a difference, we’re working towards a better future. Join us on our journey to make an impact, and change the lives of those that need a helping hand. #baredcares
Bared Footwear acknowledges and honours First Nations peoples throughout Australia and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. We pay respect to Elders past, present and future as custodians of this land.
