VEJA
Organic, Amazonian rubber, Fair trade, Made in Brazil, Social inclusion
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The VEJA Project
Since 2005, VEJA has been creating sneakers in a different way, mixing social projects, economic justice, and ecological materials.
VEJA uses Brazilian and Peruvian organic cotton for the canvas and laces, Amazonian rubber for the soles, and various innovative materials conceived in recycled plastic bottles or recycled polyester.
VEJA sneakers are produced in high-standard factories in Brazil. Part of VEJA’s logistics is managed by Log’ins, a professional and social inclusion company.
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This is what makes VEJA stand out
Sustainable & responsible materials/
Organic The organic cotton we use at VEJA is grown by farmer's associations in Brazil and Peru who harvest it with respect for people and the enviroment.
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Ethical & fair sourcing
Fair trade is one of the three fundamental pillars VEJA is build on. Cotton and rubber are purchased directly from producers in Brazil and Peru. We sign 1-year contracts with them and set a market-decorrelated price.
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Sustainable & responsible materials
In 2020, from all the textiles and leathers VEJA used, 85% are considered environmentally 'preferred' raw materials. VEJA considers recycled PET, organic cotton, ChromeFree leather, organic jute, C.W.L., and recycled cotton as 'preferred' materials.
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Sustainable & responsible production
Workers are well-compensated and live in normal conditions. The average salary of frontline manufacturing workers on the shop floor is from R$ 1,400 to 1,600, higher than the living wage for the country. Every year, we perform a social audit to make sure our factories respect our values and meet our criteria, and to identify the areas where we could still improve and do better.
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Sustainable & responsible materials/Recycled materials/
Recycled plastic VEJA is the first sneaker brand to use fabric entirely made from recycled plastic bottles: B-mesh. It's light, breathable and waterproof. Three plastic bottles are needed to make one pair of VEJA sneakers.
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Reducing carbon emissions
Renewable energies, Amazonian rubber, organic cotton, recycled fibers, reducing the presence of leather in our collection, stop shipping by plane, recycling our shoes. We are continuously increasing our efforts.
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UN Sustainable Development Goals in Focus
8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth
12 – Responsible Consumption and Production
13 – Climate Action
Carbon Accounting and Neutrality
We measure, monitor, and actively reduce our emissions
We decided to conduct a study about our CO2 emissions to get even deeper into the reality of VEJA. We tried to make our results accessible for everyone while going deep into a supply chain that we already know intimately. We believe the only way to defeat blind spots is to calculate everything and release everything.
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B Corp
Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)
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