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Hana Kajimura, sustainability lead at Allbirds San Francisco-based Allbirds was launched as a sustainable trainer brand in 2016 by Tim Brown – a former professional New Zealand soccer player with a degree in design – and biotech engineer Joey Zwillinger, focusing on using merino wool from Brown's native New Zealand. It now has 21 stores worldwide, including Tokyo, San Francisco and two in London, and sells direct to consumer on its website. How did Allbirds become carbon neutral, and what advice would you give to other fashion retailers that want to do the same? At Allbirds, we see climat...

By Amy Sheridan 9:10 PM PST, January 22, 2021 Each product has been independently selected by our editorial team. We may receive commissions from some links to products on this page. Promotions are subject to availability and retailer terms. ETonline Have you found your sole mate yet? The right running shoes can make you feel strong, fast and completely in control, whether you’re training for your first 5K or working toward your third marathon. (And if the latter applies to you, we bow down.) The biggest reason finding a solid running shoe matter...

Ready, set, go... Credit: Andrew Crowley Picture the scene. It’s Christmas 2019 and we are in the midst of a family gathering. A bustling house, noise and laughter coming from every room. No one has heard of Zoom, and the only masks are those worn by children entertaining the crowd. On the sofa sits my mother-in-law, who quietly unwraps a shoebox, my gift to her. Will she or won’t she like what’s inside? Have I gone too far in the give-your-mother-in-law-more-than-a-scented-candle challenge I set myself? Tissue paper removed, one shoe is brought out. And… Phew! She loves them. More t...

Very sustainable and very, very comfortable shoe/apparel brand Allbirds has partnered with creative sneaker legend Jeff Staple to design an “inside-out version” of the Tree Dasher. The carbon footprint number, normally found on the bottom of all Allbirds shoes, is featured prominently on the side of the Staple sneaker. “In this urgent climate crisis, the need to make environmentally sound choices is more important than ever,” said Staple in a statement. “This design decision was made to not only educate the consumers on sustainable practices, but also encourage them to seek out thi...