An eco -responsible approach
An eco -responsible approach
Why ecological and responsible shoes and sneakers ?
La démarche éco-responsable de COG : Des baskets fabriquées avec des matériaux durables
Our ecological commitment in 5 criteria
Today we know it, We must work twice as hard to save this beautiful planet that welcomes us, and preserve the incredible biodiversity it hosts.
This means, rethink our way of consuming, but also our way of producing !
Based on this principle, at COG, we have set ourselves 5 eco-responsible criteria to reduce and control the ecological footprint of the manufacturing of our shoes.
We detail our entire ecological commitment here.
Here we go!
Vegan manufacturing for ecology.
Recycled, natural and sustainable materials.
A manufacturing process designed for ecology.
Shoes Made in Europe.
Eco-responsible packaging.
VEGAN SHOES IN THE NAME OF ECOLOGY
At COG, we decided to design vegan shoes, exclusively free of leather or other materials of animal origin, not only for preserve the lives of animals, For save people's health victims of the leather industry, but also for limit our impact on the planet.
The reason for this? The leather industry is being singled out for the environmental impact it generates, and for good reason:
Leather is directly linked to livestock farming, which is responsible for 14.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, methane, etc.), in addition to deforestation and the resulting soil pollution.
Mineral tanning of leather, which represents 80 to 85% of global leather production, also requires the use of chemicals, a large proportion of which end up being released into nature or pollute the land and waterways surrounding the tanneries.
RECYCLED, NATURAL AND SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS
In our team, We prefer to make people dream, rather than sell dreams..
100% recycled materials, carbon neutrality, zero waste, etc., if we fully adhere has these ecological ideals, we find them difficult to realize.
That's right, the idea of an industry zero broadcast disappears as soon as This uses machines, and recycling a material requires in the majority of cases the addition of virgin material to the waste collected.
While waiting to find the perfect solution, we adopt a position of total transparency, in ensuring that we use the most ecological solutions and best suited to the needs of our production.
The use of is encouraged recycled plant and synthetic materials, selected both for their qualities techniques, their rendering, but also their robustness.
Our materials are PETA Approved labeled, OEKO TEX 100, V-label And INSECOP and we favor the use of recycled solutions.
Grape marc, inedible cereals, natural cork stoppers, used cotton scraps, end-of-life rubber and plastic bottles fished out of the sea ; are so many materials to which we offer a second life to make your shoes.
LOCAL PARTNERS
The proximity of our partners plays a key role in our ecological production model.
This is the reason why our Material suppliers are Italian, Spanish and Portuguese, and our production workshops settled in Portugal for of the shoes Made in Europe.
Less than 1200 km as the crow flies separate us from our production house in Portugal, which allows us to considerably restrict our CO2 emissions.
As for the shipping of our packages, in order not to encourage the multiplication of delivery trucks, we have chosen to not to offer an express delivery solution, and to go through the delivery option Colissimo from the Post Office, for the commitment of this partner has reduce its carbon emissions, notably thanks to the use of electric vehicles and its optimized logistics.
Rest assured, the packages usually arrive. within 2 working days, and you will very quickly be able to gambol with your COGs on your feet, with peace of mind.
A MANUFACTURING DESIGNED FOR ECOLOGY
Here the idea is of meet your expectations, while limiting the dormant stock and in avoiding waste to reduce our environmental impact!
For that, four rules :
1/ Use plant-based and eco-designed materials, produced with reduced water consumption, and as far as possible from of a circular economy.
2/ Favor the use of the same rolls of materials and soles from one model to another to optimize production and reduce waste of unused materials.
3/ Reduce shape parks by using common shapes for our different models. But yes, you know the shapes! These are the feet in blue, green or yellow wax, on which the shoes are mounted.
4/ Produce collections in reasonable quantities to avoid unsold items.
Yes, not wasting means, above all, avoiding overproduction.
ECO-RESPONSIBLE PACKAGING
Ok, now you know everything about the eco-design of your COG shoes, but what about their packaging?
Here again, we are betting on the most responsible solution.
Our shoe boxes consist of 100% recycled and recyclable kraft. The ink used for printing texts and logos is water based, and therefore not harmful to nature.
For shipping, from cardboard to tape used, same recipe, we also use here gummed kraft ecological, and no padding superfluous plastic, since Our packages are calibrated to the size of our boxes shoe boxes for less cardboard expenditure and optimized transport.
As a welcome and thank you for your support, your package comes with a welcome card printed in recycled cardboard, illustrated with our brand values by Omar.
