Our philosophy
Our philosophy
Ecological shoes and vegan at the fairest price.
Une éthique globale : COG s'engage pour une mode durable et responsable avec ses baskets
Launched in 2020, COG comes into being to answer to a lack of ethical alternatives has the sneaker And to the traditional leather shoe.
We think that The value of an object does not lie in its rarity, but in the ethical concern invested in its manufacture..
So our idea is simple: to offer you shoes made In the consideration of animal welfare, ensuring the respect people making our models, and using sustainable and eco-responsible materials to preserve the planet.
For this, we use no leather, nor any other material of animal origin, but some plant materials and high quality recycled synthetics, and our collections are completely produced in Portugal, in close collaboration with people from our partner workshops.
Our motivation : knowing that you are (really!) comfortable in your own skin, without the guilt or bitterness of having had to sacrifice your style in the name of your beliefs - or vice versa.
From our unisex vegan and recycled sneakers to the urban look, to our dress shoes For women And man, come and discover behind the scenes of our committed production !
1. Vegan shoes
In our collections, no leather or any other material of animal origin.
Let them be vegetable or synthetic, Today, many alternatives animal leather exist. Extremely qualitative and resistant, and very faithfully reproducing the rendering of leather, our materials are guaranteed to be manufactured without suffering! So we were not going to hesitate to use them to offer you highest quality vegan shoes.
Spotlight on our commitment to animal welfare!
2. An ethical and responsible confection
We chose to make our models in a small workshop in the region of Portugal, for THE good working conditions offered to employees.
Safe environment, respect for human dignity, all added to know-how inherited from many years of experience.
Find out more about behind the scenes of manufacturing philanthropist of your COG shoes.
3. Eco -responsible shoes
Considering the living is also watch over its ecological footprint.
For this, at COG, we have chosen to promote the use of materials natural and synthetic recycled products in Europe, and all our sneakers and city shoes are made in Portugal, for the country's proximity to France.
Materials vegan and ecological, optimization of the environmental cost linked to transport, 100% recycled and recyclable packages... Learn more about our eco-responsible commitment.
4. Custom prices
The mission we have set ourselves: to offer you a range of shoes design, eco-responsible and sustainable, to a affordable price.
However, our ethical charter has a cost, and European manufacturing combined with the use of high-quality ecological and vegan materials, has a direct impact on the price of our shoes.
Between us, no taboos, so that you can better understand the why and how, we deliver to you with complete transparency the manufacturing costs of your ethical shoes!
A big thank you to you
From our offices, or at work in our manufacturing workshops in Portugal, this adventure, we live it to the full every day alongside you, but also and above all thanks to the motivation that your unwavering support gives us.
If only for that, and your wish to see you born with us a fashion that is more respectful of life, we owe you a big THANK YOU !
Peace & Shoes, the COG team.