Cause Capitalism » cooperative http://causecapitalism.com *Good* for profit Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:23:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Cause Capitalism olivia@causecapitalism.com (Olivia Khalili) olivia@causecapitalism.com (Olivia Khalili) 1440 http://causecapitalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Podcast-144.png Cause Capitalism http://causecapitalism.com 144 144 *Good* for profit Olivia Khalili Olivia Khalili olivia@causecapitalism.com no no ‘Ethletics’ are Shoes with Ethics http://causecapitalism.com/ethletics-are-shoes-with-ethos/ http://causecapitalism.com/ethletics-are-shoes-with-ethos/#comments Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:51:32 +0000 admin http://www.cause.dreamhosters.com/?p=36 I might as well rename this site “Socially Conscious Shoes,” given that this is my second post on footwear in as many days. But this product is good, so here I go.Autonomie_shoe_2

On the hunt for shoes that are fair trade? Eco-friendly? 100% vegan? Produced sweat-shop free? Autonomie Project specializes in Chucks-like sneakers that  are all of the above. Autonomie_shoe

Independent, worker-owned co-ops in rural and developing regions of the world manufacture the sneakers in facilities that are Fair Trade certified. The kicks are made from pure canvas and all natural and sustainable latex, which means the rubber was culled from a maintained (replanted) forest, rather than being created from a chemical concoction.

Autonomie Project helps its workers develop and market their goods, providing them the opportunity for an income, and infusing the immediate region with a self-supporting (autonomous??) industry.

Thanks to White Apricot for the tip on Autonomie Project.

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