8 Sustainable Men’s Shoe Brands For Comfort & Ethics

Price Range: $90–$145

Take flight with Climate Neutral certified Allbirds, one of today’s most recognizable sustainable men’s shoe brands.

The New Zealand-based Certified B Corp offers a range of basics and shoes—including slippers, slip-ons, tennis shoes, running shoes, hiking shoes, and high-tops—while continuously improving their trek towards net-zero carbon despite their now global shipping and fanbase.

Using the Higg Facility, Allbirds tracks the water, wastewater, and environmental commitments of their Tier 1 factories and Tier2 suppliers. Their Vietnam factory is also LEED-certified, while their China-based factory is WRAP certified.

All shoes are made from either ZQ-certified ethical merino wool uppers (some of which is regenerative, and they’re aiming for it all to be) or FSC-certified TENCEL™ lyocell uppers, SweetFoam™ midsoles derive from sustainably-sourced sugarcane, laces come from recycled plastic bottles, and insoles are partially derived from castor bean oil. Plus, they’re working on a new M0.0NSHOT net zero shoe and offer a second hand resell program called ReRun. Additionally, returned shoes are donated to Soles4Souls.

My Personal Review of Allbirds’ Tree Runner:

“I started wearing these sneakers years ago and love them to this day. They’re super breathable, performance minded, and overall quite durable. We did find the running shoes did get squeaky quicker than should be reasonable, but functionally, they’ve held up well over lots of use.”

Review by Lyall Mabin, SJ’s Co-founder