
8000kicks
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More about 8000kicks
Prepare yourself the most unusual, funny and also super awesome startup story ever...
Bernardo, the co-founder, moved back to Portugal in 2017 to start a new project, but he didn’t know exactly what it would be. One night, after a few beers and joints with the boys, someone came up with the idea of making a shoe for smoking. It was a 5-in-morning-kind-of-idea, or maybe not.
Bernardo decided to give it a shot since he had seen some bags and wallets made of cannabis fibers before. He asked the most unlikely person for help: Otilia, his grandmother, with over 50 years’ experience in textiles. Together, they spent over 1 year actively working with suppliers from around the world until what is now the World’s 1st waterproof hemp shoe, a whole new category into casual sustainable footwear.
Key information
In order to make this planet a better place, we took a 360º approach to define our own responsibility as a business. This means empowering customers to opt-in for a more sustainable lifestyle by providing a superior eco friendly footwear solution. It means looking to our own footprint but also our partners', to minimize our carbon emissions. It means caring to protect the most needed members of our community, by providing them comfortable and durable hemp products. For more information check our Corporate Social Responsability Plan here.
Contact information
Website: www.8000kicks.com
Email: [email protected]
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Veganism
- Are all the products your entity (business, brand, organisation) produces and/or retails suitable for vegans? If no, then, unfortunately, you cannot register as we only accept submissions from 100% vegan entities.
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Yes
- Which of the following best describes you (professionals and sole traders) or your organisation?
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Vegan
Ownership
- Is your organisation an independent business/brand or a corporate owned business/brand?
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Independent
- Are you a Grassroots organisation (for projects, charities/NGOs)?
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No
- What type of business/organisation are you?
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Company
- Are you a woman-owned/run business/organisation?
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No
Social, Economic and Environmental Justice
- Which social, economic or environmental justice causes does your entity (business, brand, organisation) support or promote (e.g. through social media posts, donations, attending protests and other direct actions etc.)?
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Animal rights
Anti-slavery
Environmental justice
Environmentalism
- What do you do to support or promote each of the causes you have identified?
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We promote the awareness of using hemp - the most sustainable natural fiber there is. Also, we produce products with recycled materials, hemp and 100% vegan.
- Does your business/organisation have an ethical labour policy or code of practice (either formal or informal) which ensures fair labour practices?
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Yes
- Does your business/organisation have policies and practices which actively promote diversity and inclusion?
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No
- Is your business a member of the World Fair Trade Organisation?
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No
- Do any of the products you produce and/or retail, or ingredients you use, have fairtrade certifications?
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All
- Do you source products and/or ingredients from companies and suppliers that support fair labour practices?
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Always
Environment and Sustainability
- If any of the products you produce and/or retail, or ingredients you use, have a sustainable production certification, please indicate which certifications apply?
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Other certification
- Overall, how many of the products that you produce and/or retail, or ingredients you use, are certified by the sustainable production certifications listed in the question above?
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All
- Are any of the products that you produce and/or retail, or ingredients you use, produced using sustainable production methods albeit uncertified?
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Unsure
- Are any of the products that you produce and/or retail, or ingredients you use, free of palm oil?
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All
- Do you reuse, recycle and/or donate any waste products (e.g. food, plastics, packaging etc.)?
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Yes
- Do you only use recycled or recyclable materials for packaging?
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Yes
- Is all of your packaging biodegradable?
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Yes
- Does your business, organisation or project follow a zero waste philosophy?
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Yes
Energy, Transport and Distribution
- How many of the products you produce and/or retail, and/or the ingredients you use, are made in the country in which your entity (business, organisation) is based?
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Some (less than a third)
Giving Back
- Does your business support or give back to the local community in any way?
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Yes
Ethical Banking
- Does your business/organisation use an ethical bank or building society?
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Yes