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OUR SUSTAINABILITY JOURNEY
We pride ourselves on making each pair of mahabis as eco-friendly as the next. For the last few years we have been making some big changes as we strive towards a more sustainable future.
From reducing our carbon footprint by making the majority of our product in Portugal to introducing a recycling scheme and fully recyclable packaging.
We’ve been busy. we have more to do and we’ll keep updating this page as we make progress.
PRODUCTION
We’ve brought more of our footwear production to be nearer to where our customers are.
As of May 2020, we began producing over 90% of our product in Portugal, a country famous for its artisan approach to footwear. We collaborate with two family-owned factories with decades of experience that create for some of the best footwear companies in the world.
This is a video tour of one of our factories, where you can watch the mahabis NEO being made.
PACKAGING
In 2020 we completely redesigned the boxes we use. we created something that is beautifully designed, recycled, recyclable and uses 30% less materials than our previous packaging.
Recycled FSC certified
The mahabis box is engineered using 100% recyclable FSC certified cardboard.
Recyclable
As award-winning designers for footwear innovation, we're changing how we create. The mahabis box is 100% recyclable ensuring its impact is as low as we can go right now.
No plastic/ no glue
Formed using zero glue and zero chemicals, the mahabis box provides an intelligent approach to designing thoughtful packaging for our new world.
REWOOLY™ FELT UPPER
The upper is the largest piece of fabric on a pair of mahabis and the first one that we addressed when we redesigned the mahabis classic to create the mahabis curve.
To create the perfect upper material, we worked with Bigagli, a 50-year-old mill in the North West of Florence, Italy. Utilising their advanced recycling technology, we have been able to use ReWooly™ felt, which is Global Recycling Standard-certified and contains at least 50% recycled wool fibres from clothing that would have headed to landfill.
This process creates a fabric that looks the same as freshly sheared wool and harnesses the opportunities of a circular economy as these fibres are reused.
ECOCERT® WOOL LINING
It’s important to us that we know where wool comes from and how it has been sourced.
All our winter ranges are lined with Italian wool which is certified organic by the European organic certification organisation EcoCert.
The wool is certified non-mulesed which means that the shearing of the wool does not negatively impact the health and wellbeing of the sheep.
SUSTAINABLY SOURCED RUBBER SOLE
Historically the soles of slippers have been mainly plastic, we’re changing that one slipper at a time.
When creating the mahabis curve in 2020 we replaced the old plastic sole with one made from Pura-Latex™ rubber, responsibly sourced from the Hevea tree. designed to improve shock absorption and grip, not only is this a natural material but also 100% recyclable.
RECYCLING SCHEME (CURRENTLY UK ONLY)
The mahabis recycling scheme is a partnership with environmental firm First Mile to prevent pre-loved mahabis from going into landfill.
You can give your pre-loved mahabis a second life by processing, shredding and transforming them into playground surfacing, roads, boxing bag inners, and a whole lot more.
We’ll reward you, as well as the environment for your time - not only will you be reducing landfill waste, you will get a 15% off voucher to go towards your next pair of mahabis.
