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Ethically Made Shoes

LASTING AND ETHICAL SNEAKERS WITH A TIMELESS AND AUTHENTIC DESIGN

Wayz’s sneakers are ethically and transparently created with eco-friendly & recycled materials, locally sourced and produced in Porto, Portugal, and made to last in order to be part of conscious consumers’ life and memories.

As producers and consumers we have an immense power through the products we make and demand we create. We need to be conscious about this power and act, producing and consuming responsibly, to fight mass consumption, waste and human exploitation.

BE CONSCIOUS, BUY LESS, CHOOSE WELL.

SNEAKERS WITH A HUMANISTIC FOOTPRINT

Environmental Responsibility

Eco-friendly materials

Local Sourcing

Local Production

Transparency

Ethical factories

Quality materials

Fair prices

Social Responsibility

Carbon Neutral Brand

28 Tonnes of CO2 emissions offseted

Certified by the United Nations

ECO-FRIENDLY AND LOCAL MATERIALS

the sonder white blue dry rose against a white background viewed from the top with detailed annotations describing its eco-friendly components such as the vegetable tanned leather upper, the cotton shoe laces, the recycled rubber outsole, the recycled polyester tongue, the vegetable tanned leather lining and the biodegradable inner sole

LOCAL SOURCING AND PRODUCTION

a map of Portugal in grey against a white background highlighting the name and location of each factory that makes components used in the production of Wayz sneakers

We design, source and produce locally. All the shoe components are sourced and production takes place within a 70 kms radius in Porto, Portugal.

Being close to our producers and suppliers is a big advantage because we can visit them often and build lasting relationships, work hand-in-hand, test new designs, materials and improve the quality of our sneakers.

Besides, it drastically reduces the ecological footprint of our products because we don't need to make every shoe component travel the world several times, before our sneakers get to your feet.

ETHICAL PARTNERS

WHO MAKES YOUR SHOES?

To ensure the highest quality of our sneakers we have carefully chosen personally, every supplier that we work with.

Our partners are family owned businesses, with decades of experience and great know-how in shoemaking, where passionate shoe artisans are paid fairly, there are good working conditions and labour laws are fully respected.

FAIR PRICES AND THE BEST VALUE FOR MONEY

a diagram explaining the price breakdown of wayz sneakers

The final price is the result of our business model - we work with the least intermediaries, we have a local and simple supply chain and flexible cost structure that enables us to make high-quality, long lasting sneakers and sell at fair prices, making it accessible to more and more people.

HANDCRAFTED WITH THE LEAST IMPACT

Wayz life cycle analysis

In cooperation with Dcycle.io, we made a life cycle analysis of our vegetable tanned leather collection to calculate the environmental footprint of each sneaker.

Each pair emits 16,2 kg of CO2, which is a reduction of 1,6kgs of CO2 (-10%) when compared to fast fashion sneakers.

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