J-UNK

J-UNK

The only footwear brand recycling damaged fire hoses

What does this brand sell?

shoes: trainers, sandals, oxford, sneakers. Card holders

Portugal

Vegan/ vegetarian?
Not Vegan
Delivery
No details are available regarding delivery methods
Transportation mode
Truck
Vegan / vegetarian
Not Vegan
Delivery
No details are available regarding delivery methods
Transportation Mode
Truck

Does this brand offset carbon emissions and/or implement circular business practices?

They do not mention circularity or carbon emission offset

About The Company

Get the ins and outs

J-UNK is a Portuguese company that sells shoes. Their main goal is to create products that are more durable to allow their costumers to buy less and by doing that we will have a more sustainable management of resources. Their project is focused in environmental, social and ethical values and believe they can do shoes respecting those aspects and contributing to a better world.

“Buy Less, but better”

No information has been found on the achieved sustainable milestones.

No information has been found on their future plans

No information has been found on any awards received

Product details

Find out more details about the products

Store locator

You can find them in Sapataria Bomtom in Caldas da Rínha, and Mercado do Padre in Leiria, Portugal. For complete address you can check out their Points of Sale.

Delivery To* (Website)

Europe

Subscription

This brand does not offer a subscription programme.

Store locator

You can find them in Sapataria Bomtom in Caldas da Rínha, and Mercado do Padre in Leiria, Portugal. For complete address you can check out their Points of Sale.

Delivery To* (Website)

Europe

Packaging/packaging materials

No details are available regarding packaging.

Donations / partnerships

For each pair sold, J-UNK makes a donation to help volunteer firefighters’ humanitarian associations. And for every meter of damaged hose that they supply J-UNK, they also make a donation.
On average, for each pair sold, around 20€ are donated to help humanitarian associations of volunteer firefighters.

Subscription

This brand does not offer a subscription programme.

Materials

leathers that are a natural by-product of the food industry and all leathers they use are vegetable tanned leather. They also use damaged firefighters hoses (15% of the soles and 100% the handle) The lining is bioleather which is biodegradable in 15 days. Cotton and rubber can also be found.

Fully sourced and manufactured in Europe?

Yes

Certifications

B-CORP

OEKO-TEXT (Card holder Dallas)

Materials

leathers that are a natural by-product of the food industry and all leathers they use are vegetable tanned leather. They also use damaged firefighters hoses (15% of the soles and 100% the handle) The lining is bioleather which is biodegradable in 15 days. Cotton and rubber can also be found.

Fully sourced and manufactured in Europe?

Yes

Packaging/packaging materials

No details are available regarding packaging.

Donations / partnerships

For each pair sold, J-UNK makes a donation to help volunteer firefighters’ humanitarian associations. And for every meter of damaged hose that they supply J-UNK, they also make a donation.
On average, for each pair sold, around 20€ are donated to help humanitarian associations of volunteer firefighters.

Certifications

B-CORP

OEKO-TEXT (Card holder Dallas)

in depth production details

Analyze their supply chain: from the sourcing of raw materials to the people who make the product

J-Top Black = EUR 199.00

J-Sneaker = EUR 500.00

J-Oxford = EUR 199.00

Card Holder = EUR 29.00

 

Their local suppliers and main suppliers are located within a 10km radius, which reduces the CO2 emissions of transportation.

No information on this is provided by the brand.

No information on this is provided by the brand.

No information on this is provided by the brand.

Part of their shoes is made out of damaged fire houses. These were initially throw in the garbage.

No toxic materials are used in the production process of these shoes or cardholders. J-UNK uses a method of tanning called “vegetable” because of the natural tannins used in the tanning process like tree barks, leaves or roots.

J-UNK maintains a close and personal relationship with small family factories, companies that share our values ​​of fairness and respect for their workers.

Further reading

No more information regarding sustainability reports, life cycle analyses or impact reports is available.

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