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Fibre class
Recorded5%
of recorded textile styles are plant-fibre styles
Catalogue scanned
Not recorded0 eligible styles recorded · 1 non-textile items excluded
Sourcing
transparency
Nonetransparency
2/5
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The story
About Blueview
Owner · Blueview was co-founded by Dr. Stephen Mayfield (CEO), a distinguished professor of biology at UC San Diego and founder of Algenesis Corporation, and Tom Cooke (President), formerly VP of Product at Reef and a footwear director at Vans.
Blueview is the US footwear brand behind the world's first fully biodegradable shoe, the BLUEVIEW Pacific, launched in 2020 from La Jolla, California. Every component of a Blueview shoe. The knitted hemp, TENCEL Lyocell (eucalyptus) and organic cotton upper; the jute strobel; and the Soleic plant-based polyurethane insole, cupsole and outsole, is designed to return to the earth rather than persist as microplastics, with the whole Pacific biodegrading in under a year in industrial composting conditions. The brand was co-founded by Dr. Stephen Mayfield, a distinguished professor of biology at UC San Diego and founder of the materials company Algenesis, and Tom Cooke, formerly VP of Product at Reef, and carries a USDA BioPreferred bio-content certification of 58% on both the Pacific and the Atlantic.
MaterialsEvery BLUEVIEW shoe is built from plant-based materials: the upper is a machine-knitted Plant Knit of hemp, TENCEL Lyocell (eucalyptus fibre) and organic cotton with a jute strobel, and the insole, cupsole and outsole are…
SourcingThe defining Blueview claim is that its shoes biodegrade rather than persist: the uppers and insoles biodegrade under industrial (thermophilic) composting conditions within a few months, the cupsoles and outsoles more slowly, and the whole…
End of lifeBlueview markets the Pacific as a lightweight, machine-washable slip-on with an ocean-of-comfort, anatomically contoured Soleic sole and arch support, citing a durability test at Heeluxe Labs in Santa Barbara that beat the industry footwear average.…
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Brand NameBlueview
Websitehttps://blueviewfootwear.com/
CountryUnited States
OwnerBlueview was co-founded by Dr. Stephen Mayfield (CEO), a distinguished professor of biology at UC San Diego and founder of Algenesis Corporation, and Tom Cooke (President), formerly VP of Product at Reef and a footwear director at Vans.
Price$$
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/blueviewfootwear/
Certifications
GOTSBlueview does not hold GOTS certification.
VeganBlueview's shoes are made entirely from plant-based materials, hemp, eucalyptus (TENCEL Lyocell) and organic cotton uppers, jute strobels and Soleic plant-oil polyurethane soles, so the footwear contains no animal products.
Who is behind it
Woman OwnedBlueview is not a woman-owned clothing brand.
Verification statusverified
Scan coverage
Sources checkedAnalysed: the store's full published product range, reading each product's own page and composition data, plus the brand's materials and technology pages.
Products in catalogue11
Products read11
Catalogue read %100
How it was readEvery product listed in Blueview's live catalogue is retrieved and its stated fibre composition read individually, from the Blueview product page, Blueview's own product data and its material labels. A fibre percentage for Blueview is published only when 100% of the Blueview catalogue has been read. Items Blueview sells that carry no clothing textile, such as gift cards, packaging, jewellery and homeware, are excluded from the percentage rather than counted as a pass or a fail.
Last checked2026-08-09
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SourcingWhat the record says
No manufacturing country or factory is named; no supplier list is published; material origins are disclosed only at the material level (hemp / eucalyptus / cotton / Soleic), not to farm or region.
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Recorded features & ownership
Summary of findings
Blueview is a US footwear brand whose BLUEVIEW Pacific and Atlantic shoes are made entirely from plant-based materials, knitted hemp, TENCEL eucalyptus and organic cotton uppers with jute strobels, and Soleic plant-oil polyurethane soles, advertised as the world’s first fully biodegradable shoe. Its Shopify catalogue was readable: 12 products found, the gift card excluded as non-textile, and all 11 footwear products state their materials, so the fibre-linked coverage figure is 100%. The brand publishes USDA BioPreferred bio-content (58%), a peer-reviewed biodegradation paper and third-party ASTM D5338 compost tests, but discloses no manufacturing country, mills or supplier list.
Throne score5 / 5 · Green
Catalogue read100%
OwnershipBlueview was co-founded by Dr. Stephen Mayfield (CEO),…
Certifications & claims
What the sources support
GOTSBrand-attested
Blueview does not hold GOTS certification.
OEKO-TEX® Standard 100Brand-attested
Blueview does not hold OEKO-TEX certification.
1% for the planetBrand-attested
Blueview is not a member of 1% for the Planet.
VeganBrand-attested
Blueview's shoes are made entirely from plant-based materials, hemp, eucalyptus (TENCEL Lyocell) and organic cotton uppers, jute strobels and Soleic plant-oil polyurethane soles, so the footwear contains no animal products.
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01Certificationssharedgood
GOTSBlueview does not hold GOTS certification.
OEKO-TEX® Standard 100Blueview does not hold OEKO-TEX certification.
Other CertificationsBlueview is not a B Corp. Its certifications are the USDA BioPreferred Program (BLUEVIEW Pacific and Atlantic at 58% bio-based content) and ASTM D5338 compost biodegradation testing verified by a third party, with results published in a peer-reviewed journal.
VeganBlueview's shoes are made entirely from plant-based materials, hemp, eucalyptus (TENCEL Lyocell) and organic cotton uppers, jute strobels and Soleic plant-oil polyurethane soles, so the footwear contains no animal products.
Factory certificationsNot disclosed
02Ownership & legal entityowngood
OwnerBlueview was co-founded by Dr. Stephen Mayfield (CEO), a distinguished professor of biology at UC San Diego and founder of Algenesis Corporation, and Tom Cooke (President), formerly VP of Product at Reef and a footwear director at Vans.
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03Sourcing & supply chainsharedgood
Cotton: country of originNot disclosed: organic cotton is used in the knit uppers and removable straps
Cotton: named farm / region / co-opNot disclosed
Wool: origin + farm + mulesing statusNot applicable: no wool
Other materials: originHemp, eucalyptus (TENCEL Lyocell) and organic cotton knit uppers; jute strobel; Soleic polyurethane from plant oils. Materials developed by Algenesis at UC San Diego, La Jolla.
Spinning mill: name + countryNot disclosed
Weaving / knitting mill: name + countryNot disclosed (the brand worked with knitting-machine partners and programmers for its Plant Knit uppers)
Cut-and-sew / assembly factory: NAMENot disclosed
Factory: city + countryNot disclosed: products ship from California but the country of manufacture is not named
Publishes a factory list0
Traceability levelNot disclosed
Supplier disclosureNone
04Scan coverage & transparencysharedgood
Sources checkedAnalysed: the store's full published product range, reading each product's own page and composition data, plus the brand's materials and technology pages.
Products in catalogue11
Products read11
Catalogue read %100
How it was readEvery product listed in Blueview's live catalogue is retrieved and its stated fibre composition read individually, from the Blueview product page, Blueview's own product data and its material labels. A fibre percentage for Blueview is published only when 100% of the Blueview catalogue has been read. Items Blueview sells that carry no clothing textile, such as gift cards, packaging, jewellery and homeware, are excluded from the percentage rather than counted as a pass or a fail.
Verification statusverified
Last checked2026-08-09
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05Possible flagssharedwatch
Sourcing red flagsNo manufacturing country or factory is named; no supplier list is published; material origins are disclosed only at the material level (hemp / eucalyptus / cotton / Soleic), not to farm or region.
06Other recorded detailssharedgood
Brand NameBlueview
WebsiteVisit site
Buy LinkShop link (affiliate)
LocationBlueview is headquartered in La Jolla, California in the United States, with an office in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, San Diego.
CountryUnited States
Contact Emailsupport@blueviewfootwear.com
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ExcerptIs Blueview a sustainable clothing brand? See the real fibre breakdown, plant, animal or synthetic, before you buy.
Brand ResponseBlueview's position is that the answer to footwear plastic waste is in the material itself: it states its shoes are made with no petroleum-based plastics and no animal products, built instead from plant-based hemp, eucalyptus and organic cotton knits and Soleic plant-oil polyurethane. The biodegradation claim is backed by a peer-reviewed paper on the Soleic foam, third-party ASTM D5338 compost tests and a USDA BioPreferred bio-based certification of 58%. The brand is careful about the wording: components biodegrade under industrial composting conditions within months, the whole shoe in under a year, and the footwear is not 'compostable' under California's legal definition. What it does not disclose is where its shoes are made: no country of manufacture, mill or factory names and no supplier list are published.
Feature 2The defining Blueview claim is that its shoes biodegrade rather than persist: the uppers and insoles biodegrade under industrial (thermophilic) composting conditions within a few months, the cupsoles and outsoles more slowly, and the whole BLUEVIEW Pacific in less than a year. The Soleic foam's biodegradation is described in the peer-reviewed paper 'Rapid biodegradation of renewable polyurethane foams with identification of associated microorganisms and decomposition products' and verified by third-party ASTM D5338 compost testing, with the brand stating the end products are biomass and CO2, not microplastics. Blueview is careful to note its shoes are not 'compostable' under the California legal definition.
Feature 3Blueview markets the Pacific as a lightweight, machine-washable slip-on with an ocean-of-comfort, anatomically contoured Soleic sole and arch support, citing a durability test at Heeluxe Labs in Santa Barbara that beat the industry footwear average. It ships free within the United States, and the underlying chemistry came from UC San Diego professors Stephen Mayfield, Michael Burkart and Robert Pomeroy, with roughly $15 million in government grants behind the Soleic work. Blueview has been featured in Forbes, Fast Company and Trend Hunter.
POCBlueview's founders are not identified as people of colour.
LGBTBlueview's founders are not identified as LGBTQ+.
Woman OwnedBlueview is not a woman-owned clothing brand.
1% for the planetBlueview is not a member of 1% for the Planet.
ShippingBlueview offers free domestic shipping on all orders within the United States and free 30-day returns and exchanges. Orders ship from California, with ground shipping usually 3-5 business days.
Shipping InternationalAt the time of this check Blueview ships to the United States only.
Shipping NotesReturns must be unworn, undamaged, unwashed and in their original packaging, started through the brand's online return portal. Sizes are unisex and largely fit true to size; the shoes are machine washable, with the Soleic insoles hand-washed and air dried.
Price$$
Brand site readableyes
Products found12
Products with a fibre list11
Products with no fibre list0
Unresolved products0
What this meansEvery product in this catalogue states its materials.
Excluded items1
Why excludedThese are the items Blueview sells that carry no clothing textile to rate: gift cards, packaging and returns kits, jewellery, homeware, toys, body care and checkout line items. Blueview's fibre percentage leaves them out rather than counting them as a pass or a fail.
Excluded itemsBlueview Gift Card
Summary of findingsBlueview is a US footwear brand whose BLUEVIEW Pacific and Atlantic shoes are made entirely from plant-based materials, knitted hemp, TENCEL eucalyptus and organic cotton uppers with jute strobels, and Soleic plant-oil polyurethane soles, advertised as the world’s first fully biodegradable shoe. Its Shopify catalogue was readable: 12 products found, the gift card excluded as non-textile, and all 11 footwear products state their materials, so the fibre-linked coverage figure is 100%. The brand publishes USDA BioPreferred bio-content (58%), a peer-reviewed biodegradation paper and third-party ASTM D5338 compost tests, but discloses no manufacturing country, mills or supplier list.
Cotton: type / certificationOrganic cotton
Polyester: virgin or recycled + sourceNot applicable: no petroleum-based synthetics; soles are the plant-based Soleic biodegradable polyurethane
Viscose / bamboo: wood-pulp source + FSCTENCEL Lyocell made from eucalyptus fibre; pulp origin country not disclosed
Dye house: name + countryNot disclosed
Sourcing transparency score (1-5)2
Supply-chain summaryBlueview is a US footwear company co-founded by UC San Diego professor Stephen Mayfield and Reef/Vans veteran Tom Cooke, built around the Soleic plant-based biodegradable polyurethane developed at UC San Diego. It fully discloses its materials, hemp, TENCEL Lyocell and organic cotton knit uppers with jute strobels and Soleic plant-oil soles, USDA BioPreferred 58% bio-based, but publishes no country of manufacture, no mill or factory names and no supplier list, so sourcing transparency is limited to material-level disclosure.
Where the sourcing info was verifiedblueviewfootwear.com blueviewfootwear.com blueviewfootwear.com cdn.shopify.com universityofcalifornia.edu
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Feature 1Every BLUEVIEW shoe is built from plant-based materials: the upper is a machine-knitted Plant Knit of hemp, TENCEL Lyocell (eucalyptus fibre) and organic cotton with a jute strobel, and the insole, cupsole and outsole are Soleic. A biodegradable polyurethane made from plant oils created at UC San Diego over six years. The Pacific product page describes the upper as made from 100% plant-based yarns with a removable organic cotton canvas strap (the shoe can be worn as a loafer or a slip-on), and both the Pacific and the Atlantic are USDA BioPreferred certified at 58% bio-based content.
Fibre BreakdownPlant-based materials and oils; USDA Certified BioPreferred; 58% bio content; no synthetic plastics
Sustainability Score (1-5)5
Score LabelGreen
Take-back / repair scheme0
Resale / resell programme0
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