Orba Shoes

Orba Shoes Company Information

Orba Shoes is a sustainable footwear brand based in New Zealand producing shoes that fully biodegrade in a microbe-rich environment at end of life. The dye used for their flax canvas is GOTS certified. All products are vegan.

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Orba Shoes aims to dispatch orders within 24 hours, or 48 hours when placed over the weekend or on public holidays, and the brand offers free returns within New Zealand on its plant-based sneakers.

Deliveries of Orba footwear shipped from New Zealand may be subject to local fees or taxes, for which the recipient is responsible.

A 30-day home try-on applies to Orba Shoes with one free exchange or a full refund, and further exchanges of the plant-based sneakers are charged one freight and handling fee.

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Is Orba Shoes Ethical?

Orba Shoes makes the plant-based unisex Ghost sneaker, whose upper is a four-ply laminate of flax canvas, kenaf and hemp liner and ramie backing hand-woven by master weavers on traditional looms. The Orba sole is a proprietary bio-rubber compound made from natural rubber, rice husk and coconut oil that the materials page states is over 93% plant-based, while the footbed layers cork, coir, agave sisal and latex. Homepage copy describes the Ghost as over 95% plant-based materials with a 95%+ bio-based sole, and the shoe uses GOTS-certified organic cotton laces, threads and labels.

Orba Shoes states its footwear is designed in New Zealand and crafted from highly renewable plant-based materials, though no manufacturing country is named on the site. Supply-chain oversight at Orba runs through a key supplier that meets the Business Social Compliance Initiative code of conduct, with smaller suppliers being funded toward future BSCI compliance under an Orba Supplier Code of Conduct covering no discrimination, fair remuneration and decent work hours.

Orba Shoes markets the Ghost as plastic-free and made from nature and biodegradable materials, with no petroleum-based synthetics and only water-based rather than solvent adhesives. The plant-based Orba shoe carries a verified carbon footprint of 7.8 kg CO2-equivalent, which the brand states is around 45% lower than a synthetic running shoe and around 65% lower than leather, and its bio-plastic heel counter is certified to fulfil the biodegradability requirements of EN 13432 and ASTM D 6400.

Who owns Orba Shoes clothing?

Greg Howard is the owner of Orba Shoes.

What is Orba Shoes location and ownership country?

Orba Shoes are located in New Zealand.

Where are Orba Shoes located?

Orba Shoes are located in New Zealand.

Is Orba Shoes woman owned?

Orba Shoes clothing brand is not a woman owned clothing brand.

Is Orba Shoes Asian, Black, Latin / BIPOC owned??

Orba Shoes clothing brand ownership is not identified as people of colour.

Are Orba Shoes GOTS certified?

Orba Shoes is GOTS certified.

Are Orba Shoes OEKO-TEX® certified?

Orba Shoes is not OEKO-TEX certified as a company, but its fabric is OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certified.

Are Orba Shoes 1% for the planet?

Orba Shoes clothing brand is not a member of 1% for the Planet.

Are Orba Shoes Vegan?

Orba Shoes clothing brand is a vegan clothing brand.

Do Orba Shoes Have Certifications?

Orba Shoes is B Corp certified, achieving certification in December 2021, and the plant-based Ghost sneaker is a USDA Certified Biobased Product at 95%.

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