10 More Sustainable Sandals Like Birkenstocks You’ll Love

If you love the cork sole look of a Birkenstock but hate the rating, NAE has you covered with the Darco sandals. They are double-strapped and unisex, the perfect comfy and trendy companion for your wardrobe.

NAE is a Portuguese footwear, bags, and accessories brand using innovative materials to create goods with “No Animal Exploitation”. Its preferred materials include recycled PET from bottles, OEKO-TEX® certified microfibres, recycled car tyres, natural cork, recycled thermoplastic, and even pineapple leaf fibre.

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Slides have to be the least complicated shoes on the market, and these Her & Him wooden sole ones by NOAH are practically slippers. But you can wear them outside, we promise.

NOAH creates cruelty-free and 100% vegan shoes and accessories. This German brand’s high-quality and long-lasting shoes are hand-crafted in Italy, using a small proportion of lower-impact materials.

Find them in EU sizes 35-42.

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The Juno provides that contoured footbed we all know and love about Birkenstocks with none of the questionable production practices.

Good Guys creates cruelty-free shoes for women and men, founded and designed by Marion Hanania in Paris. Through Good Guys, Hanania aims to create the perfect cruelty-free, made in Europe closet, where no animal-derived material is involved, and the production guarantees fair trade working conditions. And the brand’s vegan leather cowboy boots were even featured in the Barbie movie.

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Thoughtfully designed clogs, the Terrus shoes by Thesus are made for the outdoors to stay easy, cool, and comfy all day.

Thesus favours transparency, responsible manufacturing practices, and lower-impact materials as a means of creating long-lasting, positive change.

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If loud shoes are your vibe, Elk has your back—or rather, your feet. The Mostro slides feature a striking upper design with a moulded footbed for all day comfort.

A pioneer of independent Australian design, Elk was founded in Melbourne in 2004. Elk creates bi-annual collections that are informed by a design ethos where simplicity and responsibility meet innovation.

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A simple yet stylish take on the classic slip-on sandal, the Whitneys are especially handy for wide feet owing to their adjustable straps.

ABLE is a US-based clothing and accessories brand that works with communities all over the world to make a meaningful impact, producing slow fashion that pays a living wage to women who have faced extraordinary circumstances. It uses lower-impact materials, and reuses water and materials to minimise waste. With thoughtful design and a level of quality that guarantees its products for life, its pieces aren’t just an investment for your wardrobe, they are an investment in women around the world.

Find the footwear in US sizes 5-11.

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With shock-absorbing, comfort cork footbeds and a bio-based vegan leather upper, the Huarache sandals will match just about anything, much like the classic Birkenstock. Score.

Will’s Vegan Store produces animal and human-friendly women’s and men’s footwear, clothing, and accessories at more affordable prices.

Find the women’s shoes in US sizes 5-10, and men’s in 7.5-14.

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These super sleek sandals from 1 People are made from natural rubber, cork, and jute collected from post-industrial waste, as well as VEGEA, an innovative biomaterial made of grape marc from wine-making waste.

1 People is a Danish-designed lifestyle and luxury brand. It blends Scandinavian colour palettes and minimalist design to create effortlessly elegant collections for the conscious-minded. Its pieces are thoughtfully crafted by small family-run manufacturers using lower-impact and certified materials.

Find the sandals in sizes 37-41.

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Made from recycled PET plastic and algae, the Aricalf sandals are a must-have for any fashion lover who cares about the impact of their wardrobe. Impact aside, how cool do they look in this raspberry pink? But there are also three neutral tones if that’s more your style.

Thanks to recycled materials like rescued ocean plastic, Ecoalf creates more sustainable fashion with the same quality, design, and technical properties as the best non-recycled ones.

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Why not check out the list of pre-loved finds by Balenciaga on Vestiaire Collective for some more alternatives to Birkenstocks?

The French Kering-owned brand has been making some efforts to reduce its environmental impact over the years, setting targets to reduce its direct and indirect emissions, and implementing initiatives to reduce water use. It has also recently paid more attention to its labour conditions and animal welfare policies by phasing out harmful animal-derived materials and encouraging diversity and inclusion in its direct operations.

The shoes are available in sizes 35-41.

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