ethletic — Transparency

From the field to
your feet.

A value chain shows all the activities necessary to produce a product — we show you every single step.

CHAIN

From the cultivation of raw materials to your hands — certified, traceable, fair.

The Value Chain

Everything starts in the field.

From the cultivation of raw materials through various processing steps, all components come together in the factory. The shoe is manufactured and finally reaches you.

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Raw Materials
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Processing
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Textile
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Manufacture
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Shipping
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Warehouse
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To you
Organic Cotton India Raw Material 01 ✓ Fairtrade certified

Organic cotton from fair cultivation.

All cotton was grown by Fairtrade producers, certified and traded according to Fairtrade standards.

The organic cotton is grown by Fairtrade-certified cooperatives in mixed cultivation. Farmers receive a guaranteed fixed price as well as an additional Fairtrade premium for education and healthcare projects.

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Farmers & Cooperative

Fairtrade-certified mixed cultivation — guaranteed fixed price + premium.

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Cotton Mill

The fiber is separated from the chaff and prepared for further processing.

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Spinning Mill

The fiber is spun into yarn — according to Fairtrade principles.

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Weaving / Knitting Mill

The yarn is woven or knitted into fabric.

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Dyeing Mill

Finishing by dyeing or printing — all steps Fairtrade-compliant.

Raw Material 02 ✓ FSC® certified

Natural rubber from sustainable plantations.

FSC®-certified. Vulcanized with latex milk instead of synthetic adhesives — all steps according to FSC® principles.

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Plantation

FSC®-certified harvest as latex milk.

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Latex Mill

Further processed as paste, rolled and dried.

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Rubber Crepe

As crepe in bales to the factory.

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Rubber Compound

Rolled with silica, sulfur and pigments.

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Vulcanization

Elastic soles baked in the oven — latex milk instead of adhesives.

Natural Rubber Sri Lanka
Manufacturing & Welfare Society

Sialkot, Pakistan —
where your shoe is made.

From Sialkot, the sneakers go onto the ship, to our warehouses and finally to your favorite store — or directly to your home via the webshop.

Production Pakistan
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Talon Manufacturing, Sialkot

All components come together — the shoe is manufactured under fair conditions.

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Quality Control

Every component is checked — 100–200 individual parts per shoe.

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Shipping

From Sialkot by ship to Europe — lower CO₂ than air freight.

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Lübeck Warehouse

Central warehouse in Germany — from here to you.

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To you

To your favorite store or directly to your home via the webshop.

PETA Approved Vegan

Not a single animal ingredient.

Our respect for life includes animals. Our sneakers easily manage without animal ingredients.

What hardly anyone considers: A sneaker consists of 100 to 200 individual components — from the colors for screen printing to the eyelets for the shoelaces. Every single component is regularly scrutinized.

PETA Approved Vegan

PETA Approved Vegan

All components checked — 100% free of animal ingredients.

A continuous process

Every component under scrutiny.

Any component that can be replaced by a more sustainable one is exchanged. A continuous process that never ends.

What's in the shoe

100–200 individual parts. All checked.

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Organic Cotton

Upper & laces — 100% Fairtrade-certified, GOTS-approved.

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Natural Rubber

Sole & adhesive — FSC®-certified, vulcanized without synthetic adhesives.

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Colors & Prints

Screen printing inks without animal ingredients — regularly checked for vegan compatibility.

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Eyelets & Metal

Metal eyelets for the laces — the only non-renewable component.

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Sewing Threads

Polyester threads — durable and tear-resistant for maximum longevity.

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Jesse & Carl

Our latest models — entirely made from recycled material.

Certifications

Every step independently audited.

Our certificates are not marketing promises — they are the result of regular, independent controls along the entire supply chain.

Fairtrade Fairtrade Cotton
FSC FSC® Natural Rubber
PETA Vegan PETA Approved Vegan
Tracycle TRACYCLE Supply Chain
Fairtrade Award Fairtrade Award 2016
FAIR

Transparency is
our standard.

Every step certified — so you can wear them with a good conscience.