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Native Shoes is a PETA-Approved Vegan footwear brand based in Vancouver that makes lightweight shoes, including lines using Sugarlite sugarcane-based EVA and Bloom algae foam.

It has set science-based emissions targets approved by the SBTi and runs the Remix take-back programme.

Product Categories
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Attributes
Compostable
All or some products are compostable, either in an industrial facility or at home
Cruelty-free
Products are not test on animals at any stage in their production.
Recycled materials
Some or all products are made with recycled materials
Sustainable Materials or Ingredients
Either all or most products are made with sustainable materials or ingredients.
Take Back Program
Brand offers a take back program for their products and responsibly manages returned items.
Vegan
This brand does not use any animal products or by-products in their products
Certifications / Memberships
PETA
PETA
The PETA-Approved Vegan certification verifies that a brand’s certified products are completely free from animal-derived materials and that no animal testing is conducted at any stage of production. Managed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the label helps consumers easily identify fashion, beauty, and lifestyle products that align with a fully vegan and cruelty-free standard.
Location

Canada

Rating Summary

Nature & Animals

The brand uses lower-impact materials in parts of its range, including sugarcane-based Sugarlite, Bloom algae foam and a fully compostable Plant Shoe, and it is PETA-Approved Vegan.

It has SBTi-approved targets to cut Scope 1 and 2 emissions and runs the Remix take-back.

Much of the range is still conventional EVA.

The brand has not reached carbon neutrality.

Communities & Wellbeing

The shoes are made in China and Vietnam, where the brand says it prohibits forced labour, regulates wages and monitors working hours, with representatives visiting several times a year.

Values & Governance

Native is a founder-owned independent brand that publishes a climate impact journey with its SBTi targets and its Remix impact.

Product Performance

Native shoes are widely valued as lightweight, comfortable and washable and perform their casual purpose well, though durability is mixed across the EVA range and sizing consistency is a recurring complaint.

Initial rating

From public information

Our indicative assessment places Native Shoes in our Rising tier. Rising is our third tier, for brands scoring in the top 40% of the brands we have rated within their category. Learn more about our ratings.

This initial rating was assessed on 9 July 2026 from public information, using nativeshoes.com, PETA-Approved Vegan, and customer reviews. Initial ratings apply our standard 22-criteria methodology to published evidence only.

Brands typically score higher in a full rating because they can evidence more. Learn more about our scoring.

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This initial rating is based on information that Native Shoes has made public. Our full rating lets brands evidence more and generally receive a higher rating. For Native Shoes, that could include the share of Sugarlite, Bloom and recycled content across its range, a supplier code and third-party audits, a restricted substances list, a packaging specification, and a diversity approach.

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