Plant-based leather pushes Allbirds’ new silhouette into classier territory

The sneaker world has a dirty secret — the carbon footprint of just about every shoe out there weighs more than the shoe itself. Then there’s the extensive use of plastics and polyesters, foam and rubber, nearly all of which is derived from fossil fuels. Those clean kicks might not be so clean after all.
Recently, though, sneaker companies have started to wake up and address the issue. Some, like Adidas and On Running, have been exploring shoes made of materials that can be recycled back into new shoes. Few shoe companies, though, have made sustainability as central to their business and marke

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