Well, the folks over at Inhabitat are far more expeditious than we (I) here at green.mnp, and they already followed up on their interview with shoe designers Terra Plana before I had the chance to post my entry on it. Their new post is an interview with Una Kim, the founder of another dope shoe company, Keep. I will let you read the interview and decide for yourselves how you feel about the greenness of Keep’s practices. I have to say that I appreciate the honestly with which Kim responded to Inabitat’s difficult questions – even when they were not necessarily the answers we would like to hear. I do believe the companies labor practices are on point and they are moving in the right direction in terms of environmental practices.
That said, Keep won me over quite easily with their mission statement. It speaks not to the green, but to the lady in me:
We do Keep for all the women who have their game tight, who work hard to make things happen, who spread positivity and energy around them, who take care of their loved ones and most importantly take care of themselves. We make Keep shoes for those women who are tired of clown shoes, too many bells and whistles, and the misappropriation of the color pink.