The Forest Stewardship Council sets standards for responsible forest management. A voluntary program, FSC uses the power of the marketplace to protect forests for future generations. So FSC harnesses market demand to ensure forests are responsibly managed. Because FSC is the gold standard in forest certification, it is the only system supported by groups such as WWF, Sierra Club, Greenpeace, Natural Resources Defense Council and National Wildlife Federation.
Swedish Clogs propelled family– owned and operated MIA Shoes into the footwear industry back in 1976; so it’s very fitting that on the eve of their 40th anniversary, the company is back in Sweden manufacturing clogs. On a recent trip to visit the factories, CEO and founder, Richard Strauss, discovered that not much has changed since his last visit. Every pair is hand–crafted and inspected before it’s packaged and shipped to the United States.
In caring for the environment and making sure that they do their part in the preservation of natural resources, MIA only produces clogs in factories that are FSC–certified.
The leather is imported from Italy and the wood used in making the clogs is alder wood, organically grown in Sweden in areas close to water. The wood must dry for six months before it is ready to be used in the production process.
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