World Environment Day (WED) is a day of celebration for the world’s environment, conducted by the United Nations‘ principal vehicle for encouraging awareness. From 4-5 June 2021, the institution will be broadcasting the Virtual Launch Gala welcoming the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration comprising inspiring messages from world leaders.
As we take note in our Earth Month post, the fashion industry produces 10% of all the world’s carbon emissions. As such, we highlight Nike’s efforts for sustainability by looking at some of the unique sustainable sneakers out there.
Nike Cosmic Unity ‘Green Glow’
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Nike has been on the drive for sustainability for years now and with the Nike Cosmic Unity Green Glow, this is another big step forward in that direction, as 25% of the shoe is made out of recycled materials. The upper of the shoe is made out of the black canvas, matching the tongue of the shoe as well, while the laces come in a multicolored rainbow design. On top of the tongue, you see the Nike logo in the middle of a globe that Nike has adopted for its sustainable shoes. The midsole of the shoe is made out of light green, speckled recycled material. The midsole blends onto a bigger portion at the back of the shoe, more than halfway up the heel, and has large cutouts on it to give the shoe its lightness.
Nike Crater Impact ‘Light Bone Crimson’
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Another addition to the series of sustainable sneakers by Nike, the Crater Impact Light Bone Crimson gets its name from the Crater foam used in the construction, which is a mix of foam and recycled rubber. The upper of the shoe comes in an off-white color with hues of green on the midfoot, while detailing appears around the laces in the form of bright orange tabs. The Nike Swooshes on both sides of the shoe comes in a patterned black color, while the midsole and outsole come with the signature multicolored specks as seen in other recycled materials.
Nike Space Hippie 04 Green Glow
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With a fully knitted upper and earthy tones, the Nike Space Hippie 04 Green Glow is an addition to Nike’s series of shoes aimed towards a greener earth. The sneaker is made of sustainable, recycled material, as evident from its large green speckled midsole. When it comes to branding, the lateral side of the shoe has a large orange Nike Swoosh on the midfoot, as is common with Nike shoes.
Nike Waffle Racer Crater ‘Coconut Milk’ WMNS
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Nike’s Move to the Zero campaign is all about making sustainable shoes out of recycled materials, and the Waffle Racer Crater Coconut Milk makes use of the Crater Foam technology as well. The textile upper of the shoe comes in a creamy coconut milk color, hence the name of the shoe. You can see visible zig-zag stitching appearing in front of the lace structure and on the edge of the Nike Swooshes. The midsole and outsole of the shoe come in a grey and white color, with multicolored speckles as expected on the sustainable series of shoes.
Nike Space Hippie 04 ‘Be True’
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The Nike Space Hippie 04 is a sustainability-centered shoe that comes in a Be True iteration, celebrating sustainability but also the LGBTQ+ movement. On the lateral side of the shoe, a rainbow-colored Nike Swoosh sits on the midfoot. On the medial side of the shoe, you can see a small Nike Swoosh, again rainbow-colored, near the toe box. Since it is made out of recycled materials, you can see a lot of multicolored specks present all over its surface. The blue midsole is covered by a grey outsole. Grey also appears on a pullout tab at the back of the shoe, which features the Nike branding in rainbow color to match the theme of the sneaker.
Nike Air Force 1 Crater Pure Platinum Barely Volt
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With a classic Air Force 1 silhouette with the large midsole and the flat outsole, the Crater Purely Platinum/Barely Volt comes in a blue and grey color blocking. The upper of the shoe appears in a dual-tone design, with the front of the shoe coming in a multicolored design with a blue background, while the back of the upper is completely grey. The midsole of the shoe comes in a light blue color and is covered by a darker blue outsole. Both the midsole and outsole have visible speckled chunks on them as a result of recycled rubber being used in them as part of Nike’s sustainability movement.