Our commitments
Odaje has been a purpose-driven company since 2022 and B Corp certified since 2024. Behind these two commitments lies one belief: a beautiful shoe should also be responsibly made. We measure the impact of our styles so we can reduce it, have our practices verified by independent organisations and share some of what we create through our charity sales.
B CORP
Already a purpose-driven company, Odaje obtained B Corp certification in 2024 with a score of 87.4. This demanding certification recognises our day-to-day commitment and our ability to shape the fashion of tomorrow by putting corporate social responsibility at the heart of our development.
What is B Corp certification?
B Corp is an international certification awarded by the non-profit organisation B Lab. It recognises not a product, but a company as a whole: its governance, how it treats its teams, its impact on society and the environment, and its relationship with its customers.
Why this certification?
We wanted every aspect of our commitments to be assessed, from how we choose our workshops to how we work with our teams. It is demanding, and that is precisely why we chose it.
What this changes
Being B Corp means joining a movement of several thousand companies around the world that share the same belief: a company should not only create value for itself; it can become a driver of social and environmental change.
This desire to work towards more responsible fashion shapes every step, including the standards we share with our workshops and tanneries.
ECO-RESPONSIBILITY
In 2025, a pair of Odaje trainers emitted an average of 21.5 kg of CO2, compared with 48.2 kg for a standard trainer - 55 % less, according to the life cycle assessment we carry out on our products.
For a footwear brand, eco-responsibility is not just talk: it is a series of technical decisions. The choice of leather, the weight of a sole, the construction method, the distance between the tannery and the workshop.
EACH ONE IS MEASURABLE
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Measure: the life cycle assessment of our styles
Every technical decision must be measurable. Since 2020, we have carried out a life cycle assessment (LCA) of our products each season, from raw material extraction to end of life. The LCA measures the contribution of every component - upper, lining, sole, laces and packaging - to a pair’s carbon footprint. It guides our decisions.
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Eco-design: every component counts
Materials account for up to 70 % of a shoe’s impact. Our designers and product managers therefore make decisions about each component based on the LCA results: vegan suede, recycled leather, recycled mesh and rubber, and organic cotton.
Weight is another factor. The lighter a shoe is, the lower its impact: each season, we work to use as little material as possible without compromising structure or cushioning.
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Make things closer to home
92 % of our styles, including all our dress shoes, are made in Europe, using leather from tanneries close to our workshops. Goods travel exclusively by ship, train and lorry, never by air.
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Made to last
Sturdy construction, materials that develop a patina and a shoe repair service: above all, an eco-responsible shoe is a quality shoe that lasts, season after season.
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Consistent actions, every day
Each of us has a role to play in the company’s social and environmental responsibility.
Beyond our emissions: taking action across the industry
Éric’s farm in Moselle
We support his decarbonisation plan (feed, outdoor grazing and energy efficiency) to understand how to reduce leather’s footprint from the livestock-rearing stage.
Green energy in China
As some of our trainers are made there, we fund a hydroelectric power station on the Ba River, which supplies renewable electricity to the local grid.
SOLIDARITY
Since 2021, Odaje has donated more than €100,000 to the Allegretto association, which fights Rett syndrome, through profits from its charity sales held twice a year.
Fashion can only be responsible and positive if it also supports others. That is why our mission extends beyond our products to social commitment.
Twice a year, we offer styles from previous collections at tempting prices during our solidarity sales. All profits go to charities close to our hearts.
It’s a way to do two good things at once: give deserving pairs a new life and fund causes that need support.
The Allegretto association supports the fight against Rett syndrome, a rare genetic condition that is the leading cause of multiple disabilities in girls. The funds donated help raise awareness of the condition and finance research.
More than €100,000 donated since 2021
2 charity sales per year
Next event: 11 November 2026
Our stores have collection points for your worn shoes. The shoes are then sorted at our logistics warehouse, and pairs still fit to wear are donated to Restos du Cœur.
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