PANAFRICA set out on a sustainable sneaker project. Their designs are inspired by their trips to Africa, featuring the landscapes and prints they see along the way. Their shoes are for casual, everyday wear and feature bright and busy colors and designs.
PANAFRICA
PANAFRICA set out on a sustainable sneaker project. Their designs are inspired by their trips to Africa, featuring the landscapes and prints they see along the way. Their shoes are for casual, everyday wear and feature bright and busy colors and designs.
Transparency
- PANAFRICA scored full points for transparency.
- PANAFRICA shares a supply chain map that discloses its factory locations.
- Increasing traceability is one of PANAFRICA’S core values and commitments.
- All subcontracting is disclosed and known to the brand. There is no outsourcing without the company’s approval.
Fair Labor
- PANAFRICA ensures their suppliers abide by the International Labor Organization’s standards.
- PANAFRICA makes an effort to engage with their makers.
- Currently, well-being programs for workers are available at some of PANAFRICA’s workshops with efforts being to implement such programs throughout all facilities.
- A latest external audit report revealed good working conditions and above average wages for PANAFRICA workers in some of their locations.
Sustainably Made
- PANAFRICA is working towards reducing their energy use. At their cotton weaving factory in Burkina Faso they are using power looms that do not require electricity, and in their dyeing workshop in Ghana all steps are carried out manually.
- PANAFRICA makes efforts to reduce its total water usage.
- They purchase organic cotton canvases from Xoomba in Burkina Faso which are GOTS certified.
- In Italy, at the Mastrotto Company where their leather tanning takes place, they have the Leather Working Group label indicating compliance with safety standards, reduction of substances harmful to health and the environment, and reduction in water and energy consumption.
- PANAFRICA can improve their Sustainably Made score by measuring and disclosing their greenhouse gas emissions, water usage, and amount of waste sent to landfills.
