Kickers Commitments
Kickers Shoes®: Committed to People
For over 50 years, Kickers® has been offering comfortable, high-quality footwear for all ages — but that's not all!
Here are some of our key commitments:
Responsible Collaboration
We prioritize partnerships with factories audited under the BSCI (Business Social Compliance Initiative). By working closely with these audited facilities, we help promote decent working conditions while ensuring sustainable practices are in place. This approach allows us to deliver high-quality products and contribute to a fairer, more respectful supply chain for all workers involved.
Ethical Leather
Our shoes are mainly made from leather — a noble and natural material used for millennia. Renowned for its durability and comfort, leather is a hallmark of sustainability. To ensure responsible chemical use and environmental awareness during tanning, we favor leather from Leather Working Group (LWG)-certified tanneries. This organization audits and ranks tanneries based on their environmental performance (Gold, Silver, Bronze, Audited, or Agent levels), rewarding those that reduce chemical use, water and energy consumption, water discharge, and air emissions.
In 2024, 56% of our products are made using LWG-certified leather — that’s 255 baby/children’s models and 240 adult styles.
By 2028, we aim for at least 80% of our leather to come from LWG-certified tanneries.
Responsible Packaging
All our shoe boxes are made from FSC-certified cardboard, with at least 30% recycled material (FSC Mix) and up to 100% recycled (FSC Recycled). This ensures our packaging comes from responsible sources and supports natural resource preservation. Additionally, our packaging is 100% recyclable — helping our customers contribute to eco-friendly practices.
Product Durability
Timeless designs with a recognizable style that evolves with the times: that’s the Kickers spirit — now more meaningful than ever. We believe that a beautiful shoe must, above all, be a well-made shoe. Our expertise, built over more than 50 years, is at the core of this philosophy.
And since our shoes are made to last, we offer a care guide by material type to help you keep your Kickers in top condition for as long as possible.
Textile Range
Since 2022, we’ve offered a textile line mainly made from eco-friendly materials such as recycled polyester, organic cotton, and linen. Most items are woven, dyed, and made in Turkey, reducing carbon impact while keeping prices affordable. In 2024, these eco-designed products make up 85% of the collection.
Kick For Good Collection
Authenticity has always been in our brand’s DNA. Today, the inspiration behind our “Kick For Good” range is nature — the foundation of all authenticity.
Launched in 2022, Kick For Good includes products made from materials with reduced environmental impact. It allows us to adapt our iconic models into versions using recycled and natural materials like natural crepe, wood, natural rubber, and recycled EVA.
To limit harmful substances, we use vegetable tanning for leather and organic cotton for the textile components.
Our Kraft packaging is also recycled, recyclable, and FSC-certified — ensuring responsible and sustainable packaging practices.