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Birkenstock® USA, began over 30 years ago
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resort, she had tried on her first pair and was
extremely impressed at how good they felt. From
there, Margot learned that the original Birkenstock
contoured footbed was invented and manufactured
in Germany by Konrad Birkenstock in 1897. In fact,
the Birkenstock family has been shoemakers for
over 225 years – more than two centuries
of creating and perfecting a tradition of walking
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early 90's by Stephan Birkenstock The goal was
to create stylish sandals that were not only good
for you but also something to show off. All Birki's
shoes and sandals are made in Germany using environmentally-friendly
process and proven craftsmanship. Most Birkenstock
and Birki's footbeds are crafted from a cork-latex
mixture. The cork used is 100% renewable and sustainable
harvested from the Oak tree. The harvesting of
the cork does not harm the Oak Tree and allows
for new bark to grow back beginning the life cycle
all over again. Each contoured footbed will molds
and shapes to your foot with the heat of your
body creating a custom footbed that supports and
cradles each and every step. For the customer
that wants a cushioned footbed, they can now enjoy
the soft footbed that is offered by Birkenstock
shoes and Birki's shoes. Available in a variety
of styles, the time-tested cork construction has
been enhanced with a layer of memory foam.
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Online
shopping 'more eco-friendly' : Shopping online
is greener than heading out to shops in person,
a new study has revealed. The report by Heriot-Watt
University found that it is more environmentally
friendly for consumers to have shopping delivered
to their homes rather than travelling to retail
outlets themselves.
Experts
at the institution's Logistics Research Centre,
which was established in 1997, compared the carbon
footprints of online and conventional shopping
for a number of goods including books and CDs,
with a particular focus on the delivery process.
It
found that while an average trip to the shops
produced 4,274 g of carbon dioxide, a typical
van-based delivery created just 181 g.
This
suggests that when people drive to a shop to buy
fewer than 24 small, non-food items, home delivery
is more eco-friendly. However, the report does
add that this makes no allowance for failed deliveries
or returns. Professor Alan McKinnon, director
of the Logistics Research Centre, said the study
highlighted how consumers should be encouraged
to think about how they spend, as it is "clearly
important to minimise the environmental impact
of both conventional shopping trips and home delivery".
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