Upper: Organic cotton (100%)
Logo V: Water-based screen printing
Insole: Amazonian rubber (11%), bio-based E.V.A.* (42% sugar cane), recycled E.V.A.(11%), organic cotton (12%) and others (14%)
Outsole: Amazonian rubber (40%), silica mineral (23%), recycled rubber (10%), synthetic rubber 11%) and others (16%)
Welt and toecap: Synthetic rubber (40%), silica mineral (22%) and others (38%)
Lining: Organic cotton (100%)
Laces: Organic cotton (100%)
Made in Brazil
The fabric of WATA II is made from certified organic and regenerative cotton yarns from Bergman Rivera, Peru, while the lining and laces are made from 100% organic cotton from Brazil and Peru.
From 2004 to 2022, VEJA has purchased approximately 1300 tons of organic cotton. The cotton is grown in Brazil and Peru by associations that respect people and the environment, according to the principles of fair trade.
In Brazil, the cotton is organic and agroecological, an agriculture that enriches the cultivated land by promoting crop diversity and water retention in the soil. In Peru, organic and regenerative cotton producers are accompanied in their certification and receive technical and financial support to improve their production.
*Ethylene vinyl acetate