Vivobarefoot sustainability score: 38/100
Vivobarefoot is a UK-based footwear brand founded in 1976, specializing in minimalist, barefoot-inspired shoes. Operating as a fabless brand with outsourced Asian manufacturing, it positions itself around regenerative design, circular models, and nature restoration funding via the Livebarefoot Fund.
Founded 1976Head office UKStaff ~150Revenue ~£91.4MWebsite ↗
Vivobarefoot demonstrates strong transparency and circularity ambition—ReVivo resales hit 15% of revenue, B Corp certified, publishes radical failure disclosure. But emissions remain largely unmeasured: no Scope 3 quantification, no reduction targets, no water strategy. Growth masks untracked footprint.
Vivobarefoot scores 38/100 (Below expectations) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Companies can never pay for anything about their own score. Last verified May 2026.
That places Vivobarefoot joint 460th of 934 companies scored, and 30th of 43 in Apparel (Durable / Outdoor).
What is Vivobarefoot doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Transparency & Accountability (9/10, 7/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Energy Source (2/10, 2/10).
Where Vivobarefoot lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations4/10No full Scope 1 and 2 figures worked out to the GHG Protocol.
- Emissions from its supply chain3/10No assessment of where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are falling2/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is2/10No renewable energy tariff or major efficiency investment shown.
- Its effect on nature5/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles waste6/10No verified figures for reuse and recycling across the business.
- Its effect on water2/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets2/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports7/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
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How is Vivobarefoot's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Vivobarefoot's score based on?
12 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
50% of them were published by Vivobarefoot itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Scored on 5 April 2026 under an earlier version of our method. We're re-checking it under the current method.
6 of 12 sources are independent of the company.
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How does Vivobarefoot compare with other apparel (durable / outdoor) companies?
Where Vivobarefoot sits among apparel (durable / outdoor) peers.
Among the 43 major apparel (durable / outdoor) brands we've scored, Vivobarefoot sits 30th of 43.
Who scores higher in Apparel (Durable / Outdoor)?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Vivobarefoot.
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