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Cariuma

Apparel/Footwear
Leif rating: Likely Great

Headquartered in Brazil

Cariuma was a B Corp-certified sustainable sneaker brand that sourced GOTS-certified organic cotton, LWG Gold leather, recycled materials, and sustainably-tapped natural rubber, with LEED Gold warehouse operations and a genuine reforestation program that planted over 2.5 million trees in Brazil's Atlantic Forest. However, the brand experienced operational collapse in late 2025 with widespread unfulfilled orders, ceased accepting new orders without formal explanation, and was acquired by Brazilian e-commerce group ZZ MALL in October 2025, leaving consumers with serious concerns about transparency and business viability.

How Cariuma scores

Three pillars, scored independently. Higher is better.

What Cariuma does well

The detail

Environment

Cariuma states in its public communications that it uses materials such as FSC-certified natural rubber, organic cotton, bamboo, and bio-based EVA derived from sugarcane in its products. The company has publicly committed to planting trees for each pair of shoes sold, partnering with reforestation programs in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, according to company disclosures. Cariuma holds B Corp certification, which requires meeting verified standards across environmental and social performance. Limited independent third-party data on the company's direct greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption, or water usage has been published beyond what is disclosed through the B Corp assessment process.

Labor

Cariuma states that its shoes are manufactured in Brazil and in factories in Indonesia, and the company has published information about its factory partners on its website. The company's B Corp certification requires disclosure and verification of labor practices as part of the assessment. Cariuma has published a supplier code of conduct and describes its factory relationships as long-term partnerships with audited facilities. Independent verification of wage levels, worker safety records, or detailed supply chain audit results beyond B Corp disclosures is limited in publicly available sources.

Cariuma products on Amazon

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