Although we care a lot about our Taygra sneakers, we realize that there are other things on earth even more important.
Taygra actively plays a part in preserving the rainforest through the transformation of plots of pasture into forest around the Amazon.
We all know what the impact of deforestation has on our world, and with this in mind Taygra launched the “curupira project” to help support the Amazon forest.
So for each Taygra pair of shoes sold approximately 1 Euro goes towards planting trees in the Amazon. (buy a shoe plant a tree!)
Some Taygra models are made out of a very specialised “rainforest canvas”. This canvas is a vegetable leather made out of latex extracted from native rubber trees. This is a time consuming proces requiring the experience and know-how of local farmers in the Amazon forest.
Taygra supports fair trade, and ensures that workers and suppliers are paid a fair wage.