Where the price of a pair goes and whose hands it passes through: we set it out openly.
Salvia — First Steps · ₺4,290. Tap a line to see why.
From the tannery to the paper of the box, every supplier named, with where they are.
Vegetable-tanned calf leather (chestnut and mimosa tannins)
Santa Croce sull’Arno, Tuscany · 310 km from the workshop
A family-run tannery, since 1952
Leather Working Group (LWG) Gold
Natural rubber outsoles
Montegranaro, Marche · 8 km from the workshop
A sole workshop 8 km from Monte Urano
Work to trace where the rubber comes from is under way; we will share the results in the annual report.
Cotton-linen lining fabric and sewing threads
Biella, Piemonte · 560 km from the workshop
A weaving and spinning workshop
OEKO-TEX Standard 100 (fabric)
Design, cutting, hand stitching, lasting and the final check
Monte Urano, Marche · the workshop itself
A family workshop since 1966, 11 people
The living boxes: card, printing and cutting
Fabriano, Marche · 95 km from the workshop
A card workshop in Fabriano, the paper town
FSC-certified card, water-based inks
Pairs leave the workshop in consolidated shipments for our warehouse in Istanbul; your order sets off from there.
3% of every sale, in a separate account. Every quarter we publish where it went.
Calculated on: Sale price excluding VAT. On a pair of Salvia, ₺107.
Measuring children aged 3–6 in village schools and disaster areas, and getting shoes to them, both new pairs and pairs from Take Back.
2027 target: 1,200 pairs
An education association that works with village schools (agreement in progress)
Free measuring days and information sessions for parents in nursery schools, with paediatric physiotherapists.
2027 target: 40 nursery schools
Paediatric physiotherapists and the Turkey programme of an international children’s health foundation (in talks)
Worn rubber soles granulated by a certified partner and turned into surfacing for playgrounds.
2027 target: 2 playgrounds
A certified rubber recycling partner in Italy
| Period | Collected | Spent | Where it went |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q3 | ₺184,300 | ₺121,000 65.7% spent | First donation round: 310 pairs, three village schools [PLACEHOLDER: school names and provinces]. |
| 2026 Q4 | To be published in January 2027. | ||
The first report will cover 2027; verified figures only. Publication date: 31 March 2028.
2026 pilot (March–October): 412 pairs came back and 268 pairs went on to a new child.
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