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Our Materials

We strive to maximize the amount of preferred materials in our product (including recycled, renewable, regenerated, or certified preferred/natural materials) for key materials in an effort to reduce our impact. Read below to learn about some of the preferred materials HOKA is currently utilizing:

Recycled Polyester (rPET)

rPET is comprised predominantly of plastic water bottles and other recycled PET packaging waste. In FY21, HOKA brand used 407,442 lbs of rPET across all of its products, which is the equivalent of over 10.9 million PET water bottles into all products. HOKA has additionally utilized over 251,000 lbs of post- industrial polyester fabric scrap across all products it produced in FY21. To date, HOKA has repurposed over 21.8 million PET water bottles and over 457,000 lbs of post-industrial polyester fiber and textile scrap. In FY21, HOKA footwear used 588,783 lbs of rPET fibers & films (Post-Consumer) and Recycled Polyester (Post-Industrial). When comparing the impact of conventional polyester fibers and PET films usage to the same usage of rPET fibers & films (Post-Consumer) and Recycled Polyester (Post-Industrial), we saved over 1.9 million lbs of CO2 eq. emissions, 710 million liters of water and 19 million MJ of energy.

Raw Virgin Polyester Fiber vs Raw Recycled Polyester Fiber

In FY21, HOKA apparel and accessories used 69,695 lbs of rPET fibers and films. When comparing the impact of conventional polyester fibers and PET films usage to the same usage of rPET fibers and films, we saved over 258,694 lbs of CO2 eq. emissions, 103.9 million liters of water and 2.38 million MJ of energy.

Material	Greenhouse Gas Emissions Saved (lbs of CO2)	Water Saved (Liters of Water)	Energy Saved (MJ)
Footwear	1,990,987	710,176,541	19,009,188
Apparel, Accessories and Home Goods	258,694	103,930,281	2,389,503
Total Recycled Polyester Savings	2,249,681	814,106,822	21,398,691

*Note, the chart above depicts the combined savings from our product and packaging materials. Only materials that are pre and post-consumer polyester and PET substrates are included.

Leather Working Group Certified Leather

All of the leathers used in HOKA footwear products are sourced from Leather Working Group (LWG)-certified tanneries, which maintain protocols promoting sustainable and appropriate environmental business practices within the leather industry. In FY21, HOKA footwear used 1.27 million sq. ft. of leather and suede 100% of which was sourced from Leather Working Group (LWG) certified tanneries. When comparing the impact of conventionally tanned leather and suede usage to the same usage of LWG Leather, we saved over 2.5 million lbs of CO2 eq. emissions, 898.2 million liters of water and 15.5 million MJ of energy. In FY21, no leather was used in HOKA apparel or accessories.

Material	Greenhouse Gas Emissions Saved (lbs of CO2)	Water Saved (Liters of Water)	Energy Saved (MJ)
Footwear	2,599,404	898,216,329	15,510,222

Responsible Cotton

In FY21, HOKA footwear used 117,355 lbs of responsible cotton fibers. When comparing the impact of conventional cotton raw fiber usage to the same usage of responsible cotton fibers, we saved over 196,637 lbs of CO2 eq. emissions, 1.11 billion liters of water and 745,019 MJ of energy.

In FY21, HOKA apparel and accessories used 78,105 lbs of responsible cotton fibers. When comparing the impact of conventional cotton raw fiber usage to the same usage of responsible cotton fibers, we saved over 130,870 lbs of CO2 eq. emissions, 739.8 million liters of water and 495,841 MJ of energy.

Material	Greenhouse Gas Emissions Saved (lbs of CO2)	Water Saved (Liters of Water)	Energy Saved (MJ)
Footwear	196,637	1,111,671,028	745,019
Apparel and Accessories	130,870	739,863,180	495,841
Total Responsible Cotton Savings	327,507	1,851,534,208	1,240,860

Packaging Materials Lifecycle Assessment (LCA)

Our mission is to design more sustainable product and utilize more preferred materials in every aspect of our products - including our packaging materials. Product packaging is an important element as it is the first part of the finished good to be disposed of by the consumer. We deem 100% of our packaging as waste because of its short lifespan and as a result, we have looked critically at the environmental impact of our packaging materials.

Packaging is a multi-functional vehicle that serves many purposes: it is used to contain and protect the contents inside the package, and serves as a critical logistical tool throughout the entire supply chain. If all of the functions the package is intended to serve are not met, we risk increasing our environmental footprint by not meeting our consumers' expectations which can lead to return shipping, added resources, and eventually, a loss of consumer loyalty.

HOKA strives to remove virgin non-certified paper, and incorporate more certified and recycled paper into its packaging, such as FSC and FSC mixed paper substrates. HOKA's recycled paper efforts have saved over 459,000 trees since 2016. Since 2016, HOKA has looked at their packaging critically, removing materials where possible, replacing with higher recyclable materials and re-engineering to reduce waste and overall dunnage. We are proud that HOKA's footwear packaging uses only 1.3% plastic. To date, HOKA has saved over 1.24 million lbs of footwear packaging.

Animal Welfare and Vegan Product

We are committed to responsible use of animal product, and work only with partners who abide by our Ethical Sourcing and Animal Welfare Policy.

We are also proud to offer a range of completely vegan products. You can find our products made completely without animal products here.