A new VivoBiome footwear system is designed to minimise material waste.

Are your shoes kind to your feet? How about the environment? If you haven’t given it much thought, now could be the time to start.

Vivobarefoot are a UK-based B Corp and leading brand for minimalist or ‘barefoot’ footwear.

The thinking behind them is that today’s ‘normal’ shoe fashions are not natural for our feet, making them shoe-shaped and weak which can negatively impact the way we move. But ‘barefoot’ footwear allows feet to move more naturally.

In 2023, Vivobarefoot launched VivoBiome, an innovative, market-disrupting scan-to-print footwear system. Designed to fit feet perfectly, shoes are made using adaptive manufacturing techniques that minimise material waste and prioritise recycling.

It’s a brilliant idea from a family business, bringing sustainability and technology together. And part of an exciting journey for the Deloitte Legal team working with Vivobarefoot, helping to secure solid foundations for growth by protecting its ideas and tech.