Bared Trading Pty Ltd, which trades as Bared Footwear, presents itself as a shoe brand that tries to reduce harm across materials, production, and waste. Its public sustainability page says it looks at each stage of the shoe life cycle, from material choice to waste handling, and it has actions such as solar panels at its Melbourne warehouse, water tanks, and shoe repair, donation, and recycling efforts. Independent ratings are fairly strong: Good On You rates it “Good,” and B Corp lists it as a Certified B Corporation with a high score. The brand also appears to have positive customer feedback on Trustpilot. At the same time, some of its shoes use leather and other animal-derived materials, and Good On You notes gaps in animal welfare policy and supply-chain tracing.
Positive Sentiment Found
Public sentiment is mostly positive. Trustpilot shows a 4.4 out of 5 score from 12 reviews for baredfootwear.com, which suggests customers who reviewed the brand were generally happy. Good On You rates Bared Footwear “Good” overall, with 4 out of 5 for Planet, 4 out of 5 for People, and 3 out of 5 for Animals. That rating reflects some stronger signs, such as recycled materials, recyclable packaging, reuse of textile offcuts, and more than half of final-stage production being certified by Workplace Condition Assessment (WCA), a check on factory working conditions. B Corp also lists Bared Trading Pty Ltd as a Certified B Corporation with a score of 126.7, which is a strong result for a company that has passed B Lab’s verified social and environmental standards.
Common Criticisms:
The main criticism is that Bared is not a fully low-impact or fully animal-free brand. Good On You says it sources its final stage of production from countries with extreme risk of labour abuse, which raises supply-chain concern even though it also says more than half of that stage is WCA certified. The same review says Bared has no clear animal welfare policy, appears to use shearling, and does not fully trace its supply chain. It also notes that living wages are not confirmed across the whole supply chain. In other words, some parts of the business are better documented than others, but there are still gaps in transparency and coverage. The brand’s own site also shows it still uses leather, so its sustainability story is mixed rather than clean-cut.
