Several ex-Wall Street bankers turned their financial wizardry into creating green shoes for a good cause, according to this Reuters report.
After being laid off because of the Wall Street collapse, partners Stephen Chen, Iris Chau, and Alastair Onglingswan founded GreenSoulShoes, where local artisans in Southeast Asia make their shoes using recycled scrap tires materials. For each pair of shoes sold, the founders said a pair will be donated to kids from all over the third-world nations. The company’s goal is to shoe 1 million kids in 5 years.
The price of their shoes (more like a sandal actually) is $45 and the newly-formed company is making 500 shoes for now so if you want to help, better make a reservation! Once you’re done with your sandals, you can return it back to they can shred it to help make pavements and roads in third-world countries.
Cool huh? You can learn more about the company in this video.
