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August 2021
Meet the Emerging Brand Making Sneakers From Coffee Grounds
For most coffee waste, landfill is its only destination, but for the Finnish start-up Rens, it’s just the start...
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August 2021
Firm seeks funding for ‘performance sneakers’ made from coffee waste
Finnish footwear firm Rens launched an online fundraising campaign for its latest sustainable trainer on...
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August 2021
World’s First Crowdfunded Climate-Neutral Sneakers Are…Made With Coffee?
Caffeine lovers may have met their match in a performance shoe that taps coffee grounds, among other more...
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June 2021
Rens Waterproof Sneaker
The concept of the minimalist Rens Waterproof Coffee Sneaker is to recycle existing waste and to avoid...
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June 2021
Rens bietet weltweit erste Sneakers aus Kaffeesatz an
Auf der Suche nach coolen, nachhaltigen Marken ist FashionUnited über Rens gestolpert, eine finnische,...
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April 2021
Can the coffee industry go carbon neutral? Some companies have developed innovative solutions
In fact, old coffee grounds can be used to make a wide variety of objects. Finnish company Rens...
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March 2021
Finnish sustainable sneaker company Rens Original calls out casual sexism in simple spot
In an ad starring the women behind recycled sneaker brand Rens Original, frustrations related to...
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March 2020
Forbes 30 under 30
What do you do with your discarded coffee beans? This Vietnam-born duo is recycling them by...
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August 2021
Rens Original: The coffee-based trainer brand with global ambitions
Most of us take a bit of time to wake up in the morning. For the sleepy masses, a cup of coffee is essential...
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August 2021
Rens launches World’s First Crowdfunded Climate Neutral Sneakers–designed by customers and created for performance
Rens Original, the Helsinki-based eco-startup, debuted back in Summer 2019 with the Originals sneaker made...
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August 2021
Walk a mile in these climate-neutral sneakers made from used coffee grounds
I have a hard time keeping up with sneaker culture. There are too many weird new shapes, too many...
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August 2021
I'm Buzzing About Rens Slip-On Sneakers Made From Used Coffee Grounds. Are You?
I was THAT college student who was utterly convinced they'd built up a tolerance to caffeine because of the...
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August 2021
Eco sneakers from coffee waste
Rens Original, an eco-fashion startup for young people, wants to make sneakers in a sustainable way. Now the company is...
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August 2021
A Finnish shoe company makes sneakers from coffee waste - now looking for million-dollar financing
In 2019, 27-year-old Jesse Khan Tran and 23-year-old Son Chu were students with a dream: ecological yet stylish sneakers...
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November 2020
Sustainable trainers: the best ethical, eco-friendly and vegan styles to buy now
Rens Original is a Finland-based brand who has made trainers made from coffee waste and rec...
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April 2021
18 environmental-friendly products you can purchase right now
Rens is the brand behind the world's first waterproof sneakers made from coffee—founded by...
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March 2021
Finland's start-up boom did not freeze during the Korona period: Investor interest is growing...
The Rens Original growth company, founded in Finland, makes waterproof sneakers made from...
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February 2020
The waterproof tennis shoes made of coffee and plastic
Your next shoes could be made from two secret ingredients: coffee and plastic . A group of ...
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December 2020
Holiday Gift Guide 2020: 10 Ingenious Gifts For Travelers
These fun, comfy slip-on sneakers are made with coffee grounds. No, seriously. Finnish star...
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Spetember 2019
Coffee and plastic that were garbage are now waterproof sneakers! Finland #rens
(Rens) makes sneakers using coffee grounds and plastic that were supposed to be discarded a...
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January 2021
Sustainable ideas to update your winter outfits
From Helsinki, Rens' creators go a step further with the coffee they drink. In summer 2019 ...
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March 2021
Rens Original - IWD2021
The women of Rens Original have collaborated with TEDx speaker and founder of the Like Minded Females...
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July 2019
Your next pair of sneakers could be made from coffee
Coffee is a big deal. While just a handful of countries dominate production, it’s consumed ...
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April 2021
16 Recycled Shoes Tat Get Creative To Save The Planet
Rens are running headfirst into a new generation of vegan shoes. A mission to tackle...
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June 2019
You Won't Believe What These Sneakers Are Made Of
These cool kicks are a fascinating blend of waste materials, put to good use. If you though...
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January 2021
10 shops specialising in sustainable fashion to help lessen your impact
Rens Original is the Finland-based sustainable-fashion brand behind the world's first sneak...
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March 2021
WHY WALKING IS THE NEW RUNNING
There is an immense offer of sneakers, but new ones have just arrived on the Spanish market that...
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June 2020
The Coffee Shoe
What do the contents of my cup and these sneakers have in common? Yes, coffee. These are made from...
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November 2020
Rens create the first shoes in the world made from coffee
More and more companies are emerging trying to make a place for themselves in the market wi...
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February 2021
Our new favorite shoes are sustainable, 8 brands to sign up for the latest footwear trend
Can you imagine wearing sneakers made with ground coffee? Rens makes it possible. With a very...
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November 2020
The ultimate 2020 Christmas gift guide for artists and designers
How about treating someone to the world's first sneakers made from coffee waste and recycle...
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October 2020
Vegan footwear, steps without animal footprint to conquer the new generations
From Finland comes another example, even more innovative, which is a good example of the ci...
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September 2020
Coffee slippers, walls with a life of their own and food from the air: businesses arriving from Finland
Rens, a futuristic and avant-garde brand, has launched a pair of sneakers made with ground ...
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July 2019
Thousands from all over the world have ordered “coffee shoes” from Finnish firm
A shoe brand Rens that advertises itself as the World's first coffee sneakers. Behind the c...
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July 2019
Would you wear sneakers made from coffee grounds and plastic waste?
Love coffee and sneakers? Here is how two entrepreneurs combined the two and they did it fo...
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December 2020
Best presents for Christmas 2020
What do you think of some sneakers made with recycled coffee? Crazy? Well, blessed madness ...
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October 2019
Young entrepreneurs take a step towards making coffee shoes in Vietnam
Rens, a startup by a Vietnamese duo in Finland making the World’s first shoes from coffee g...
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October 2019
A Finnish brand creates shoes with recycled coffee
Rens is a Finnish shoe brand born from two enthusiasts of the shoes and sustainability who ...
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November 2020
Odor resistant and waterproof. These are the first sneakers made of coffee beans
Two young men from Helsinki created the first pair of sneakers made with coffee beans and t...
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July 2019
These Waterproof Sneakers Are Made From Recycled Coffee
Many people don't give a second thought to where their old coffee grounds go after tossing ...
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July 2020
Rens Original Coffee Sneakers Are Sustainable — and Cool, Say Co-Founders
Sneakerheads Jesse Tran and Son Chu are working to help the environment one shoe at a time....
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