Allbirds (NASDAQ:BIRD) is a sustainable lifestyle company specializing in environmentally friendly footwear and apparel. The company’s core business centers on designing, manufacturing, and selling shoes that leverage natural and recycled materials to minimize ecological impact. Allbirds’ product portfolio includes lifestyle sneakers, running shoes, and casual slip-ons, all engineered for comfort, durability, and low carbon footprint.
The company’s signature offerings include the Wool Runner series, crafted from New Zealand merino wool, and the Tree line, which uses eucalyptus fiber. In addition to footwear, Allbirds has expanded into apparel with T-shirts, hoodies, socks, and underwear produced using sustainable fabrics such as recycled polyester and ZQ-certified wool. Allbirds also introduced the Sugar Zeffers flip-flops, featuring sugarcane-derived EVA foam, and the Mizzles, water-resistant shoes made with bio-based TPU and Puddle Protect technology.
Founded in 2015 by former New Zealand national soccer team member Tim Brown and environmental engineer Joey Zwillinger, Allbirds is headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company opened its first retail locations in the United States and has since grown its brick-and-mortar presence across major markets including the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan and China. In November 2021, Allbirds completed a direct listing on the NASDAQ under the ticker BIRD.
Allbirds is led by co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Tim Brown, with co-founder Joey Zwillinger guiding product innovation and sustainability initiatives. The company continues to pursue material research partnerships and supply-chain enhancements aimed at lowering its overall carbon emissions, reflecting its ongoing commitment to environmental stewardship while serving a global customer base.
