Snopes readers asked our newsroom to look into online posts, like the one below, that suggest Adidas is the only major athletic shoe company at the time of this publication to use kangaroo leather ...

Kangaroo leather has roots in sports to at least the ... "Kangaroo skins have been used for millennia; the Aboriginals used them as clothing, blankets because they didn't have sheep," says Dennis ...

Adidas has halted the use of kangaroo leather on its sneakers. The decision was confirmed by the global sportswear giant's CEO, Bjørn Gulden, at Adidas' 2025 Annual General Meeting in Germany today.

Asics and Mizuno will stop using kangaroo leather in their football boots as the sports equipment industry’s last major holdouts abandon a material beloved of elite stars such as Pelé ...

The company ended its partnership with its only kangaroo leather supplier in 2021, it added. An eco-friendly future for fashion includes seaweed coats and mushroom shoes The decision from Nike and ...

The company ended its partnership with its only kangaroo leather supplier in 2021 ... have also pressed for more sustainability from clothing companies.

Adidas has ended the use of kangaroo leather on its shoes. Via Center for a Humane Economy Adidas has halted the use of kangaroo leather on its sneakers. The decision was confirmed by the global ...