La Sportiva’s corporate responsibility mission has been shaped by four generations of the Delladio family that have defined the La Sportiva brand since it’s inception in 1928 in a small mountain village in the Italian Dolomites. We are a small family based company with our own factory employing approximately 150 people. Their CR goals are as follows: Passionately provide the best technical footwear for mountain sports. Protect wild spaces and support environmental stewardship. Reduce the impact of our business on the environment. Create innovative and sustainable products. Effect positive change in working conditions within our supply chain. A stable neutral extremely well cushioned waterproof trail running shoe .