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Rothy's

Rothy's is an American direct-to-consumer company which designs and sells shoes and accessories. Rothy's was initially founded in 2012 and launched in 2016 by Stephen Hawthornthwaite and Roth Martin as a women's shoe company in San Francisco. It has since expanded with handbags and a men's line. Rothy's uses thread made from plastic bottles to knit its items, and 3D knits its shoes and handbags to shape, cutting waste. In March 2021, Rothy's launched a shoe recycling program, achieving LEED certification at its factory and reaching carbon neutrality. As of 2024, over 179 million bottles have been repurposed to make their products. Additionally, Rothy's has recycled over 20,000 pairs of shoes. In December 2021, Rothy's was valued at $1 billion when Alpargatas, the Brazilian owner of Havaianas, took a 49.9% stake in the company.

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Rothy's is an American direct-to-consumer company which designs and sells shoes and accessories. Rothy's was initially founded in 2012 and launched in 2016 by Stephen Hawthornthwaite and Roth Martin as a women's shoe company in San Francisco. It has since expanded with handbags and a men's line. Rothy's uses thread made from plastic bottles to knit its items, and 3D knits its shoes and handbags to shape, cutting waste. In March 2021, Rothy's launched a shoe recycling program, achieving LEED certification at its factory and reaching carbon neutrality. As of 2024, over 179 million bottles have been repurposed to make their products. Additionally, Rothy's has recycled over 20,000 pairs of shoes. In December 2021, Rothy's was valued at $1 billion when Alpargatas, the Brazilian owner of Havaianas, took a 49.9% stake in the company.

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  1. date of foundation: 2012 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "2012". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359692440

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