When you're out shoe shopping, things like 'ethics' and 'moral responsibility' are probably the last thing on your mind. But, that doesn't mean that they should be -- after all, the shoe industry, while I love, love, love it, has a somewhat shady side. Sweatshop labor, factory farms, tanneries, toxic glue -- it seems that the business of pretty shoes is not exactly pretty.

Charmone shoes is a company that combines social consciousness with style. Instead of leather and suede, Charmone's shoe designers use microfiber; instead of toxic glues, they utilize water-based adhesives. And with a production process that involves no sweat shop labor or nasty PVC, you can sleep easy at night knowing that your pumps are socially responsible.