Sustainability

Is your company producing green goods in an eco-friendly way?

Sep 6, 2022 / CEC

The LIFE GreenShoes4All project partners are promoting a survey to assess the current situation regarding these topics in order to define future strategies to be implemented in companies

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8000kicks launches waterproof hemp backpack

Sep 5, 2022 / Portugal

The Portuguese brand known for its waterproof hemp shoes has now introduced the Everyday hemp backpack, raising almost half a million euros in funding on the Kickstarter platform

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Amazon's carbon emissions grew in 2021

Aug 26, 2022 / United States

The online retail giant reported an 18% increase year-over-year in planet-warming carbon emissions last year due to the surge in online sales during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Puma to host sustainable fashion conference in London

Aug 23, 2022 / United Kingdom

The sports giant aims to discuss solutions for some of the fashion industry’s most pressing sustainability challenges such as waste, materials and climate change at a global event in September. Conference of the People will take place in London

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Timberland unveils first sustainable collaboration with CLOT

Aug 10, 2022 / United States

The US-based casualwear brand and the Hong Kongese streetwear label have joined forces to create an Eastern culture-inspired capsule that uses only eco-innovative materials

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Elias Gröndal: the European footwear industry will be very strong

Premium ContentAug 1, 2022 / Sweden

Today we spoke with Elias Gröndal, founder and CEO of the online footwear sourcing platform FindSourcing, now Resourced. We discussed some of the main topics impacting the footwear industry at the moment. Watch the video with our conversation

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Sustainability by Catarina Midby: we have to change now

Premium ContentJul 27, 2022 / Sweden

Today we bring you an interview with Catarina Midby, expert in Communication and engagement in fashion, sustainability and innovation. With 2 decades of experience in the fashion industry, Catarina has been focused on trends, communication, sustainability and entrepreneurship and we talk about those today

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Italy: being good at production alone no longer suffices

Jul 26, 2022 / Italy

Amid a challenging macro-environment, digitalization and sustainability emerged as priorities for the future of the footwear industry at the annual meeting of Assocalzaturifici held in Bologna

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Gucci partners with Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Jul 15, 2022 / Italy

The Italian-based fashion House announced that it became a strategic partner of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to accelerate its commitments towards a more circular economy

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EU and New Zealand conclude talks on free trade agreement

Jul 14, 2022 / European Union

The deal, to which negotiations started in June 2018, is the first one to integrate the EU's new approach of using trade to promote sustainable development

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Coats acquires footwear materials specialist Texon

Jul 13, 2022 / United Kingdom

The UK-based industrial thread manufacturer acquired the developer of structural component materials Texon for 237 million USD to strengthen its presence in the athleisure footwear market

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Complexity of a shoe must be considered for a successful green transition

Jul 12, 2022 / European Union

The European social partners of the textiles, clothing, leather, and footwear (TCLF) sectors adopted a joint statement calling for action to ensure a successful green and digital transition

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AMF shares innovative solutions with the industry

Jul 8, 2022 / Portugal

The safety footwear Portuguese company held a demonstration action to introduce solutions which have, or will have, an impact on the future of the footwear industry and our planet as well

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Zèta: we are always on the lookout for new waste to recycle

Premium ContentJul 7, 2022 / France

We spoke with Laure Babin, the CEO of the zero-waste sneakers brand Zèta. Made exclusively from recycled, vegan and recyclable materials, the shoes are designed in Bordeaux, manufactured in Portugal and sold only across Europe to reduce the carbon footprint

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Portuguese Savana launches NEW.VE

Jun 24, 2022 / Portugal

The company specialized in the production of children’s footwear has just launched at the latest edition of Expo Riva the eco-friendly brand New.Ve (New Version of the World)

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