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Istanbul starts preparing for the return of the World Footwear Congress

Nov 4, 2022 / World Footwear Congress 2023

The World Footwear Congress (WFC), which will be held in Istanbul from the 9th to the 11th of May 2023, will discuss the changing perspective of the consumer, new business models and employment

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Next World Footwear Congress to be held in Istanbul on May 2023

Sep 20, 2022 / World Footwear Congress 2023

The European Confederation of the Footwear Industry (CEC) announced at MICAM that the 7th edition of the World Footwear Congress (WFC) will take place in Istanbul from the 9th to the 11th of May 2023

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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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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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Luís Onofre re-elected President of the European Footwear Confederation

Jul 8, 2021 / CEC

The Portuguese entrepreneur, who is President of APICCAPS - Portuguese Footwear, Components, Leather Goods Manufacturers’ Association, was re-elected for a second term as CEC's President

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Get to know the SciLED project

Jun 17, 2021 / European Union

SciLED is about Footwear in the 21st century: new skills for the design of drastically improved comfort, sustainable, fashion-oriented and scientifically-led products, while promoting collaboration towards innovation and technological transfer among universities, companies and research centres

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Webinar: Helping your Footwear company move towards a Greener Production

May 31, 2021 / CEC

The partners of the GreenShoes4All project, funded by the European LIFE programme, is inviting the footwear industry to join a webinar organised within the framework of the European Green Week 2021

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Professional training in the fashion industry under discussion in Europe

Apr 2, 2021 / CEC

The European Footwear Confederation (CEC) participated in a High-level Roundtable with European Commissioners Nicolas Schmit and Thierry Breton. Other Textile, Clothing and Leather stakeholders joined to discuss the industries’ perspective and best skills strategy to recover from the COVID-19 crisis and increase growth

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5th edition of CEC's International Footwear Forum gathers 25 associations

Feb 5, 2021 / CEC

The European Footwear Confederation (CEC) organised the fifth edition of the International Footwear Forum (IFF) on the 2nd of February 2021. Held virtually, the IFF brought together 25 associations from 24 countries across the globe to discuss current common challenges for the footwear industry

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DiaSHOE project: improving the quality of life of people with diabetes

Dec 15, 2020 / CEC

The European Footwear Confederation and its partners from Czechia, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Romania kicked off the new Erasmus+ project DiaSHOE, intended to support footwear manufacturers, patients, healthcare workers, and shoe-store clerks to tackle the issue through prevention and skills development

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Success Road: social partners as key actors in assisting the transfer process of EU family business

Oct 28, 2020 / European Union

Last week, the Interreg Europe Success Road project consortium met virtually with Spanish public and private stakeholders to debate on the role of social partners in facilitating the transfer process of EU family businesses

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LIFE GreenShoes4All: an European journey towards reducing the environmental impact of footwear products

Oct 14, 2020 / CEC

Two years after the launch of the project co-funded by the European Commission “Footwear environmental footprint category rules implementation and innovative green shoes ecodesign and recycling”, the consortium shared its achievements

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New training programmes for TCLF occupations

Apr 1, 2020 / CEC

Partners of the European funded project Erasmus+ “Skills4Smart TCLF Industries 2030 Blueprint” in motion since early 2018 announced education and training programmes

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First SciLed project workshop at Micam

Mar 5, 2020 / CEC

Partners of the Erasmus+ SciLed Knowledge Alliance organized their first public workshop during the Milan trade fair and first results achieved by the consortium were presented

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Success Road: a new away of addressing succession

Dec 9, 2019 / European Union

The European Confederation of the Footwear Industry (CEC) and its project partners from Greece, Spain, Lithuania and Poland have officially launched the project

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