Environment
Ecco and Danish partners together in PU recycling project
A cross-sector consortium, including the Danish Technological Institute, Ecco and some other Danish companies, was set out to answer the question: Is it possible to recycle polyurethane and turn the waste product into a valuable resource instead?
LIFE GreenShoes4All: an European journey towards reducing the environmental impact of footwear products
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
Timberland raises sustainability goals
Timberland’s products are now aimed to have a net positive impact on nature by 2030. To achieve it all products will be designed for circularity and made from natural materials sourced from regenerative agriculture
How to Communicate Sustainability?
Consumers are increasingly aware of the environmental issues and are become demanding regarding the products they buy. Are companies thinking about sustainability? And are companies communicating what they are doing?
New Generation: meet Pedro and Daniel from Wayz
Pedro has studied Business Management and Daniel Product Design. They met at a Footwear Design course and quickly realized they’re equally passionate about sneakers and have created Wayz
VF closes inaugural 500 million US dollars Green Bond
One of the world’s largest apparel, footwear and accessories companies, announced the closing of its 500 million euros green bond offering, representing the first green bond issued in the apparel and footwear industry
First SciLed project workshop at Micam
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
Did you know shoe soles can be made from tennis balls?
The Portuguese-based company ISI Soles developed a process and already sells ecological shoe soles made from recycled tennis balls
Mariusz Babral: Sustainability is a revolution
We spoke with Mariusz Babral, Vice-President of the Polish Chamber of Shoe and Leather Industry, to discuss some of the pressing issues of the moment within the footwear industry
Get to know Portugal's plan for sustainability
The Portuguese Footwear, Components, Leather Goods Manufacturers' Association has presented the new Action Plan of the Footwear Cluster for Sustainability
LVMH names Hélène Valade Director of Environment
French luxury group LVMH has just appointed Hélène Valade as Director of Environmental Development. The executive replaces Sylvie Bénard, who will retire after 26 years in office
Leslie Gallin: we need to embrace sustainability as a fashion friend
We spoke to Leslie Gallin, President of Footwear at Informa, to discuss some of the pressing issues of the moment within the footwear industry
Zouri awarded at the Social Innovation Tournament
The Portuguese-based footwear company won the second prize in the special category for projects focusing on sustainable consumption and production
24 new companies join the Fashion Pact
Signatory companies of the Fashion Pact have met in Paris for a first working meeting and 24 more companies joined the group
Ecco opens high-tech leather cutting plant in China
According to Ecco, the new plant is amongst the most advanced cutting plants in the world with state-of-the-art technology and a reduced environmental footprint-
Footwear Consumer 2030
A study reflecting on the main global consumer trends and the key changes for the footwear industry.
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