Sustainability
World Footwear Voices: interview with Alice Marcato from Politecnico Calzaturiero
Today we bring you a conversation with Alice Marcato from Politecnico Calzaturiero. Learn the latest about training, innovation and footwear production in this new episode of the World Footwear Voices
Deborah Taylor from SLF: leather has a sustainable future
We continued our conversation with Deborah Taylor, Managing Director of the Sustainable Leather Foundation (SLF), around the misconceptions that surround the leather industry and how education, communication, innovation and responsibility can help us move forward
Deborah Taylor from SLF: traceability is the number one challenge facing the leather industry
We spoke to Deborah Taylor, Managing Director of the Sustainable Leather Foundation (SLF), to find out more about the tools the organisation provides to help the leather industry move towards more sustainable practices and the biggest challenges it currently faces
Under Armour to scale up its fibre-shed test method
The company has teamed up with James Heal, a precision testing solutions supplier, to make its fibre-shed test method available to the industry and to address the growing threat of microfibres and microplastics
Ecodesign Regulation deal welcomed by CEC
The European Footwear Confederation (CEC) has welcomed the agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council on the European Commission’s proposed legislation on ecodesign for Sustainable Product Regulation
World Footwear Voices: interview with Haroldo Ferreira from ABICALÇADOS
Today we bring you a conversation with Haroldo Ferreira, Executive President of ABICALÇADOS, the Brazilian Footwear Industry Association. This is the first episode of the new World Footwear Voices
Puma turns experimental sneakers into compost
At the end of its two-year Re:Suede project, Puma has shown that an experimental version of its classic Suede sneaker can be turned into compost under certain tailored industrial conditions
Alex Marquoin from CETIA talks about Re_Shoes, a closed-loop recycling solution
We spoke with Alex Marquoin, the Head of R&D at CETIA, a French-based innovative platform working on solutions to transform textile and leather articles into materials ready for recycling. Read all about their Re_Shoes solution for dismantling shoes
Dr Alexandra Sherlock: Footwear Research Network is a bridge between the footwear industry and academia
We spoke to Dr Alexandra Sherlock, fashion lecturer at RMIT University and founder of the Footwear Research Network, to find out more about this platform and how it aims to bring the academic world and the industry closer together
Participants at the 7th World Footwear Congress call for greater international cooperation
The 7th edition of the World Footwear Congress ended last week on a positive note, with the industry recognising the need for greater international cooperation to reshape its future
Global leather industry issues manifesto ahead of COP28
Leather associations from around the world have signed a manifesto to call on COP28 delegates to recognise the positive role of natural materials such as leather in people’s lives and livelihoods
Vinted considers a secondary share sale
The Vilnius-based online marketplace for second-hand clothes is mulling a secondary share sale worth more than 200 million euros, with the aim of being at the forefront of the sustainable fashion boom
ReHubs Europe: an initiative to boost textile waste recycling
After three years of preparation, the European body for the textile and clothing industry, Euratex, has officially launched the ReHubs Europe project to increase the recycling of textile waste
Business of Fashion and APICCAPS discuss the future of the footwear industry
The Business of Fashion (BoF) magazine and the Portuguese Footwear Association (APICCAPS) co-hosted a panel to discuss the future of the rapidly evolving footwear industry
Inditex signs a three-year agreement to buy recycled polyester for 70 million euros
The owner of Zara, among others, will be collaborating with the material sciences company Ambercycle to help scale a textile made from post-industrial and post-consumer polyester waste-
Footwear Consumer 2030
A study reflecting on the main global consumer trends and the key changes for the footwear industry.
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