All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 2
-
ArticleWolverine launches a junior board
Wolverine Worldwide launched an inaugural junior board, an advisory body consisting of 11 early-career professionals “responsible for elevating the voices and perspectives of the company’s emerging talent and further strengthening its culture of innovation and collaboration,” according to a statement. The members of the junior board were selected after an ...
-
News briefs
Boot Barn renews payment partnership with Affirm
Boot Barn Holdings, the parent company of Boot Barn, Sheplers and Country Outfitter, has extended its exclusive, multi-year partnership with Affirm, a payment network. The agreement allows consumers to continue using Affirm to pay both online across all three brands and in-store at over 450 Boot Barn locations nationwide. “Providing ...
-
News briefs
French online sales increase in 2024
After two years of decline, online sales of goods picked up in France during 2024 to reach €66.9 billion and came close to the record of €67.0 billion achieved in 2021, according to the e-commerce trade assocation Fevad. Footwear was one of the items most purchased online, with 49 percent ...
-
News briefs
Crocs expands its takeback program to Europe
Crocs has expanded its takeback program, which started in the US in 2023, to the UK, Germany, France, Austria and the Netherlands. The “Old Crocs, New Life” program launched as a pilot on Oct. 27, 2023, in 10 US states: Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia ...
-
News briefs
Zalando joins Fair Wear
Zalando is now a member of Fair Wear, the multistakeholder initiative founded in 1999 with the mission to improve labor conditions in the garment industry. As part of this membership, Zalando will focus on improving labor standards within its private label production.
-
News briefs
Eurofins offers testing of recycled plastics in textile, apparel and footwear
Eurofins Sustainability Services, a Boston-based unit of the French testing, certification and inspections group Eurofins Scientific, said that it has grown its service offering to include recycled plastics testing for the textile, apparel and footwear industries. “By using the most advanced methodology, this is the first service of its kind ...
-
News briefs
Deutsche Umwelthilfe sues Deichmann for alleged greenwashing
The German environmental and consumer protection association Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) has filed an injunction against the German shoe retailer Deichmann, along with other companies, for allegedly misleading advertising regarding environmental benefits. The lawsuit is part of a broader campaign by Deutsche Umwelthilfe against greenwashing. Deichmann is accused of describing the ...
-
ArticleEuropeans buying and discarding clothing and shoes at record levels
Europeans are buying and discarding more clothing, footwear and other textiles than ever before, which, as a result, is putting more pressure on the climate and environment, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing. “The updated consumption data highlights the need for policymakers, industry and consumers to play their ...
-
ArticleBoohoo to rebrand as Debenhams in bid to arrest sales slump
Boohoo is rebranding as Debenhams Group as part of new Chief Executive Dan Finley’s plans to turn around the fortunes of the British online fast fashion amid an ongoing tough trading environment. Boohoo said Debenhams, which it bought out of administration after its collapse in 2021, was now growing rapidly ...
-
News briefs
DSW has donated 11 million pairs of shoes to Soles4Souls
Soles4Souls, the US organization committed to turning shoes and clothing into new opportunities around the world, has reached a donation milestone of 11 million pairs of shoes through its partnership with Designer Brands, the parent company of DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse. DSW began its partnership with Soles4Souls in 2006. The ...
-
News briefs
Allbirds launches a net zero carbon shoe
On Feb. 6, Allbirds launched M0.0NSHOT Zero, which the Californian brand claims to be the world’s first net zero carbon shoe. A limited edition run of 500 pairs is available to buy in select cities including New York, London, Dubai, Tokyo and Seoul. “M0.0NSHOT Zero is the ultimate pursuit ...
-
News briefs
Stella McCartney launches a sneaker with Balena
The British fashion designer Stella McCartney is launching a sneaker collection in collaboration with Balena, a Tel Aviv-based circular economy startup founded in 2020. The S-Wave Sport sneaker will use Balena’s BioCir flex, a flexible, fully compostable and recyclable thermoplastic elastomer that reduces toxic, fossil fuel-based materials commonly used in ...
-
ArticleOnline spending up sharply among young Germans
Young German consumers are spending significantly more online, with influencers shaping their choices more and more, and social shopping likely to remain a key driver of online retail growth, according to a survey conducted by Postbank among 1,000 young people between the ages of 16 and 18. In the ...
-
ArticleCirql unveils a new biodegradable midsole technology
At ISPO Munich 2024, held from Dec. 3 to 5, Cirql, the subsidiary of OrthoLite, unveiled its latest material innovation: Cirql Zero, an industrially compostable and biodegradable foam designed for midsole components. Alongside its recyclable Cirql rTPU30 midsole, Cirql is providing footwear brands with comprehensive solutions that address the entire ...
-
News briefsDow launches low-carbon material solutions for the footwear industry
Dow launched a portfolio of low-carbon material solutions which it claims can help the footwear industry “develop more sustainable products which offer the same high-performance results.” The upgraded portfolio consists of bio-circular* materials attributed under a mass balance approach, reversible cross-linking resins, post-consumer recycled resins and polyolefin elastomers for artificial ...
-
ArticleMount to Coast and BASF collaborate to produce a midsole
Mount to Coast, a Hong Kong brand specializing in ultrarunning and long-distance shoes, entered a partnership with BASF to explore high-performance, sustainable solutions for runners. CircleCELL, a midsole, is the first footwear technology produced by the collaboration. Based on BASF’s new biopolymer ecoflex BMB, the midsole is 90 percent more ...
-
News briefs
HDS/L launches circular economy project
The German footwear and leather goods trade association, HDS/L, has launched a circular economy project to guide and assist the industry as it faces the challenge of transforming its production model. The ‘Circular Economy in the Footwear Industry. Creating Cycles. Securing the Future’ project aims to develop viable strategies and ...
-
Article
Mec Europa launches a training academy
Mec Europa Due, an Italian producer of luxury footwear based at Verolanuova, south of the town of Brescia, inaugurated a training academy called l’Accademia delle Arti e dei Mestieri. The academy will provide theoretical and on-the-job training. “The initiative is aimed at preparing new employees and younger workers to ...
-
ArticleFirst Italian shoemaker obtains VCS sustainability certification
Corrado Maretto is the first Italian company to have obtained an environmental, social and governance (ESG) certification under the VCS (Verified & Certified Steps) program launched by Assocalzaturifici, the Italian footwear association. The company engaged in a self-assessment of its ESG performance using a software package designed by Spin360, a ...
-
ArticleSteve’s seeks to raise up to €300,000 in crowd funding
Steve’s, an Italian producer of sustainable premium sneakers, is seeking to raise between €100,000 and €300,000 in a crowdfunding campaign through the Mamacrowd platform. Founded in 2022 in Turin by Giulia Gandini and Filippo Gandini, Steve’s produces sneakers made from Appleskin, a material produced from the skins and cores of ...
