All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 23
-
News briefs
The European Union (EU) has voted to clarify regulations on...
The European Union (EU) has voted to clarify regulations on nanomaterials, a move that is expected to reinforce the action against the presence of hazardous chemicals in clothing, textiles and footwear. At the Reach (Regulation on Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) Committee meeting in Helsinki on April 26, ...
-
News briefs
Kyaia, the largest Portuguese footwear group and the parent company...
Kyaia, the largest Portuguese footwear group and the parent company of Foreva and Fly London, is supporting Satisfibre, a national project working on a bioengineered material that mimics the qualities of leather. Satisfibre is a spin-off of the Center for Biological Engineering at the Universidade do Minho, in northern Portugal. ...
-
News briefs
Kavat received its second EU Ecolabel for continued commitment to...
Kavat received its second EU Ecolabel for continued commitment to high quality and sustainable production, despite tougher requirements. In 2008, the Swedish company was recognized with the European award for a first model using eco-performance leather, a substrate free from 200 banned chemicals. Since 1992, the European Commission grants the ...
-
News briefs
Assomac, the Italian association of footwear manufacturers, has announced the...
Assomac, the Italian association of footwear manufacturers, has announced the launch of a new green label for shoes that the trade body is making available to its member companies. The announcement was made by Gabriella Marchioni Bocca, Assomac's president, at the opening event of the 2018 edition of Simac-Tanning Tech, ...
-
Short stops
Ricosta says it is using 100% recycled Sympatex membranes for...
Ricosta says it is using 100% recycled Sympatex membranes for the linings of its latest children's shoe collection
-
News briefs
Dune has joined Nike and Steiner Outdoor to donate overstocked...
Dune has joined Nike and Steiner Outdoor to donate overstocked shoes and boots to Goods For Good for refugee camps in Kurdistan and the Ukraine, and families in the Philippines. Goods For Good is a U.K.-based charity that sends goods donated by businesses and individuals in the U.K. to pre-identified, ...
-
News briefs
Kering has been recognized as the world's most sustainable textile,...
Kering has been recognized as the world's most sustainable textile, apparel and luxury goods corporation, according to the Corporate Knights' Global 100 index, which was unveiled at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Jan. 23. It is the third consecutive year that the luxury conglomerate has been included in ...
-
News briefs
Slowwalk, the specialist in vegan footwear, has announced the development...
Slowwalk, the specialist in vegan footwear, has announced the development of a line of Teemo Rinnova sneakers made with the husk of corn. The shoes of this capsule collection are said to be made with a new material that is 100 percent vegetal and organic, obtained from the non-edible part of ...
-
News briefs
The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) has selected ten...
The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) has selected ten factories for their commitment to improving factory conditions and standards, which will be included in the list of “FDRA Recognized Responsible Footwear Manufacturers” for 2017. The ten factories include three former honorees - Remington Products Company (U.S.), Wenzhou Taiyangshen Shoe ...
-
News briefs
A Spanish footwear brand, Sixtyseven, has made a donation of...
A Spanish footwear brand, Sixtyseven, has made a donation of €5,087 to finance a study into the benefits of physical exercise to prevent breast cancer. The donation represented 5 percent of the proceeds from the sale of two models from the firm's autumn/winter 2017/18 collection.
-
News briefs
Assocalzaturifici, the Italian shoe industry association, has persuaded its members...
Assocalzaturifici, the Italian shoe industry association, has persuaded its members and a laboratory, Cimac, to collect 2,500 pairs of shoes that have been sold in Africa or through charity shops to help finance a primary school project in Malawi. Conducted in partnership with a non-profit organization, Humana People to People, ...
-
News briefs
A petition calling for improved conditions for workers and transparency...
A petition calling for improved conditions for workers and transparency in the global shoe and clothing industries has gathered 13,606 signatures. The petition, with the title “Tell us who made our shoes,” was delivered to the European Parliament on Nov. 20 by Change your Shoes, an NGO coalition supported by ...
-
News briefs
Vagabond launched a “Bring Back Shoe Initiative” in its own...
Vagabond launched a “Bring Back Shoe Initiative” in its own stores in Sweden, Finland, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Denmark this month. Together with I:Collect, a Swiss company described as a world leader in footwear and clothing recycling, the Swedish shoe brand has invited customers to bring back their old shoes ...
-
News briefs
Aldo has released a sneaker which, it hopes, will help...
Aldo has released a sneaker which, it hopes, will help provide access to education for children in some of the world's poorest countries. Available in three different colors, the Mx sneaker features in a “Give Back, Move Forward” humanitarian campaign launched together with Global Citizen, an international advocacy organization. All ...
-
News briefs
By the end of 2018 Michael Kors will no longer...
By the end of 2018 Michael Kors will no longer use animal fur in its products and those of Jimmy Choo, the luxury shoe brand that it bought in August. Kors reached the decision after its chief executive, John Idol, had a meeting with Dan Matthews of the People for ...
-
News briefs
Stuart Weitzman has teamed up with Gigi Hadid, the famous...
Stuart Weitzman has teamed up with Gigi Hadid, the famous fashion model, for a second capsule collection of shoes. The proceeds being shared with Pencils of Promise, a non-profit organization that builds schools and increases educational opportunities in developing countries.
-
Short stops
Instead of running a price promotion for Black Friday, Vagabond...
Instead of running a price promotion for Black Friday, Vagabond has decided this year to give 10 percent of the net sales from its Nov. 24 sales to Unicef
-
News briefs
Deichmann has again provided awards of €100,000 for ten projects...
Deichmann has again provided awards of €100,000 for ten projects dedicated to the integration of disadvantaged young people through education and employment. First awarded in 2005, the Deichmann Award this year went mostly for projects aimed at integrating young refugees. The Deichmann Award is split into several categories. The first ...
-
News briefs
Stahl says it has launched a range of water-repellent solutions...
Stahl says it has launched a range of water-repellent solutions for leather products, including footwear, that are PFC-free and BTX-free. Called Neo, the new finish can be used on nappalan, suede, nubuck or full-grain leather. It can be combined with other Stahl products that comply with the guidelines of the ...
-
News briefs
Birkenstock has obtained certification for the quality of its new...
Birkenstock has obtained certification for the quality of its new line of socks and hosiery. The international working group of the Global Organic Textile Standard has confirmed that it uses organic cotton and that the related supply chain respects environmental, social and technical standards. Birkenstock's legwear features basic and fashion ...
