All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 7
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Aquafil releases its sustainability report
Aquafil, the creator of the branded Econyl regenerated nylon, has released online its Sustainability Report 2021. The report revolves around the company’s flagship product Econyl, which is described as putting Aquafil “at the forefront of the circular economy revolution in textiles.” Econyl is made from regenerated waste materials like old ...
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Crocs appoints Deanna Bratter as vice president and global head of sustainability
Following Crocs’ announcement of its ambitious sustainability strategy in July 2021, under which it aims to achieve a net-zero footprint by 2030 and become a more sustainable brand overall, the company has now announced that Deanna Bratter has joined the company as vice president and global head of sustainability. In ...
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VF Foundation releases latest social impact report
In its second impact report, the VF Foundation, the philanthropic arm of VF Corp., reveals details of its humanitarian and community engagement, reaching out to more than three million people in 73 countries during the period between March 29, 2020, to April 3, 2021. Within the 12 months relevant ...
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Caleres expects to meet many ESG commitments ahead of 2025 schedule
Caleres has published its 2021 environmental, social, governance (ESG) report indicating the progess made last year and in early 2022 against its 2025 targets. The U.S. footwear company pointed out that it is on track to meet many of its commitments ahead of schedule. “Since we debuted our 2025 ESG ...
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Evoco partners with leading footwear brands to develop sustainable products
Evoco, a Canadian cleantech company based in Toronto, has partnered with global leaders in active footwear such as Timberland, Kodiak and Vans with the purpose of reinventing the materials used in their product line-ups. Evoco is a privately-owned company that develops plant-based sustainable products. It has launched a new type ...
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Woolybubs launches a dissolving baby shoe
Woolybubs, a U.S. maker of kids shoes, has launched Newbie, a baby shoe which is entirely made of biodegradable materials that dissolve in boiling water. “The Newbie is our first step to empowering more parents with ways to leave a smaller footprint,” said Megan Millikan, Woolybubs’ co-founder, in a statement. ...
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Allbirds and Adidas expand their collaboration
Adidas and Allbirds have expanded their collaboration for low-carbon running shoes. Four new colorways of the Adizero x Allbirds 2.94 KG CO2E have been launched on adidas.com, allbirds.com, the Adidas and Allbirds apps and select Adidas and Allbirds stores globally. The new footwear drop is an evolution of the ”Futurecraft.Footprint” ...
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Digital CSR training program helps companies build a more meaningful business
The Swedish business development consultancy Helping You Grow International Business AB (Huginbiz) is offering a new digital training program starting this September to help brands transition to a more sustainable and responsible business. “Better Every Day” is a 6-month introductory program that introduces sustainability and CSR and how to effectively ...
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Emerging designer: Gabriela Machado, from tax specialist to designing sustainable shoes
Gabriela Machado, a former tax specialist and the creator of Momoc shoes, launched a collection of sustainable and elegant office shoes for women after a sabbatical leave and a resourcing trip to the antipodes. Her endeavor resulted in her exhibiting on the Emerging Designers stand, at the Milan-based Micam footwear ...
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War in Ukraine threatens German eco-friendly manufacturing
The war in Ukraine will have a significant impact on environmentally-friendly footwear manufacturing as it disrupts supply chains and forces factories across the country to shut down, according to the German shoe industry’s sustainability initiative, Cads. Before the conflict, Ukraine was an important supplier of material for eco-friendly shoe ...
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Silvateam launches Ecotan Shoes
Silvateam has launched Ecotan Shoes, which it claims is the first shoe that can be “easily and completely” turned into an organic fertilizer. The sneaker is made from an ecofriendly leather, called Ecotan, naturally tanned with chestnut and quebracho wood tannins, which are PEFC (Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification) ...
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Merrell unveils a multi-year sustainability initiative
Merrell has unveiled “This Is Home,” a multi-year sustainability initiative designed to inspire consumers to protect nature. The campaign focuses on digital, social and connected TV and showcases Merrell footwear and apparel made from more sustainable materials. It aims to inspire people to go outside with as little impact on ...
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Footwear start-up Hylo raises €2.9 million for low-CO2 vegan shoes
The U.K.-based brand Hylo Athletics, co-founded by ex-football professional Michael Doughty in 2020, has secured €2.9 million in a Series A funding round for its vegan-friendly sneakers that are made with natural rubber, cotton, algae and corn fiber. The company claims the “corn runners” have a 52 percent lower carbon ...
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Scarpa unveils the eco-friendly Mojito Planet Denim
Scarpa has unveiled the Mojito Planet Denim, an all-terrain shoe made using recycled fabrics from production waste that are regenerated and transformed into new yarns. The process is based on an energy-saving technology that allows saving more than 65 percent of water compared with traditional systems, Scarpa says. The upper ...
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Hunter introduces slippers and sandals with algae
Hunter, one of the bigger players in the rubber boots market, has introduced a capsule of summer slippers and sandals made from blown EVA and a share of a new material made with algae that are harvested by cleaning up waterways. The colorful “Bloom” line consists of a sandal and ...
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Native Shoes partners with Braskem for bio-based EVA polymer
Native Shoes, a Canadian footwear brand founded in 2009, has started a collaboration with Braskem, a Brazilian petrochemical company, on the new line of The Robbie footwear. Through the partnership, Native Shoes is using Braskem’s I’m green, which it claims is a sustainably sourced carbon negative ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) sugarcane-based ...
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ACBC plans an IPO within two years
ACBC, a fast-growing Italian B Corporation which focuses on sustainable footwear, aims to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange within the next two years. In an exclusive interview with Shoe Intelligence, Gio Giacobbe, who founded the company in 2017 with Edoardo Iannuzzi, explained that the company has preferred ...
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Italian self-assessment ESG program to start beta trials
A software package allowing the self-assessment of companies’ environmental, social and governance (ESG) performances is scheduled to be rolled out for beta tests at several Italian companies over the coming weeks. The indicative number of companies involved in the trials could be four to six, according to the developers of ...
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Ecovative partners with Vivobarefoot and Pangaia in research project for mycelium hide
New York-based mycelium technology company Ecovative announced a joint research collaboration with the footwear brand Vivobarefoot and Pangaia, a materials science company. As part of the Fashion for Good initiative, the companies’ teams will work together to develop customized mycelial materials for use in their footwear and fashion products. ...
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Research project for textile dyes from algae gets boost from collaboration
In a new research project, the workwear company Fristads, the startup Mounid and the knowledge center Wargön Innovation have come together to develop a more sustainable alternative to conventional textile dyes. The project is based on two Swedish innovations – Imogo Tech’s digital spray technology and Mounid’s algae ink, which ...