CSR & Sustainability – Page 3
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ArticleVF 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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ArticleCaleres 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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ArticleEmerging 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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ArticleWar 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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ArticleMerrell 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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ArticleACBC 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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ArticleItalian 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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ArticleLi Ning excluded from Norway’s sovereign fund
The Chinese sportswear company Li Ning has been excluded from Norway’s sovereign fund, Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global, because of possible links to alleged human rights abuses in the Chinese province of Xinjiang, said the Norwegian central bank, Norges Bank, which manages the fund. The fund’s Council on Ethics recommended ...
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ArticleOrthoLite launches a recyclable, compostable midsole foam
OrthoLite has launched Cirql, which it claims to be the first-ever ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) plastics free, recyclable and compostable midsole foam “with an end of life solution” that can be applied for athletic, casual, fashion, work and children footwear. The U.S. producer of insoles, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary ...
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ArticleAllbirds launches a resale platform
Allbirds, the B Corporation certified Californian brand of footwear and apparel, has launched the resale platform Allbirds ReRun in partnership with Trove, which specializes in branded recommerce. ReRun will initially offer customers at three stores the option of trading in their Allbirds shoes for $20 in store credit. Following the ...
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ArticleThe Aura blockchain launches a SaaS solution for luxury brands
On Jan. 13, the Aura Blockchain Consortium launched Aura SaaS, a cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution for its global blockchain-based platform designed for luxury brands. The consortium is a non-profit association based in Switzerland promoting socially responsible, sustainable and customer-centric business practices throughout the lifecycle of luxury products by leveraging blockchain ...
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ArticleTexon launches a more sustainable version of the Reform heel-counter
Texon has launched a new version of its Reform heel-counter which it claims contains up to 66 percent of sustainably sourced content while “offering the same physical traits as its predecessor.” The new Texon Reform 2.0 contains more recycled content from post-consumer waste, such as ocean-bound plastic bottles, according to ...
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ArticleCompanies must be sincere in promoting sustainability or risk a backlash
With consumers demanding more sustainable and equitable products and being increasingly aware of corporate greenwashing, footwear brands must be authentic in marketing sustainable goods. Otherwise their communication strategy may backfire, trend forecasting company WGSN warned during a couple of webinars organized by the Italian trade fair Expo Riva Schuh. Greenwashing ...
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ArticleCCC Group plans to triple sales by 2025
The Polish footwear and apparel retailer CCC Group plans to triple revenues to over 20 billion zloty (€4.2bn-$4.8bn) in 2025 largely thanks to the development of its online business and of its newly launched off-price banner HalfPrice, as well as an increased presence in apparel and accessories. The share of ...
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ArticleEU proposes new rules to fight deforestation, promote circular economy
The European Commission has adopted three new initiatives proposing rules to curb deforestation, to facilitate intra-EU waste shipments to promote circular economy and tackle the export of waste to third countries. From 1990 to 2020 the world has lost 420 million hectares of forest, an area larger than the European ...
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Nike under suspicion of greenwashing in German media
In a broad investigative joint journalistic effort, several German media have chased down returned Nike footwear (used and new) that had been tagged with GPS trackers and went into a recycling plant in Herenthout, Belgium, to be destroyed and recycled into the “Grind” material that Nike uses for gym floors, ...
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ArticleMost U.S. footwear companies plan to increase the use of sustainable materials
Sustainability continues to be a hot topic for U.S. footwear companies with 69 percent planning to use more bio-materials or recycled content in their upcoming collections while 49 percent of them are already asking material suppliers for certifications or life cycle assessments to verify claims, according to the 2021 Shoe ...
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ArticleHigg starts traceability program for supply chain sustainability
Technology platform Higg has launched a new traceability program developed in collaboration with software, cloud and data processing specialists atma.io, FibreTrace and TrusTrace. The new technical solution aims to offer comprehensive transparency across the global supply chain – enabling brands to highlight and disclose sustainability information on their own and ...
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ArticleBoohoo publishes global supply chain list as part of transparency drive
The British fast fashion retailer Boohoo has published details of the 1,100 factories it uses worldwide, as it looks to boost transparency within its supply chain after a scandal last year over working conditions. Reports first emerged in September 2020 of unacceptable working conditions and pay at factories supplying Boohoo ...
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ArticleSOLE launches climate accountability initiative and carbon-negative insoles
Canadian footwear company SOLE has launched CO2negative, an initiative in collaboration with ReCORK to promote and facilitate the accurate labeling of the climate impact of consumer products and the certification of CO2-negative products, and simultaneously announced its first CO2negative-certified insoles, the Performance footbed collection. Made from ReCORK recycled cork, the ...
