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ArticleBioShoes4All project nears finish line with campaign to promote conscious consumption
BioShoes4All, an initiative to bolster the sustainability of Portugal’s footwear supply chain launched in 2022, is nearing the finish line, with the Portuguese footwear industry association Apiccaps announcing in mid-October that 85 percent of BioShoes4All projects had been completed and unveiling an international campaign to promote the conscious consumption of ...
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ArticlePortugal’s FAIST project to create 300 jobs
The FAIST project launched by the Portuguese footwear industry to develop innovative products by the end of 2025 is expected to create 300 new jobs in the coming months, according to the project coordinator, Florbela Silva, in an interview released by the country’s footwear, components and leather goods manufacturers’ association, ...
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News briefs
Erasmus+ ShoeGame is being rolled out
The Erasmus+ ShoeGame, a project aimed at attracting younger generations to study footwear manufacturing, will be available on its website by the end of March. On March 7 and 8, project partners from Belgium (European Footwear Confederation - CEC), Greece (CTD), Portugal (CTCP and Virtual Campus), Romania (Tuiasi) and Spain ...
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ArticlePortuguese shoemakers to invest €140m to bolster their competitiveness
The Portuguese footwear industry will invest €140 million over the next three years through Cluster do Calçado e Moda (the footwear and fashion cluster), a progam led by Apiccaps, the Portuguese footwear, components and leather goods manufacturers association, and the Portuguese footwear technological center, CTCP, to become “the international reference ...
